Try Polyphasic sleep

no, this is the worst thing I could do right now.

I’m trying polyphasic waking instead. hmm

Well, I can’t seem to lock on to a regular schedule for more than a week or so at the moment ( if ever! ) And free range sleeping is even worse for scheduling things than this, I kind of drifted back into the polyphasic cycle last night. I think it’s time to give this another go :)

I managed to get back into regular sleeping again, it was ok for a while – not great, but just nice to be level again.

But I’ve not slept for the last two days, I’m wondering if I should try it again.

I can’t stand it any more – I’m going to bed.

I tried to shift my naps forward a half hour, then some – but I’ve lost all sense of time now. Damn, I’ll have to see how I feel later about continuing or not.

It is relentless.

Still it’s a step up from Zombie in the ranks of the undead ;)

Well things seemed ok until last wednesday. I deliberately allowed myself to sleep some time before my appointment – and woke up just in time. But it seems that it through out my schedule, by friday I realised the pattern was pretty much back to one block of sleep for 5-6 hours! and my mood had come down from wednesday.

Since the weekend I’ve changed my nap times ( to be easier to remember) and I’m trying hard not to give in to the temptation to just sleep for a bit because I need it! It’s been tough. Each period feeling forever long, and the days flying by without me registering them. But the last day or so I’ve been sleeping for most of my naps, mostly too long though. And the last few naps I’ve woken from a dream, which I think I can take as a good sign that I’m beginning to split the monophasic cycle properly.

This morning for the first time in days I feel fairly refreshed. I overslept my last nap by 2 1/2 hours though.

I wrote some stuff about this http://www.43things.com/entries/view/3977986:”over here” the other day.

Anyway, right now I am struggling. I’m sitting here waiting for my nap time to come round again, I bet if I wen to bed right now I’d be out for the count so I guess I can wait a few hours again.

My last nap was quite interesting. I managed to get into a really floaty state just on the border of conciousness. When I went under I went straight into a dream :) this is one of the other things about it that I was looking forward to, potentialy six vivid dreams a day with a strong chance of recall – and of course time works out differently in the dream state.

I really hope I start cycling properly soon – yesterday was pretty tough, I think I slept for two or three hours twice yesterday morning and afternoon. As soon as I can reliably get to sleep during my naps I’m going to be more strict about this oversleeping.

My concentration and mental clarity are down since I last posted, I can’t remember how long ago that was, I don’t remember if it was before or after the last time I slept. I think I might make a chart to help track the times I’ve slept and such. and to help me remember what day it is!

It’s kind of cool with the days and nights though – I guess I’m noticing the change of light more because it seems more regular and cyclic, it’s a different effect to when your sleeping through the night, more natural or harmonious I’d say :)

Two hours to go…