Nov 02 2006

chronic sleep deprivation

Published by superfunkomatic at Nov 02, 06 | 1:57 pm under general rants

the brain does very funny thing when anxious or bored. for the past three years infrequently slept well with any type of regularity. bouts of weeks at a time when i didn’t sleep more than a few hours per night.

i’d internalized my anxiety about my job and in turn it stopped my mind from being able to shutdown at night. always thinking about how much i hated my work, the daily boredom, the lack of consequences and monotony. boredom as a tool of self-destruction. it’s hard to believe the body can take that abuse for so long. which makes me wonder how people that live and hate their job for 20-30 years can continue, no wonder they are depressed and listless - they’ve got nothing left, their bodies must be completely beaten down.

since leaving my job i’ve spent lots of time thinking how lucky i was to have created an out and changed the negative cycles of behavior.

since quitting my job and returning to school i’ve been challenged and stimulated. not only do i sleep regulary but i’m able to sleep for longer periods. the baggage under the eyes has started to disappear and i’ve notice my disposition changing.

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