#chronic insomnia

[endometriosismemes]

[loopiess]

I blame Siffrin for my insomnia

[squid-socks]

So I saw a short commentary video on this the other day and I’d love some opinions!

What would you - as a disabled person - want others to do that would make your life easier? (Maybe what are things that mean you always have to have someone with you doing but you think should be normal to do by strangers?)

Thank you!!

[stardustxreverie]

My specialist doctor has specialized knowledge on my chronic illness it's almost like my GP referred me for a reason 🤯

[tuliplips2]

My personal experience on a headache’s take :

[andizoidart]

I said I wanted to be a silly little guy, not a sickly little guy…

[lem0n-a1d]

It's not the fact that I'm chronically ill that bothers me. That's fine. I wouldn't have it any other way. It makes me unique. It's how people treat me because of it. They always either tell me to suck it up and move on or treat me like I'm going to break if they breathe on me wrong. I'm not brittle or fragile. I'm not going to break. I just need to be treated more gentle. That doesn't mean people can't be energetic or a bit rough with me. It just means that I may not be able to return that energy or handle roughousing all the time. I'm not a vase. I'm a living, breathing, feeling person. I deserve to be treated like one.

!!Do Not Derail, This Is About My Personal Physical Health And It's Hurtful To Me When You Derail!!

[endometriosismemes]

Image: The singer of Ms. Jackson looks questioningly upwards Image caption:

Me: Explains what a chronic illness is Healty Person: Forever ever? end of image

[whataboutmysanity]

Told a coworker I’m a chronic insomniac

She hits me with the classic “have you tried melatonin?”

Yes. Many times. It either does nothing, makes me sleep through all my alarms, or gets me trapped in the most violent night terrors that my brain locks into and I cannot escape until the scene is complete.

But yeah I’ll try Sleepytime tea and less screen time before bed because even after a decade of this nonsense I’ve NEVER tried that before

[chenfordnoquit]

Send help! There’s been over 175 updates to AO3 for Chenford since they broke our hearts last Tuesday. I love it but I need sleep.

[slaughteredsacrifice]

[fuck-off-im-ace]

So many people, for as long as ive been alive: "Oh wow you look so tired!"

Me, trying not to look annoyed at the comment: "Yeah i have chronic insomnia, it might happen once in a while"

Everyone, everytime: "Oh have you tried meditation??"

Me:

[nocternal]

There's a difference between "I have a hard time sleeping" and "chronic insomnia since comin out the womb"

aka insomnia as a symptom vs insomnia as a disorder

a lot of people will suffer insomnia for some reason or another some time in their life.

meanwhile some of us have that issue without reason and always have and let me tell you it isn't just "hard time falling asleep" no no REAL insomnia is hell

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oh you wanted to sleep in until 1pm? lol no you're getting up at 10am. bc you have been waking up every hour since 7 am and going back to sleep just to wake up and see that only an hour has passed, and you're tired of it now so you get up

you wanted to stay asleep for a full 6 hours? haha funny creature, you wake up every 2 hours. your REM cycle? non-existent. 24 mins of REM a night seems to be your record, whenever that happened.

need to take a nap bc you can't physically stay awake? well you can lay there with your eyes closed for 2 hours and I guess that's the same right?

[zombimanos]

don't get a sleep disorder you'll never look at the clock the same again it won't matter or mean anything anymore but that's okay cause it's now right now you're always in now but that's actually irrelevant anway okay maybe sleep now gonna try

[tuliplips2]

Do you ever?

Do you ever lose the energy to get off the toilet seat once you've pissed? because the planet you are on is spinning too quick, it makes you sick. So you come to know that this globe you are in, though it's beautiful it is also deceitful. And somehow, someday, you were the one who got sucked into a distressful state. you are so depressed that it doesn't matter if you stink of piss when your life has gone to shit. And do you ever lose the daily need to cleanse your body with water and soap because you feel unworthy? yes. Oh but not to worry as there is dry shampoo and deodorant. You could fake smiles or add a little blush here and there. Mascara is your nearest best friend to remind those you still have beauty, "just notice my eyes and think am not as ugly." I think that this is the true nature of a human being when they live in a world they feel non-human.

amen

[xxangeldustanalogx]

can’t be asleep. can’t be awake. need a. third option.