Insomnia Intrudes
By pgn
@pgntwo (22405)
Derry, Northern Ireland
September 3, 2016 4:06am CST
Sometimes, sleep eludes us. Every tap, creak, drip or breath of wind is amplified a thousand times in the comparative silence of the wee small hours. So quiet you can even hear a moth fart.
Advice abounds, how to ensure a good night's sleep - probably all written by well-meaning yet exhausted hacks at 30 minutes to sparrow's droppings some sultry summer eve.
Nursery rhymes, that's the secret - can you remember any? One I thought of is linked below, if you need a mental jog.
Sage advice here for the insomniac: Sleep it off. Yeah, right. Tomorrow night, maybe.
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@pgntwo (22405)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
3 Sep 16
Come to think of it, I had a clattery fan in my room as a child, one that used to swing from side to side, or oscillate (@vandana7!) with a monotonous groan on the return sweep... That was in a different land, and when I was young and carefree! I can imagine the looks I'll get asking to turn the fan on in my room here in Ireland... 
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@xFiacre (14805)
• Ireland
3 Sep 16
@pgntwo I wondered what the noise was that kept me awake last night - I never suspected that it was my pet moth breaking wind. I'll have to change it's diet. I always found nursery rhymes creepy as a child so that not be the best route for me to go.
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@pgntwo (22405)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
3 Sep 16
I remember ginormous moths, wingspan as big as a man's hands, in equatorial Africa. I dread to think what would happen if one of those had let rip next to the Insectocutor(tm).
Tagging @vandana7 as she has trouble reading this post thread - and may have seen huge moths too :). Or that could be just a myth. 
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@Macarrosel (7498)
• Philippines
3 Sep 16
I'm 52 years old but I never have insomnia eversince. I sleep early or late and I have no problem at all.
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@pgntwo (22405)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
3 Sep 16
I normally have little trouble sleeping, but there are spells of restless sleep now and then, as well as coping with a partner who does find sleep hard to come by at times. Not helped by teenagers in the house with weird sleep patterns...
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
8 Sep 16
insomnia is the norm for me - sleep sometimes intrudes
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
8 Sep 16
@pgntwo not one bit - it can get very painful and stressful
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@garymarsh6 (24002)
• United Kingdom
6 Sep 16
I only used to sleep for about four hours a night now I sleep for around 5-6. It is not nice when you just can't get off to sleep!
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@pgntwo (22405)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
6 Sep 16
Yes, I agree. If I am awake beyond 1am for more than a couple of nights, I am a wreck for days after... And that is waking at about 6:30am. Going to bed earlier than 10:30pm and actually sleeping means I rise earlier in the morning, I seem to need a good 7hrs.
@Mike197602 (15504)
• United Kingdom
3 Sep 16
I never minded not being able to sleep before as I didn't have to get up.
Now I'm working again I have to leave at 6.45am so I need my sleep
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