This is one of those days that I truly dislike winter. The weather's been mostly okay, although we're getting light snow right now.
The temperature has dropped about 9°C (16°F) in the last twelve hours or so, and I'm quite cold sensitive, I feel it even indoors. When it gets cold enough, the pain from my Fibromyalgia becomes more noticeable and I'm more likely to have a migraine build-up.
It might not be bothering me so much if I had managed to get a good solid sleep in earlier, but I was only in bed for about 5.5 hours, and only slept for maybe four hours of that time. Lack of sleep also has an effect on my pain levels and can trigger the migraines.
The forecast says we're supposed to be seeing temperatures of 5° to 10°C from Saturday through to next Thursday. Once it warms up a bit, I'll likely feel somewhat better, I suppose. I don't mind if it's cold and stays that way, but seesawing temperatures just throw me off kilter.
I was actually starting to write a solo story, but the cold temperatures have me wanting to crawl back into my bed. Hopefully, I'll be able to get back to writing it some time later today and possibly finish it tonight, but I'll have to see how I feel at that point.
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Sleep issues help?
I've suffered sleep issues for years, being in bed 8 hours at best sleeping 2. I consulted my doctor
My old clock lit up the room enough that I could see (although dimly). Doc told me the light from my clock was just enough to interrupt normal sleep patterns. While his advice seemed ridiculous I was so desperate I tried it. I got a new alarm clock with a reduced light output to the point I had to get up on an elbow to see the time. It worked! Now I'm sleeping about 6 hours each night. I went back to my old clock and bingo... no sleep. Needless to say I'm back on the low light new clock. Give it try. On a day you can sleep in cover the clock to see if it helps.
Good luck
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Jennifer Sue
Re: Sleep issues help
I don't even own a clock, so I doubt that is the issue here. I use my cell phone as an alarm if needed, and when I sleep, I tuck the cell phone under the edge of my pillow so I see the light as little as possible if I accidentally turn it on for a moment.
My sleep issues are different. In the warmer months, I usually sleep 7 - 8 hours a day out of 8 - 10 hours in bed.
In the colder months, I tend to sleep more, usually 9 - 10 hours out of 10 - 12 hours in bed.
However, this winter, I've found myself being in bed for fifteen hours many times, sleeping for at least 11 or 12 hours of that.
But that doesn't take into account that my body can decide that I need to get up NOW after just three or fours of sleep sometimes. Having this happen throws off whatever whimsical sleep pattern I have, and it takes me a day or so to get back to my normal.
I was in bed for almost fifteen hours today (went to bed just after 9 AM, got up at 11:45 PM). I got about ten hours of sleep.