that doesnt sleep much? i swear the more and more i learn about old cars the less i sleep, i work all day just to make sure im tired at night, then go lay in bed and it seems my mind goes into overdrive, ive built more cars in my head while laying down in bed then i think i will ever be able to do in a life time, the last few weeks ive had to take meds to make me sleep but i figured that cant be healthy to keep doing? i love old cars and working on them and everything, but dang, i do have to work and i need sleep. my point to all this is, does anyone else have this issue? id hate to call it a issue but when i cant sleep without taking meds it starts messing with my work scedule and life period, its kinda ****s, but i guess aslong as im not sleeping im gonna keep learning and planning some builds! any suggestions?
Welcome to the club! I've built more cars in my head than I can count. The thing that really keeps me awake though is trying to figure out how I'm going to afford to build them all.
Hot rods can be quite addicting! Get off the meds for sleep - although Ambien / Lunesta are not supposed to be addictive, soon your body will need them for any sleep at all. Get more exercise (RUN) and drink more beer I've had my bouts with insomnia, but in the end, it came down to exercise and just letting it all go in my mind...
I sleep too much, I want to be able to get up early, I want to be able to wake up in the morning and be up for a couple of hours and awake and ready to go before going about my day, no matter how early I go to bed I just can't get up early and stay up, I allways end going back to bed and getting up later then having to go straight to work half asleep.
i've been unable to "shut off my brain" at bedtime ever since I can remember....come to think of it, I "discovered" cars when I was about eight....****! my current work schedule has me up early to get the kids up and off to school and me up and off to school, and then I get home at about 11:30 p.m. It's imperative that I'm rested to do it all again the next day. I hate the idea of medications, so I've taken to having a beer and some H.A.M.B. to wind me down each night. It bugs me less to have the beer than the med, so....lesser of two evils I guess.
im getting some good advice and appreaite it, sadly i dont think anythings gonna help with me getting to sleep tonight, luckly i do have work in the morning, sarcasism lol but after work i think ill take a few laps running around the farm, maybe strap some guns to me and go hunting while im doing it. and as far as beer goes, sounds good too me but for some reason when i drink it makes it worse and i stay up much later then when i do finally sleep its foreverrrr, but im sure i dont need to explain that, weve all been there a time or too, but a lot of running sounds like the trick
Sleep? what the hell is that? The Army taught me about the dark side, been here ever since. If I ever find a way to get some good sleep I will let EVERYONE know!! Two to three hours is about the limit, what helped was some heavy training when I could. At least an hour in the gym and a short 10km run each day helped on down days, unit PT was good on top of that but still limited in sleep. Now I'm a gymped up has been, I just learned to live with what I can get, whatever you do stay away from any form of medication!! No matter if its prescribed, over the counter of some herbal mix from the local hippy shop. Your body WILL become addicted to any of it to the point that you will require it for any sleep! There is a thing called sleep deficit, that is; Your body requires a certain amount of sleep to function fully, there will be periods where you do not fulfill that requirement. At that point you are into 'Sleep deficit', you will be tired and run down and you may be in this condition for a while. However, at some stage your body WILL cover that 'Sleep Deficit', you will at some stage sleep enough to balance out that deficit. When that happens, you will know! It will hit you like a ton of bricks and you will be in bed early or late. Cheers Doc.
Sounds way too familiar...When I was building a `40 coupe, I could not decide on a final colour choice...it drove me to the point of madness nearly..in fact it got to the stage of illucinations...The gospel truth, I saw `40 coupes p***ing slowly out of the bedroom wall slowly past the bottom of the bed in all colours I was considering...it litrally almost did my head in. I always took a few Hot Rod books/mags to the bathroom before bedtime, and consequently my head was recharged with ideas and plans...another restless night... I now have a crossword book or a novel on the nightstand, and read until my eyes start to go....it seems to work for me..........................at the moment. As others have said, don`t go down the meds route...and stay away from tea and coffee for a few hours before you turn in....they are stimulants.
Funny...I think I'm sorta just the opposite. When I had two boys in college, house and car payments I had nights when I would lie awake thinking about bills and work. What I would do is make myself think about a car project , plan it ,etc and I would go off to sleep. Now that I'm debt free I sleep like a baby .
Yep, me too. I lie awake and work out how the details of a project or a problem I'm trying to solve and it plays over and over in my head and I end up in a state of half sleep and half awake and never really get any rest. I'm tired all the time. Freakin' cars!
When I lay down a night, that seems to be when I get my best ideas from paint schemes to problem solving. Then I hafta get up and write them down so I don't forget by morning. I feel your pain, but I love it!
My former profession caused my insomnia, and my project utilized that time to monopolize my thoughts. Thankfully I had a couple computers that had gotten a virus or something so I was very familiar with the About:Blank screen, I just pictured it in my head and usually fell alseep. Good luck to you on your dilema. Mooseman, try sleeping the amount of time you want to until it becomes habit, even if it means going to be late enough that you get up soon before work, then adjust the time frame by going to bed earlier. That has worked for me in the past.
I have a hard time sleeping if I'm angry or worried about something. I like to think about a six pack of beer helps this but then I have to get up a couple of times in the night for restroom calls. If I don't drink any beer, I'm not mad or worried about anything I sleep pretty good. Lately I've been drinking a lot of beer.
Build something. Between work, life and your hotrod project you'll be tired out and sleep. Like Doc said, your body needs a certain amount of sleep, you just have to find that sweet spot. I was up at 4:15 this morning, drinking coffee and reading the HAMB. A very special, quiet time of day for me. Once the sun is up I'll put in 12 or more hours on my '51 F1 project, wear my *** out out and sleep good. Also like Doc said, don't use meds if at all possible, it'll just make things more difficult in the long run.
I have the same issue ever since I started my 49 f1. I stay up all night working on the truck in my head. The only thing that seems to help is to go in the garage and do something small to the truck and then go back to sleep. It pisses my wife off all the time...
After I built my tri-power straight 6, I couldn't sleep at ALL until I got it running smooth! and, on the rare occasion tthat I did sleep, I dreamt of idle speed, fuel mixture, and ignition timing! I'm glad I'm not the only one
Yep, i have the same problem. Last night i was second guessing some of the work on my frame. Then for about another couple of hours i was thinking about doing some body work. No rest for the people who care. But for the people who want to destroy our culture of hot rodding they sleep like babies.
I haven't slept well I'n 20 plus yrs! And if I try and go to bed before midnight, I wake up a couple hrs later and im screwed! Never found a remedy, but I know drinking a few helps, but I don't know how to drink "a few", so that's only adding to the mess! Exercise does help I've heard. And like others, no caffeine a few hrs for bed. No tv either. But like most of ya, my ears ring so bad I have to have a fan and a tv on for bed or I'd go mad.
Back when Johnny was on I would watch until I fell asleep I had a timer to turn off the TV, now with the **** TV it wont work
Glad to hear its not just me.. Seems like even when i do sleep im working on my car in my sleep!! Wife says i suffer from hot rods in the head, like thats a bad thing ! Guess ill tell her i need to drink more beer and have more ***!!!!!
First thing is don't sweat it, it will only make things much worse, but that's hard to do i know. i have had insomnia since I was a kid; I thought everyone laid awake most of the night thinking of things. I've built so many cars, houses, cabins and gadgets in my head I'm having re-runs!!! When i was working it was a big problem, especially when i had to get up at 4 a.m. Now that i'm retired I sleep better anyway and i don't worry about it...i can always nod off in the afternoon for a few minutes. I know that's not possible for most people though. I'd say the most important thing i found for good sleep is to not worry about not getting enough sleep....
Sorry guys, but I've always been able to lay down in bed and be asleep instantly. I've even tried to stay awake and plan my cars, but I can't make it more than a few minutes. No worries though....the good Lord compensated for this by giving me other maladies, so I guess it balances out.
This would make a GREAT signature Me too, i have to make a real effort to NOT think of cars/fab or it's another sleepless night coming my way. I think those are song lyrics but fit here
I have't been sleeping for **** lately. I'll be tired until my head hits the pillow, then my brain kicks on and i'm thinking of the parts I need or my next build. Its horrible sometimes. Then you think about having to wake up for work in X hours, and thinking about not sleeping makes you not sleep... vicous cycle I saw an artical today(didn't read it, just read the ***le) that said surfing the internet before bedtime hurts your sleep. Makes sense to me.
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