Sleep

My Non-Sleep Sleep Week

Sometimes I forget I have a sleep disorder. Because, so long ago, we mostly fixed it.It used to be, I would wake up screaming, flailing, punching, crying - and swearing there were people in the room attacking me. About three times a week. For years…

Flip The Hate

I tend to dream posts. No, seriously. During that twilight time in the morning when you're half asleep, half awake? I start writing posts in my head. Mostly crap, but I get a general outline for what I want to say on any given day.Today,…

I Forgive Me Too.

Do you know GraceD? I have always loved her Twitter name because if you make the "D" lower case it's "graced."Have you seen her Community Keynote presentation from BlogHer this year? Prepare to be emotionally humbled.As for me, I was more like emotionally staggered.The tears…

A Bundle of Major Diseases

I swear, if a bunch of doctors didn't agree on all these diagnoses I would be willing to submit my photo for the definition of "hypochondriac" in the dictionary. I am gonna talk about another one of them right now, and it's in the vaginal…

Hard Day’s Night

Well, it was bound to happen. I finally had a full-blown night terror last night.But, I am not all that upset about it seeing as it's my first major one in nearly a year of being on medication.For those who don't know my history and…

Becoming Type A-

I have always been The Planner. The Thinker. The Worrier. The Organizer. The Scheduler.But ever since taking my meds for the night terrors (which have been non-existent since January, thank-you-very-much), things have been slipping. In mostly a good way.It is SUCH a frickin' relief to…

I held the evil beasties at bay.

I must have been on the verge of a night terror last night. Or a really vivid and spooky dream. But Bryan says I was quiet as a lamb.I was sitting at this computer, writing at my blog and I felt a ghostly presence. I…