Do You Have Sleep Stories To Share?
Sleep is not just that idle time between wakefulness as it was once thought of as. Instead, it's a period of time full of intrigue and happenings.
Our bodies, under our conscious control or not, can do some pretty remarkable things during sleep. From sleepwalking to talking, from sleep paralysis to nocturnal eating, the sleeping state can be filled with activity.
On the other side of the coin, the times when we want to sleep are not always filled with sleep. Insomnia can make the nighttime an interesting (or more to the point, frustrating) experience.
Not to be left out are the stories of when sleep (or lack of it) has affected our waking lives, in troubling or comical ways.
Stories about sleep are things that we can all relate to in one way or another. If you've got an interesting one from your own experiences I invite you to share it using the brief form below. Soon after you submit it your story will be published as its own page on this site, for visitors from all over the web to read, relate to, and provide feedback on.
Share Your Sleep Stories Here!
Let's open up the dialogue on sleep. If you've got a story about your own sleep that you'd like to share, write it below so the world can hear it.
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Follow the links below to read sleep stories from other visitors to this site.
Electrical Stimuli As I'm Falling Asleep I'm a sleep therapist, so I know all about sleep stages and disorders. I have Obstructive sleep apnea , but no other disorder. My problem is that on occasion,...
I Really Hate Mexico It's 6:28a.m. on 8/29/11. I've been awake since approximately 5:30a.m., and I don't plan on sleeping again any time soon. I'm writing this mostly as a ...
White Light and Whispers First and foremost, I'd like to say that I'm not religious. My family is Catholic, but I do not believe in the Bible or most of their teachings. Just today,...
Insomnia - The Hidden Truth! I've been suffering from Insomnia for about 18 months now. I've read all the top books on the subject and read all the blogs and medical sites. Basically,...
14 And Still Sleeping With Nanny My grand child is 14, she has no mum or dad and has been in a rough childhood and has suffered abuse and neglect.. She has to sleep with me and no body ...
First Sleep Paralysis Experience I had my first (and hopefully last sleep paralysis experience night before last). Well, when I say first, I think I may have had similar experiences ...
Is Sleep Talking The Truth? I May Be In Trouble... My girlfriend said i was talking in my sleep about being with another girl and cheating. I have no idea what I was saying and I know I have never cheated ...
Afraid To Sleep - But Is It All Just In My Head? Well where to begin.......I am a 39 year old woman, with kids, and married - I believe I am rational, clever, happy with life, but in the sleeping hours ...
I Can't Move, And Sometimes I Worry I'll Stop Breathing My name's Hannah and I'm currently eighteen years old; my first episode of sleep paralysis happened about a year ago, and it's happened many times since ...
Woke Up And Don't Remember A Thing - Is This Normal? A few days ago i was getting ready to order some Chinese food before my little brother, i didn't know what i wanted so i got up to put the money and menu ...
Sleep Talking Ruined My Relationship I met my current boyfriend about a year ago, at a time that I really wasn't looking for anyone. I had just broken up with a boy I was with for two years,...
A Lung Full of Pillow One night I was sound asleep and dreaming of swimming. In my dream, I remember going under the water, but for some reason I was unable to come up to the ...
Thought It Was A Stroke When I Awoke! Last night I awoke to the feeling of being paralyzed. I couldn't move any of my limbs, though I was fighting hard. It also caused me to have the feeling ...
Extreme Sleep Debt Tried Many Sleep Aids My upstairs neighbor wakes me every time I speak in my sleep. Since I moved into this apartment in January I have not sleep more than 3 hours a night. I ...
Friend Refuses To See A Specialist I know my girlfriend (16 years old) has a sleep problem; she won't accept it or seek help or get checked. During the school year, she goes to sleep around ...
Couldn't Wake Up My Son!! My 17 year old son had been studying a lot for two nights and wasn't getting much sleep. The following morning when it was time to get up and go to school ...
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