Ok... I haven't slept in 2 days, and I'm having conversations with people that aren't in the room...

[The Doctor.]

Ask me anything.

:crazy:

[Swede]

1. Are you seeing a doctor,The Doctor?

Insomnia is no fun.

[The Doctor.]

2. Oddly, I seem to be enjoying it.

Also, I know too much about sleep medications to take them. I do know how to 'fix' a sleep-cycle, but the two methods I've tried have not yet worked.

I'm pretty sure I've hit the wall though. I convinced myself this time, I'll be out within a few hours and reappear Friday night.

The last conversation I had with the guy from 300 years from now pretty much convinced me.

[safeinOhio]

6. 90 proof Ezra Brooks is the only thing

that works for me. Tried the meds and they make feel like crap for a couple of days. The booze only screws me up until I put another splash in my coffee the next morning. Then I'm ready to go.

[The Doctor.]

8. Huh... just tried a pint of vodka.

Mixed in with 'Bob Marley's Mellow Mood'.

Watching the last few minutes of a Firefly episode.

Then I'll lay down and either sleep or not. The less I care whether I sleep, the more likely it is to happen.

We're kind of like little kids that way (and I understand the psychology). The harder we 'fight' sleep, the faster it comes. The more we want it, the farther it flees.

Ok, 'Trash' is over, Nathan Fillion is naked, that means I'll be in my bunk.

g'night.

[GoCubsGo]

15. I have been having similar problems.

Thanks to major stress and menopause, I have hardly had a solid night's sleep over the past four or five years. A few weeks ago, I finally broke down and tried "Midnite". It's a blend of melatonin and herbs. It seems to be working. I was waking up at 2 AM or so, and was unable to get back to sleep. If I woke up, I'd take some of the Midnite, and within an hour I was back to sleep. It took about a week, but I managed to get out of that wake-and-can't-fall-back-to-sleep pattern, at least for now. Now, to work on getting more than 5 hours at a stretch...

[NightWatcher]

3. You sound beat. Try this. Lay in pitch black darkness on your bed

with your arms (and legs if you feel ambitious) straight up in the air and see how long it takes before they fall and you pass out.

[The Doctor.]

4. Huh... haven't tried that one before.

This is an 'ask me anything' thread though... and I don't think I'll make it another hour anywho.

[Duer 157099]

5. OK I will ask the obvious:

What did the guy from 300 years in the future have to say????

[The Doctor.]

7. He had a hard time getting it across. I think it was my fault though.

(No, can't sleep yet.)

I really don't think he was here to communicate, but to look around. I only noticed there was something in the room because of the intention and the disturbance in the fabric of consciousness.

(Yes, I know... the disturbance was probably all in my head. Oddly, it wouldn't be the first time I've caught interlopers even while stone-sober and well-rested.)

Here's the thing I got from him (pretty sure it was a 'he'); "Barbarians". It wasn't 'English', of course, just an impression.

His biggest reaction was to the idea that we still tear animal flesh from their bones with our teeth and that we kill the unfortunate. That's how I noticed him.

The conversation was pretty interesting, and mostly one-sided (and likely all in my head, but after what he said, it made sense that he was what he said he was).

After I asked why he was different from the regular bi-locators, he used a kind of 'image/math' to get it across. This struck me as sophisticated due to the fact that most humans lean almost one way or the other in intellectual hierarchy.

It was awesome. No question, they'd figured out how to tap into the actual consciousness matrix built into the fabric of the Universe by, well... that's another thing. Normally, the bi-locators use human extra/hyper/super consciousness in order to 'look around'. Obviously, that constrains the practitioner to a wave in time. This guy was on the Universe's 'background' matrix. I was pretty impressed. He was pretty impressed that I (using the imagery standard to get it across) understood what he was doing. He was even more impressed that I pegged him as a pioneer researcher from his time. I immediately 'told' him that he should really be careful of dissolution if they haven't figured out the consciousness feedback barrier formula and managed to refine it in their technology. By his reaction, I knew that they really hadn't refined it so he didn't have much time.

I did the best I could to explain the difference between the actual barbarians, and the rest of us who simply didn't have the resources and time to not live at the expense of everything else. When I saw the pattern dissolving, I thanked him for stopping by. He once again expressed amazement that any of us could intercept and interact with his conscious presence.

Then he was gone.

Insomnia really can be fun. I have to get the cat out of the refrigerator now. I don't remember why I put her there, but she's starting to complain.

Good night.

[Duer 157099]

9. Fascinating.

The brain is amazing isn't it?

But by all means, please rescue the kitty before you pass out. I'd say "sweet dreams" but I have a feeling they'll be more interesting than sweet. :hi:

[The Doctor.]

11. Just kidding about the cat, actually.

Although I know insomnia can cause people to do strange things. Had a decent nap, though.

Thanks! :hi:

[The Doctor.]

18. Ok, I remember about the cat. Sort of.

Turns out a 40 minute nap over 3 hours isn't actually that great.

You should know, cats swear like teabaggers fuck... ugly.

[MilesColtrane]

10. You probably shouldn't click on this link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_familial_insomnia

You're tired enough that it might just send you "round the bend" and cause you to strip naked, light your hair on fire, and run screaming down the street.

[The Doctor.]

12. Well, at least there was no screaming.

Managed to dodge the police blotter once again!

[mucifer]

13. I think you might have been asleep when you had the conversation

with the person from 300 years into the future.

[The Doctor.]

14. He didn't think so.

;)

[gratuitous]

17. I wonder if he knew who won the Super Bowl in 2012?

And can I get a bet down? Hmmm. There's got to be a way for me to exploit this!

[edbermac]

16. Stare at this for a while.