Insomnia

[norrahe]

No problem.

dude

[pacharan]

As alluded, sleep developed as part of an evolutionary process and the exact mechanics are unknown. Humans have long childhoods' to facilitate optimum brain development (allegedly).

Can't remember if I'm logged in as my spelling bee sockie but WTF

[d000hg]

If only.

Not every online disagreement has to dissolve into a meaningless tirade of puerile insults, you womble.

[shaunbhoy]

Not every online disagreement has to dissolve into a meaningless tirade of puerile insults

True. But I always think it helps to keep the averages up.

[EternalOptimist]

I read an interesting theory, donkeys years ago.

When you stand on a set of scales, it will give you a weight. When you step off, you have to take the reading again, and add or subtract it from the first reading.
Of course what most people do is to set the scales to zero, or calibrate them, before the first measurement, then the calculation is not neccesary. Over time the scales will 'drift' and will need to be recalibrated, but how often ?
The body solves this by having daily recalibrations. It doesnt have to check to see if there has been any drift, it just sets things to zero in any event.
If this doesnt happen, it's only a matter of time before the drift will start to screw you over and you will go mad.
The calibration can only occur when there is no activity, no one on the scales, so the body ensures there is no activity by switching things off. Bit by bit it goes through all the major functions, closes them right down, measures the high and low then sets the zero. When its the brains turn, you are in the deepest sleep.
When you wake up with heart palpitations, that was the hearts high being checked, legs trembling ? checking the extremes of leg muscle control

and so on

off for a snooze now

[SimonMac]

<sigh>

[Mr.Whippy]

<sigh>

sssh! I'm trying to sleep!

[SimonMac]

sssh! I'm trying to sleep!

Well stop hogging the duvet, and cut your bloody toes nails!

[d000hg]

I wonder if we will ever properly understand 'basic' things like sleep and aging well enough that we can avoid them. We're clearly not ready to deal with the consequences if we do...

[Zoiderman]

I sleep like a log, and can sleep on whim. Only need around 6 hours, less if I have a little nap sometime during the day.

I reckon being pretty shagged out helps. I exercise on the bike every night, and gym for an hour. Try and get a swim in as often as I can. As soon as I put my head on the pillow I am away with the birds.

I think I get most tired from a long swim.