You think about it all the time.

Every seven seconds? MORE.

You talk about it, brag and make jokes.
"oh man, you won't even believe how many hours it lasted."
"you're kidding! All I got last night was a five minute quickie!"

The fact of the matter is, you NEED it.

We all have our "requirements." Our "quotas."

Don't be ashamed.

It's perfectly natural!

And, like it or not, everyone does it.

Our grandparents did it... Oprah does it... In fact, your mom is probably doing it right now.

And if you don't get enough?

You're not alone.

The nights are the worst.

That's when you walk down the halls knowing that EVERYONE AROUND YOU IS GETTIN' SOME.

Sleep: the sex of our generation.

LOL RYK... I was a little hesitant to come in and see what you were on about and until the very last line... yes, you got it... dirty little mind. I wonder how many others have looked and not commented????

I don't get anywhere enough sleep and there are days where I just want to lie down and close my eyes and then I think, but how am I going to get that done if I sleep now? Sleep is important and I wish there were more hours in the day or better yet, less to do in a day... then I would be in bed earlier and getting the rest I need.

In spite of four cups o' coffee this aye em, my body is telling me that I should probably find my pillow and sweet talk it.
I'm s'posed to be on a vacation.
*smirks*

LOL Ange n Rufus!

We try to get as much as we can....

The idea is 8 hours per night but in reality - 6!

I KNEW what RYK was referring to. But, the fact of the matter is, I don't get either of them. The other I don't have to have on a daily basis to be a nice Empress. The other I do. Unfortunately, I don't and CAN'T get it like I would like. Sleep....it aint' easy.

Hey Empress is that you.... big Wave....

I dont get much either... on average I sleep 4 hours a night.... sometimes more thats normally broken.... I am a night owl and am much more at home sitting up all night and sleeping all the morning away.. which works great for these time differences but not good for getting Moppet off to school.... lol.... I have it done pat though 20mins from up to school gates...hehehehehe....

4 hours - is that it for your sleep quota AC?

Talk about a zest for life!!

Thats gotta hurt.....when do you catch up - power naps?

Hey, aussie! Big wave back!
Yup, that's we in one of my looks. I never look the same way twice.

It sounds like we get about the same amount of sleep per night. Bummer!

yep!...

jim thats about all.... last night was about 1.5 hours..... couldnt sleep.....

I do get sleepins.... on the weekend sometimes... but not often.... dont do the power nap thing anymore... I wake myself snoring... now thats scary....
Just have always been like it..... but if i go to sleep early or sleep in everyone gets worried.... I only sleep lots if I am sick very sick.... because I dont ill very often at all but when I do I am really crook....

Cool Look Empress...
It good to meet another insomnic.... welcome.... I would get more if I could but it just doesnt happen... yep bummer.... mostly when its cold......

i love to sleep and somehow i always feel i don't gt enough sleep..

I get plenty of sleep.

I'm not bragging, and I'm not saying I don't sometimes need an Ambien or a Xanax to get me to sleep, but basically I've arranged my life, with exceptions, to be able to sleep until I wake up and feel the impulse to get out of bed.

I know most people don't have that luxury.

I will say, however, that I'm not getting enough sex. And I also know my Mom isn't doing it right now, because she is 84 and has Alzheimer's, although, come to think of it, my friend's 92-year-old mom with Alzheimer's had to be policed to keep her out of male patient's pants, and she was often caught tangled in a naked embrace. I think I'll start a forum topic about people whose parent has Alzheimers.

Depression and PTSD...Hmmm...most of the time that doesn't go too well with sleep. So, anywhere from 2-6 hours, but I take one or two naps that last about 1-3 hours a day. When I get up early, I sometimes for fun do blogging, but I can't seem to fit the word naked into this one. Oh, well I tried.

Well I don't get enough of either *cough cough*

Anyway......

Yes there was a time when I preferred being asleep to being awake and that was for two reasons, when asleep I had lucid dreams and could rule the world if I so wished, so dreaming at that time was a darn site more exciting that my waking life but also that is was a precious commodity in that I get far too little of it.

I sleep around 4hrs a night. Presently I rest my head around 1.30am and am woken by children or light around 7.00am and before that I will wake a few times and then nod off again. It's the waking frequently that allows me to recall my dreams.

The good news is of course that now I prefer to be awake, so I guess life is a tad more pleasant. But sleep is still too little and too easily disturbed as I am a light sleeper. Oh and lets not forget the kids getting up in the night and calling out to me.

With regard to the other matter, well....no comment.

when i was in university i had a terrible bout with insomnia. it was around midterms and everyone taking pills and pounding back energy drinks were envious...but i slept a total of 16 hours in 18 days. it was a nightmare...only, i was awake!
i can fully and completely agree with you, jimbob, on depression keeping one from sleeping. since i was 12 i've dealt with anxiety, panic attacks, and depression...i've got a good handle on it now, and life is something i never thought it would be; simply...worth it. but it plays havoc on one's system and is doubly hard because sleep is the escape you're usually longing for after a day of battling depression.
hang in there - i know it sounds ridiculous, but you'll come out as somewhat of a poet...able to experience and appreciate life to a greater degree than those around you because you can revel in the small things and be grateful for every day that you're not in constant pain.
my thoughts are with you.
now...as for the hidden question...
i most certainly cannot complain!...though it does directly effect how many hours of sleep i'm getting now! lol.

16 hours sleep in 18 days....

Amazed you survived that.....ouch. Glad you're 'getting plenty' now!

Whether I sleep for an hour or 24 hours, it seems nothing..I need more hours..yet never seem to be enough..

What is this thing called sleep?

CC, that is a very good question and unfortunately I have no idea as well..

LOL!!! How sad. :-(

was in the US last week, now back in India and my sleep's gone gone gone. 3 hrs here and 4 hrs there, it's absurd. What a shitty life without good sleep!

Agreed - but it can bring out the creative sides in us!

I don't have time to sleep - too may blogs to write, forums to participate in, friends to MSN - oh I guess I have to actually do some work in there too somewhere - and feed my kids!
Naa no time to sleep.

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