When I read the subject line by Blessings, "I'm a moron;" my first thought this morning was, "And we have a motion on the table, do I hear a second?"

I, on the other hand, am totally messed up. I seem to be sleeping now in 1 to maybe 2 hour blocks and not functioning well between, only existing.

Last night I crashed at 7pm up at 8:30pm, crashed at 10pm, up at 11:30pm. Attempted to check email and forums - barely. Crashed in my office chair 45 minutes, moved to my office sofa 30 minutes. Moved to the living room and watched a bad Showtime movie until 2:30am. Tried to do some stuff on the computer, but ended up crashing in my recliner for 2 1/2 hours.

I looked so bad this morning my dogs wouldn't even allow me to let them outside. My wife took one look at me and said, "Have a little breakfast and go back to bed until whenever." It is snowing a "tad," but only about 2" expected and very pretty sticking to the trees.

So, once again a very unroutine routine night for me and I will attempt a shower when I get up. To top it off, I feel like absolute "CRAP!"

Other than that, have a great Saturday all!

I'm sorry you're not feeling well. My sleep pattern is all over the place, too. I usually only sleep - at the most - three hours at a stretch. I'm up and down all night. But I don't usually nap during the day. I start my "nap routine" at about 8 PM and I'm up and down all night. I usually sleep my best from about 6 AM to 9 or 10 AM. Could be the LDN I take but I've taken it for years so you'd think I'd have some sort of a sleep routine by now. Maybe this is my routine.

Do you take anything to help you sleep? It could be the combination of meds you take during the day that keeps you up at night. Sometimes it seems like the things that are supposed to help us just cause problems of their own.

Feel better Craig. I sleep well but only in spurts. I usually sleep the best and longest in the morning, from 7 to 11. If I get up earlier than that, I am never really fully awake.

Try not to stress about it, Craig and just go with the flow. If I wake up in the middle of the night, I just lay there and watch TV (always on), until I go back to sleep. If I get up, then it's much harder to go back to sleep.

Gee Craig, guess your wife could have tied a pork chop around your neck and the dogs woulda prolly followed you outside

Hope you feel better. I'm having a craptacular day myself.

Thank you for taking the time to read my post and respond.

@viseeu, A pork chop around my neck? I would have been mauled by these two ferocious, "force me out of bed" Jack Russell and Westy. "Craptacular," I love that term and hereby absorb it into my classic terms vocabulary.

Allow me to add some details to give a better idea of my circumstances.

* December 2008, near fatal brain stem stroke
* 68% of all stroke victims suffer sleep disorders
* My primary neurological disease has progressed involving degeneration of the Cerebellum
* Meds like Ambien, Lunesent even with narcotic pain meds ineffective
* Adding to this, I must use a CPAP for severe sleep apnea
* Sleep outside of bed is worse due to no CPAP
* I am very considerate of my wife's quality of sleep, she still works


I have a sleep disorder clinic and specialist, but only see them once to twice a year. His conclusion, even though my CPAP data looks like a DNA sample's inconsistency, as long as I'm getting a minimum of 6 hours sleep total in a 24 hour period, he's not concerned.

My diagnoses are terminal with continual progression. Not treatable, no cure, they can only make me as comfortable as possible. I personally draw the line when this effects how "I" desire to live life on my terms and NOT in a stupor.

I hope this aids in your understanding.