Sleep? What sleep?

[eveglass]

It is an unfortunate fact of my life that occasionally, the night before some important event ("important" here being defined relatively loosely), I get a horrible night of sleep. This happens whether or not I consciously feel nervous about it. So the night before a new job, a new project, a big interview, etc., I generally don't sleep well.

This unfortunately happened last night. To be clear: I'm not consciously nervous about this French class. In fact, I'm excited. It's a non-credit class that I'm taking for no other reason than personal development, and that I have every reason to think I'll enjoy very much. Why, oh why, was I up at least once an hour last night? I'll never know. Hell, I was spending more time obsessing over the karate class. By rights, it shouldn't have been last night that I couldn't sleep, but the night before. But, no, my body is its own creature, no matter what I think.

This means that I was exceptionally tired when I woke up at 6:40, before sunrise. Technically, it's still before sunrise. The sun will rise as I'm walking to class.

It's an inauspicious start. Here's hoping that I'll actually manage to fall asleep tonight.

Comments

[freya46.livejournal.com]

I have the same problem. I never sleep the night before going to an event if there's travel (more than 1/2 hour) involved. For me it's fear, panic attack, all the good stuff.

However, I have no trouble functioning capably (I know, relative) with no sleep for more than 24 hours. After that.... I'm not terribly functional. :-)

[eveglass.livejournal.com]

If I haven't slept well, I'm generally fine for the morning and the early afternoon, and then it hits me hard in the late afternoon or early evening.