Is there anyone else who's sleeping all the goddam time...?

[First Speaker]

...I thought this crisis would give me insomnia. It's had exactly the opposite effect. I'm sleeping 9-10 hours a night, broken up by having to go pee every couple of hours. Then I doze off for an hour or two during the afternoon. I'm always feeling sluggish and sleepy and just a little nauseous. I'm stuck in a 240 square foot efficiency, choking in anxiety and depression. Maybe this is a good thing, since it makes the days pass...

[Lars39]

1. I've been the opposite...

busier than I've ever been. I've been re-doing a cookbook.

[CTyankee]

8. I'm working on my second art book, requiring lots of online research. I love doing research. I have

a good friend who is authoring one chapter of my book and we talk all the time.

[Lars39]

12. Good to have a project going.

[CTyankee]

16. I had already started it before this crisis hit. I had an outline but I change it often.

I ordered some art books that help me with my research and they are piled up on my bed.

On Sunday I tackle the NYT Sunday puzzle. It gives me total grief but still I try...

[apcalc]

38. Ohhhhhhhhh, the NYT puzzle....

[CTyankee]

40. Yeah, the beat your brains out puzzle you never get and then rexparker@rexparkerdoesthenytimes

just nails it (mostly) and brags about how fast he does it! He's such a pain in the ass! But I read his breakdown online and Irealize what a shit I am at this puzzle...

[apcalc]

42. Lol, i find it brutal...

[CTyankee]

44. Yeah, parker is such a smartypants, too.

[Lars39]

43. My husband is working from home

so I am having to adapt to that. I hope you post a way to buy your books, CTyankee! I loved your art OPs.

[CTyankee]

46. No buy. I am giving them away. I will send you my first one, which is a collection of the essays

I posted here on DU. Would you like a copy? PM me your name/address. When I get out again I will mail you one. I have a couple of mailer bags (got the last of them at the supermarket bbut now I can't get to the PO.

[Lars39]

48. I'd love one!

No hurry, though. I don't want you taking any risks.

I'll pm you
Thank you so much, CTyankee!

[CTyankee]

58. I'm so frustrated, I can't get them to two of my dearest friends who were helpers for my book!

It is very important to me to thank those who helped with the content of the essays and the production of them. I thanked them in the preface of the book but I'd like to do more.

A rather amusing if infuriating note on this: my ex husband happened to see some advance copy of the preface at our daughter's house (she designed and laid it out) and was "surprised to see" that he wasn't thanked also, which he informed me at Thanksgiving time. I was so shocked and asked him what he had to do with it. He smiled and said "Ah, I was the one who helped you find your voice."

Would you effin' believe it? What I said back to him I will not repeat here but it was EPIC...

[Lars39]

59. lol...yeah, gotta give credit to The Spouse.

Sometimes whether they deserve it or not. The things we do to keep the peace...

[CTyankee]

60. This was my EX whose ass I divorced in 1980! My now and forever husband doesn't make that

claim. He was with me and let me be when I researched and wrote and read them over. He was the hero, but he didn't claim to be some kind of wizard.

[Lars39]

62. Good grief! The nerve of some people!

[CTyankee]

63. I am sending him a copy of my book because my daughter has pleaded with me to do so. She

says he is always asking to see it. We had a discussion about whether I would give him a copy, inscribed. My husband and I talked it over and he said just sign my name, no message. I had wanted to also say "here's my book, where's YOURS?' but I was told that was snarky. My daughter says he asks her about it all the time.

[Lars39]

64. Sounds like peace of mind for your daughter.

[CTyankee]

66. It is It's an ongoing saga. Thanks for listening.

[Lars39]

67. No problem, CT

[LuckyLib]

73. If you have to give him a copy (I wouldn't),

sign your name. No message. No message is a very heavy message. Especially since he seems to believe he had a part in it. The ego!

[CTyankee]

78. That's what we agreed upon. No message (like "ok, here it is, asshole" which I'd prefer).

Well, I'll hear about it when I am forced to be with him at our family Thanksgiving. He has said that he'd "say it differently&quot to which I will have to respond, "yeah, but you didn't so..." And I think he will be much dismayed to hear I have started on another book...LOSER...

[cwydro]

61. Give them to your son when he delivers the groceries?

Couldn’t he mail them for you?

[Hekate]

72. I will PM you, too please? If it's okay?

I admire your essays -- they 've taught me so much about how to see art, and have taken me places I never would have otherwise. You have a profound gift you've generously shared with us. 💖💖💖

Stay well. I'm so glad you're working on something so meaningful.

[lamp_shade]

2. Me. About 5 hours at night then 2 or 3 1-hr naps during the day.

[notdarkyet]

3. Sleeping and watching tv.

[BigmanPigman]

4. Your body is telling you something.

Listen to it. Maybe you have misjudging how much sleep you need. People vary. Some say 4 hours is good enough others say 10 is best to feel fully rested.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

5. The stress is exhausting, and sleep is an escape. It's easy to fall into the quicksand of depression

[Jeebo]

15. Sleep is, indeed, an escape.

I have fascinating dreams. Going to sleep is, in many ways, like going to the movies to me. Also, all my dreams take place in the non-coronavirus universe. I like that universe much more than the universe I have to live in during my waking hours.

-- Ron

[magicarpet]

76. Sleep is so replenishing too. If you deprive yourself of the sleep you require your immune ..

... system can go topsy - turvy,... helter skelter. Let your body sleep if it requires extra,.. it is a very healthy thing to allow.

[Boomerproud]

6. Just the opposite.

I have a gut feeling next week will be bad.

[Jeebo]

7. I've been sleeping a lot too...

...and reading a lot, and watching a lot of TV. I've got a really nice, and really expensive, Easton Press copy of Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy. It's way too nice to haul around with me while I read it, so now that I'm stuck in my house all the time, I think I'll read the Foundation Trilogy for probably about the dozenth time in my life. Is that where your moniker comes from, Preem Palver?

-- Ron

[First Speaker]

21. Absolutely. And I wish I had thought of using "Preem Palver" as my handle...

[Laffy Kat]

9. Yes, but I do that anyway.

That's why I need to go to work. If I wasn't "essential" I would be sleeping a lot more. I may have my chance, though. I think there's a good chance for a furlough coming up soon.

[kpete]

10. opposite

[chillfactor]

11. I went for a nap yesterday at 1PM

woke up today at 1:30 PM. Sleepy all of the time.

[nuxvomica]

13. What's missing is the sort of electric thrill of being around people

I've noticed myself, even though I'm very busy working online, I feel like a nap most of the time. Part of it may be I'm not drinking as much coffee as usual, too. And it's not like I'm sitting all the time as the dog and cats have several demands throughout the day.

[Mossfern]

14. Getting up late

taking an afternoon nap.

Not very motivated to do anything even though I thought that this would be an opportunity to get neglected tasks done. It could be either trauma or depression or anxiety, or a combination of any of those....even just simple procrastination.

[demtenjeep]

17. yes

all I want to do is sleep


I am now "teaching from home"

our Spring Break was March 16-20 and I had grand plans to go through my closet and clean my cabinets but all I did was sleep.

Now we are going to start teaching from home and I just want to go back to my classroom.

[Rainbow Droid]

18. You aren't alone.

[OKNancy]

19. I'm eating way too much. Added stress... I'm moving

I planned to move before all this crisis happened. I've sold my house and moving day is May 26th.
I'm downsizing so I have to get rid of things from my house I've lived in for 45 years.
And now... no garage sales.
I've given away some things to family, but they have all they need already.
I'll call Habitat for Humanity or someone for the big items, but I have some really nice decorative pieces and china that will be hard to place in a good home.

[Coventina]

24. We had to sell our Grandmother's house when she went into assisted living.

One of my relatives has set up a little eBay shop selling a lot of her stuff.

You'd be surprised about how much of a demand there is for some things, once you put it up there.

Just something to think about...

[OKNancy]

25. I did think of that, but the shipping aspect

made me not want to mess with it. I wonder right now if people will want to spend their money on Franciscan glassware from the 1960s
as an example.

[Coventina]

28. I don't blame you. I wouldn't want to do it personally.

There was a family member who was willing to do it (he doesn't have a job otherwise), so it worked out for us.

Again, you would be really surprised. He sold a hot-air popcorn popper from the 70s for $90!
(Apparently, that particular technology isn't around anymore the poppers now operate differently, and many people like the old model. )

[OKNancy]

34. I'll reconsider

Maybe go ahead and have the movers take it and then sell when I get established in my new digs.

My sister is a widow, and so am I so we decided to move in together. But I'm the one moving to her house since her husband left her financially set and she was willing to remodel her house to give me my own private living area and attached bedroom.

It's a pretty good setup except I'm moving from Tulsa with a pop. of 395,000 and 100mbps internet speed to a town of 9,000 with 15mbps internet speed. LOL

[I_UndergroundPanther]

20. I'm tired alot

But don't sleep alot.

[Mike 03]

27. Same here.

I really wish I could sleep more. I'm extremely tired during the day but that doesn't help me sleep. I'm lucky to get four or five hours a night.

[marlakay]

22. I had a vivid dream I woke up with

About being in a bar with a bunch of friends I use to work with.

I think I am missing going out.

[Aristus]

23. Mrs. Aristus.

She's been battling a case of bronchitis for nearly a month now. She's immunocompromised due to diabetes, so it takes her forever to get well after an illness.

She's pretty much sleeping twelve hours a day. I keep hoping the rest will make her better, but so far, no luck.

[Guilded Lilly]

26. Lots of time, yup. Pretty much what most have described. My workplace was closed...

Two weeks ago and I only have moments of being anxious. One day at a time. Breathe in breathe out.

[treestar]

29. Yes, I've gotten in some naps

Reading puts me to sleep a lot. I got a morning nap and an afternoon nap, like a newborn.

[apcalc]

30. Can you get out to take a walk?

[First Speaker]

32. more or less...

...but I feel guilty if it's more than a few minutes, even distancing. Once a week I have to walk a mile to a bus stop and back to get groceries, and doing that is nerve-wracking. But that's how we all live now...

[apcalc]

35. I find walking helps. I do one or two a day weather and ambition permitting.

I tried an inside exercise video yesterday...today I put an opera on the TV ( Carmen) and pranced about the room to the Toreador march.

[ananda]

31. I feel a little claustro without the phobia.

I'd like to get out and be social with real people,
but I still have friends, family, and bridge partners
to play with over at BBO.

My sleep pattern hasn't changed. I get about
6-7 hours a night.

[apcalc]

36. What is BBO?

[Demovictory9]

33. I stocked up on books (have 4 hold in our hand books to read!!!) pulled out the sewing machine

thought of a few hobbies to work on.

take advantage of this time to do some hobbies. Learn something - youtube is full of educational vids.

[SheltieLover]

37. Yup

I find that I process reality while sleeping.

And it could be the initial shock wearing off & a sense of grief setting in as we all miss how things were before dumpvirus.

Grieving is hard work, emotionally, psychologically, & physically.

Please be gentle with yourself.

[MFM008]

39. I get up

do a little computer
make bed
gather cats
sit on bed with cats or cat
get food
turn on TV
watch --eat--sleep-- repeat.

[captain queeg]

41. My sleep is all messed up. I am awake half the night then napping during day

[Freddie]

45. Sleeping and reading

Thought I’d have all this time to do some projects around the house and cannot get motivated. Maybe this week.

[smirkymonkey]

47. I'm sleeping a lot intermittently.

A few hours at a time here and there. Not eating very much at all.

If it stops raining, I would like to just get out for a walk because I feel like I am getting very sluggish. I just need to move.

[Squinch]

49. I'm the opposite. Waking at 3:30 or 4 each morning. I am walking twice a day

to try and tire myself out, and I'm working at home in a job that has become quite stressful, but I'm still not sleeping.

For the anxiety and depression, try zoom. It was surprisingly great to see the faces of loved ones and have conversations "face to face."

And do get some exercise. It helps with the anxiety.

[CTyankee]

68. I had gotten prepared to join my alma mater's gym so I could swim in their big pool...but

that's now on hold til the crisis is over...damn...

[pnwest]

50. I'm shocked at how much I'm sleeping.

And ashamed, cause for me it is pure escapism. My anxiety is thru the effin roof, and my reaction is to go lay down. I should be doing this, I should do that...oh, now I have time to do this! Nothing. 10 days and nothing special or extra has gotten done. I’m grateful someone else is talking about it, because I’m ashamed of myself, and upset at my lack of ability to handle. I thought I was stronger than this, but I’m just paralyzed with fear and anxiety, so I just watch tv and sleep.

[Newest Reality]

51. Yawn...

Grumble...huh? ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ! Grunt. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!

[marybourg]

52. Yes. Sleeping all night and

2-3 naps during the day. It keeps the day to a manageable length.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

53. That's me, pretty much.

I have a ton of projects around the house that I no longer have an excuse to ignore, but I get up late, sit around, check the news, eat a little, sit around some more, take a nap, get up, eat something, watch tv and then go to bed. I am engulfed in a haze of ennui and can't seem to make myself do anything.

[Freddie]

56. That's me exactly

In my previous life I spent all day with my grandkids. Was involved in our community band (player and business manager) and church. Now I sleep and read. Make dinner and do laundry. Haven’t worn makeup or a bra since 3/15. My son’s wedding was postponed indefinitely (was 4/19).

[Totally Tunsie]

79. Much the same here, VO.

I've decided, though, that it must be a form of COVID depression. I'm retired, so my schedule didn't change as a consequence of COVID, and yet my circadian rhythm is all screwy (posts me at 3:30 a.m.) and my need and desire to sleep is overwhelming. There's no other reason I can think of for it.

[2naSalit]

54. I did that for a couple weeks...

now I am sleeping less than five hours and have no appetite. Plus I have started clenching my teeth which is what I do when I have internalized too much stress and anxiety.

[SammyWinstonJack]

55. Between tRump, the CV-19 and middle of the night tornado watch/warning

in a motorhome. Very interrupted sleep. Constantly on edge all day.

[WhiteTara]

57. You are making up for years and years

of sleep deprivation and you are working off your sleep deficit. Enjoy, you may never have this chance again.

[Cairycat]

65. I'm working two jobs, both considered essential

usually I work about 42 hours a week and now its down to about 35 ... but I just piss away the extra time off, either looking endlessly at the news, here or Facebook, or else falling asleep. I feel like falling asleep pretty much any time I sit down. I think it's all just so hard to process, no matter what your own situation is. That's why we should all take it easy on ourselves and others, I think.

[choie]

69. First Speaker, you're not alone...

even though I'm working at home, I sleep every chance I get - it is definitely an escape from the depression and anxiety.

[irisblue]

70. Depression naps

[Hekate]

71. Yes yes yes. But I'm supposed to be rehabbing my damn knee. Yesterday, for instance,...

... I dragged the whole day & every time I sat on the couch would kind of pass out. Finally got to my exercises at 11 pm.

The rehab is going too slowly. Vowed to do better today, and have. But all I want to do is hibernate until Trump & the Plague go away --

[Calculating]

74. Me too

Something about this time makes me just wanna stay in bed in the mornings. That, and I'm also trying to get a solid 8 hours every night to keep my immune system healthy as possible.

[Neema]

75. Yes, that's actually my response to heavy anxiety.

I always thought I was weird because everyone I know would say things like "I'm so anxious I didn't sleep a wink." and my reaction is totally opposite. Even when I want to try to really think something stressful through, I wind up becoming so fatigued I fall asleep. I learned recently that it often happens to people who survived childhood trauma. In my case it was an abusive mother.

[Crunchy Frog]

77. Yes. I feel like I'm going into hibernation.