Self Portrait Tuesday (or whatever)

I sleep. A lot. Perhaps an extraordinary amount. I need to average about 10 hours a night in order to function really well. And this fall, I’ve been sleeping even more. 12 and 13 hours at a stretch commonly. I don’t feel depressed, just tired. It’s the shortening days, and I concede that one of my responses to stress is to sleep more, but it’s also just that I’ve been going on less sleep than I really need  (like only 7 or 8 hours a night) for months, and my body has decided that it’s time to balance out the average. I’m really frustrated by this need; I feel like I miss out on a lot because I sleep something like twice as much as most people do. Fortunately, I dream well.

DeAnna sleeping

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8 Responses to “Self Portrait Tuesday (or whatever)”

  1. Sarah Says:
    October 25th, 2006 at 6:16 pm

    Mmmmm, that looks so nice.

  2. falwyn Says:
    October 25th, 2006 at 10:47 pm

    I have a difficult relationship with sleep myself. This is a lovely photo.

  3. Mom Says:
    October 26th, 2006 at 6:56 pm

    Love the pillow case! ;)

  4. deandail Says:
    October 27th, 2006 at 9:55 am

    Thanks falwyn. I like all the different textures in the picture. It reminds me of Klimt.

    Ya Mom, I pulled out the fancy pillowcases for the blog showcase :)

  5. Kamsin Says:
    October 29th, 2006 at 10:10 am

    Gorgeous photo! You look so cosy! I tend to need a lot of sleep too. Whereas I always used to be able to sleep for 12+ hours I’m finding I don’t do that so easily recently. But I still need at least 9-10 hours to function properly! I think I too deal with stress by sleeping a lot!

  6. deandail Says:
    October 29th, 2006 at 2:02 pm

    Thanks Kamsin! I know there are other folks out there with sleep requirements like me. My sister is one of them. I’ve never really had the problem with insomnia that you had (which you discussed over on your blog), so I can’t appreciate the flip side, I suppose. Thanks for the nice feedback :)

    Peace,
    DeAnna

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