Sleepiness

I finally decided to do something about my chronic sleeplessness--well, do something besides take sleeping medication and run wild on facebook. The Stanford Sleep Clinic was nicer than most of the hotels I stayed in when I went to my sisters wedding in Europe. (Btw, I have no photos of that trip because I realized, in the end, I simply don't like interrupting the flow of my trip to stop and take pictures.) Hopefully in 2-3 weeks, they will have analyzed all my data, reviewed my video of me sleeping all night, and tell me that, yes, I am indeed not sleeping well. I am also enrolled for group sleep therapy--which is apparently a group session where we all talk about how we try to sleep, but can't.

Some photos on facebook, hat tip to Jenni for taking them. Video below of them hooking me up with sensors. And even though it looks like they are injecting stuff into my brain, it is actually just conducting gel that they insert between the lead wire and my skin. But it looks like I am tough and just take skull injections well.

Thanks Doc

Thus saith my lovely Dr. Gail: "Your sleep architecture is shot. You get large amounts of low quality sleep with frequent interruptions most likely caused by chronic stress. Don't worry, your nervous system will be able to re-establish normal sleep patterns--assuming we find the root cause of the chronic stress--in two to three years."

I guess this is what growing up is all about. I haven't had a natural, solid night's sleep in two years and, best case, I won't for several more. Welcome to the new normal, I guess.

My Ambien Walrus

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Maybe I should buy one