Sometimes I sleep well, but I have other nights when I cannot sleep except in short blocks of an hour or two. Sometimes I take a bit of medication and that puts me back to sleep and sometimes I just eat a small snack and that does the trick. But I have other nights when I just can't seem to settle. I never know if it's better just to give up and go work on the computer or read a book...then I find myself ready to go back to sleep about the time the rest of the world is getting started. If I get anxious over my loss of much needed sleep it just makes the whole thing worse and I end up in a cycle that I have trouble correcting. I feel like a cat chasing my own tail. (speaking of cats...did Andrew ever find his way here?) If I sleep during the day it throws my medication out of synch. Sleep is sooo important that I'd like to hear some of your opinions on sleep and lack of sleep. I've heard many people say as they get older they find they need less sleep. Is it possible to get so old that you wouldn't need sleep at all? (just kidding ). Last night was a good example of a fitful nights sleep. I just couldn't get more in than a two hour stretch at a go, so I sat up on the edge of the bed with my legs crossed in front of me around 5 am. I found myself drifting off and nearly landed on my head as I slowly tipped forward in a dozey state. What's that all about????