Sleepless Nights

Hi everybody! I hope all is doing good today, unlike me.

I'm really not feeling so well. Not because I am sick, it's because these past few days, or shall I say nights, I just have a 2 to 3 hours of sleep to none. Yes, sleep is so elusive from me this week.

No matter how I try to fall asleep, I can't. My eyes and body are tired and sleepy but my mind is wide awake. I tossed and turned in my bed, our bed that is, because I'm sharing bed with one of my daughters. And she's already complaining about my tossing and turning thing.

A friend once said to me that maybe I have an insomnia. Defined by Merriam-Webster as a prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep.

Well, upon reading that definition of insomnia, I came into the conclusion that I do have insomnia. But I think I should consider having a visit to a doctor before I diagnose myself as an insomniac.

Based on what I've read, there are 2 types of insomnia, acute and chronic. It is said to be acute or short term insomnia wherein it could last for days or weeks as a result of stress or trauma. While the chronic or long term insomnia which could last for a month or even more than a month, which may be associated with a person's medical conditions and/or medications.

I fall in the first type, the acute or short term type. Because my sleeping condition returns to normal after 2 to 3 days. But still, it saps out energy from my body which is what I badly needed to get through the day and function normally. Not like this, I mean feeling so sleepy all day long, less appetite which I truly hate when delicious food is in front of me but I can't eat properly. I can't focus on my captcha encoding, I always make an error so I have to stop working before my account gets banned because of making so much mistakes in typing. And I don't feel like doing anything but just to sit and stare outside, wishing I fall asleep right then and there.

I looked up on the internet on what to do to prevent insomnia from taking over my nights. I have read that I need to avoid taking naps, limit my intake of caffeine, which really made me sad because I'm a coffee lover. Avoid eating or drinking too much before bed is also advised. I think I can do that. A warm bath, reading or listening to relaxing music could help too. I would try all of these to fight off insomnia and I hope that I would win the battle hahaha

And of course, as they always say at the end of an ad for a medicine, if symptoms persist, consult a doctor.

That's all for today guys, wish I could sleep well tonight. Thanks for having the time to read this one. Keep safe everyone.