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I have suffered from insomnia for more than a decade. Nowadays, I actually like it (as strange as that may sound). I am beginning to think better and better in the early, zero-dark, sleep-deprived, hours of the morning. Mental functioning is enhanced and spatial memory registers much more efficiently. "Pieces of the puzzle" of life become much easier to locate and fixture. It's amazing really. That said, I must stress that sleep is so, so important to health--don't stay up unless you can't help it--I wish I could sleep.
In the past, I encountered strange beings, good spirits and bad spirits--even demonic spirits--in these early hours of the day. There have been scary times to be completely honest. The evil spirits, I would invite to fight (because I didn't/don't give a ****), and they always declined to engage it seemed, but not out of fear--I can't explain it really. When, in Iraq, my unit effectively dispatched many insurgent enemy combatants from this world. I knew I lost my ****, when I started to take pictures of these dead enemy combatants with my disposable cameras. I took pictures, but my mind was taking evermore permanent pictures that I still can't get rid of, even after I burned my old hard copies--not nice, the smell of death still comes back.
These visions and scents have become rarer with the passing of time. But, I seem to have developed an involuntary ability to stay up for periods in excess of 54 hours, with no problem whatsoever. Over-the-counter meds help once in a while, but for the most part they can't put me down. A 12 pack of beers doesn't faze me either. I will go to 7 eleven for another 12 soon, it's already 5:50am in Chicago and the sun is up, but this is only the early stretch of this common occurrence. Beers for breakfast are pretty damn good to be honest, though I don't recommend that either.
Well, here I am. The other night, I got to chat with some quality posters from The Scene all morning (you know who you are--bless you). I just got this idea, a while ago, about starting this thread and seeing if there were others like me here. I even plan to start a group on The Scene for Insomniacs at some point, if there are others. Forgive the "mellow-drama," this is just me reaching out for some camaraderie (assistance I guess). It's better to pass the time with good people online than with the thoughts and images that my mind conjures up at times. Be safe you' all.
In the past, I encountered strange beings, good spirits and bad spirits--even demonic spirits--in these early hours of the day. There have been scary times to be completely honest. The evil spirits, I would invite to fight (because I didn't/don't give a ****), and they always declined to engage it seemed, but not out of fear--I can't explain it really. When, in Iraq, my unit effectively dispatched many insurgent enemy combatants from this world. I knew I lost my ****, when I started to take pictures of these dead enemy combatants with my disposable cameras. I took pictures, but my mind was taking evermore permanent pictures that I still can't get rid of, even after I burned my old hard copies--not nice, the smell of death still comes back.
These visions and scents have become rarer with the passing of time. But, I seem to have developed an involuntary ability to stay up for periods in excess of 54 hours, with no problem whatsoever. Over-the-counter meds help once in a while, but for the most part they can't put me down. A 12 pack of beers doesn't faze me either. I will go to 7 eleven for another 12 soon, it's already 5:50am in Chicago and the sun is up, but this is only the early stretch of this common occurrence. Beers for breakfast are pretty damn good to be honest, though I don't recommend that either.
Well, here I am. The other night, I got to chat with some quality posters from The Scene all morning (you know who you are--bless you). I just got this idea, a while ago, about starting this thread and seeing if there were others like me here. I even plan to start a group on The Scene for Insomniacs at some point, if there are others. Forgive the "mellow-drama," this is just me reaching out for some camaraderie (assistance I guess). It's better to pass the time with good people online than with the thoughts and images that my mind conjures up at times. Be safe you' all.
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