3 am insanity
I blame it on being very busy at both work and home recently, but lately I’ve been waking at 2 or 3 am most mornings, having just come out of a dream about getting an angry email from a colleague or from a reader of this blog, lambasting me for something or other. In a sleepy, confused state, I know very well that it was just a dream, but for some reason I can’t shake off the feeling that should go and check my email on the computer, as if I’ve got an IMAP connection on a secret dream port, and might have actually divined the content of a genuine email in my sleep. Ridiculous. But I lie awake for half an hour or so, telling myself that I’m being a complete muppet, and trying to resist the urge to lift the lid of my PowerBook.
Of course, in the morning, it’s instantly obvious to me that it was all ludicrous, and I was worrying about nothing. I think that it’s a good indication that I should never try to make an important decision at about 3 am, because my ability to distinguish reality from fiction is obviously seriously impaired at that hour. It’s lucky that I don’t have to do night shifts.
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That was me trying to get through to ask if you'd remembered to lock the front door!----- A similar thing happens to me. Although usually I "hear" a noise in my sleep and become convinced that someone has broken into the house - even though the dog hasn't moved an inch. I can't get back to sleep unless I check all the doors are locked.
by Stephanie @ 12/02/2006 12:02 pm • Permalink •
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You sound stressed. May I recommend vodka, cake and a long hot bath?
by Fuckkit @ 12/02/2006 1:02 pm • Permalink •
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I used to have to do 24x7 support for the computers at work (shared between 6 of us so it wasn't too bad), but I became very sensitised to the phone going in the middle of the night, and used to wake up and imagine that it had gone off. I lost count of the number of times I phoned the operators up at 3am only to find that nobody had called. Even now when I am no longer doing the job I still wake up occasionally with a mild panic sensation.
by Keith @ 12/02/2006 1:03 pm • Permalink •
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Sounds like we all need a holiday!
by Jonathan Briggs @ 12/02/2006 2:03 pm • Permalink •
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you wrote "...IMAP connection on a secret dream port," What a great idea. Who could write a Firefox plugin for it? Would have to be a wireless connection, I guess
Sticking electrodes to the scalp could be a bit grim tho.
Sorry, getting carried away there.... Time for my blue pills.
by LukePDQ @ 13/02/2006 1:03 pm • Permalink •
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Jonathan Briggs: Eeek!
Stephanie: Oh, I do that too. Madness, really.
Fuckkit: Can I substitute neat vodka for a white russian? Otherwise, that sounds lovely.
Keith: That sounds like the stuff of nightmares to me. I come from a family of larks, and I'm completely hopeless after about 10pm.
Jonathan Briggs: Hear, hear. I've always thought that there ought to be a Bank Holiday (or two!) between New Year and Easter.
LukePDQ: Imagine the firewall and spam filter you'd need!
by bsag @ 13/02/2006 7:03 pm • Permalink •
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