Unfortunately insomnia and I are old friends. Most of the time it's not too much of a problem and I can go several months without any serious incidents. For me that means that I'm not still staring at the clock at 4 am. However there have been times, not too recently thank goodness, when my insomnia has gotten to point I've had to go the emergency room in the middle of the night because I haven't slept in five nights.
Anyway one of my triggers is when I got too 'into' something I'm writing and then shortly thereafter attempt to go to sleep. I often end up lying awake for hours thinking about my plot. Where it's going, and maybe I should try this, and if I'm editing, hey, what if I phrase that paragraph like this . . . Of course the most logical cure would be to not write so late into the evening, but I work full time, have four children, and well, most of the time the only time I have to write is later in the day.
I have a story that's been requested that I'm trying to get submitted, but its not ready. And I've been somewhat dragging my feet about finishing it because of my schedule and my history with insomnia. I had one bout of insomnia last almost two months, and believe me, that is something I never wish to happen again. . . EVER!
So for the sake of my sanity and my writing career, does anyone have any tips? Or am I the only nutcase in the world that let's this get to me?
Anyway one of my triggers is when I got too 'into' something I'm writing and then shortly thereafter attempt to go to sleep. I often end up lying awake for hours thinking about my plot. Where it's going, and maybe I should try this, and if I'm editing, hey, what if I phrase that paragraph like this . . . Of course the most logical cure would be to not write so late into the evening, but I work full time, have four children, and well, most of the time the only time I have to write is later in the day.
I have a story that's been requested that I'm trying to get submitted, but its not ready. And I've been somewhat dragging my feet about finishing it because of my schedule and my history with insomnia. I had one bout of insomnia last almost two months, and believe me, that is something I never wish to happen again. . . EVER!
So for the sake of my sanity and my writing career, does anyone have any tips? Or am I the only nutcase in the world that let's this get to me?