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How often do you have trouble sleeping?

What do you stay up all night worrying about?

How heavy of a sleeper are you?

How much sleep do you need?

When you are sleep deprived, how well do you function?

What kind of recurring dreams do you have?

I've had insomnia for most of my life, but now with medication I generally sleep well. I used to just lie awake feeling horrible dread and anxiety about basically everything, school, work, personal relationships, stuff I've done wrong in the past, scenarios of things I will probably do wrong in the future, you get the idea. Is this common?

On average, once or twice a year I get a bout of insomnia. It's not that I stay up worrying, a lot of times I can't even think straight...just my brain won't shut up. If that makes sense. Sometimes I'm a heavy sleeper, other times every little thing wakes me up. I require a ton of sleep normally and nap during the day (ideally 8-10 hours a day of sleep total). I don't function well with little sleep...get moody, reactionary, spaced out, frantic, disorientated...it's a mess. Funny, stress fuels insomnia for me, and insomnia fuels the stress. It's hard to get out of that loop once I get into it. Sucks.

This is really something in recent years; my sleeping troubles have been different in the past.

I rarely have problems sleeping; that said, I don't care that much for a "normal" day/night thing. I go to bed when tired, and usually fall asleep pretty quick. I don't lie in bed worrying about anything... aside from a few things, when just in bed "did I turn the stove off?" and "isn't the tap in the kitchen running?" (and those things I also worry about when leaving the house)

On average I sleep between 3 and 4 hours, and I'm up again. Might have a 15 minute powernap during the day. And I regularly skip sleep altogether. So, sometimes I go on for 2 or 3 days without sleep. Because I have stuff I want to do.

I tend to have a lot of manic bouts (where my creativity excels) and I try to make most use of those bouts; whether that's noon or 3 at night.

However, I do need my sleep. If I don't go to bed, when my body actually tells me to, my joints start to hurt, and I just need to lie down. Might be age, and unhealthy living habits. So, mostly physical pain.

I used to be a light sleeper, in the past, worry for hours, but life is, all things considering, pretty good now, so there's a lot less trouble sleeping

Just wolf down a hardy meal of non soup food rapidly and without drinking water. Nothing can stop a "food coma" from taking you to dreamland.