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wind_up_girl

Anxiety-Induced Insomnia

Sep 03, 2013 04:15

Ugh. I can't sleep anymore. I suspected this would happen because I woke myself up shortly after drifting off. I'm afraid to go to sleep. So my mind panics, wakes me up for a little bit, and then I drift off. But, around 2am - 3am my mind will experience racing thoughts. They usually keep me up for about an hour and half. Tonight's are particularly ( Read more... )

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meryl_jed September 5 2013, 05:30:01 UTC

Haha, why do you think I want to watch "Let's Play SLENDERMAN" but won't do it? God, it would keep me up all night from sheer paranoia ( ... )

seraphsoliloquy September 14 2013, 01:51:03 UTC

that was incredibly profound, meryl.

meryl_jed September 17 2013, 04:41:56 UTC

I try.

wind_up_girl September 21 2013, 12:56:18 UTC

I'm so bad at checking this blog! And yes, even now I find myself still mulling over the hurt I felt at the hands of a certain "professor."

I really, really, enjoyed your perspective about... The Big Picture? Not sure. I agree that there's a comfort in being a cog in the machine. Partly because the cog is still necessary! I just feel like, and maybe this is my hypersensitivity to politics and economics drama, that being a cog is going to prevent me from doing things that were relatively normal once. Like owning a house, having kids, or money for old age.

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cosplayfiend September 7 2013, 15:57:46 UTC

I am also having some of the same issues at work and I've been looking for something new for 3 years and haven't succeeded yet. Keep applying and something will turn up. I don't understand how the NIU Art Department still exists.

wind_up_girl September 21 2013, 12:57:14 UTC

My fingers are crossed for you! Despite the hype the economy still sucks ass and its the main reason I'm so cautious about jumping.