Top 10 Most Annoying Things About Trying to Go to Sleep

One more list and then it's a wrap. Sleeping is heaven, but trying to sleep is not.

1. All these thoughts come into your mind

   

   During the day, I'm a happy person. At night, this happens: What if there's a terrifying world on the other end of the mirror? And what if we're on the wrong side? What if I wake up, and everyone I've ever known is dead? If I died tomorrow, would I really be happy with the way I spent my life? What if there are alternate universes? Then I start to cry silently because I feel like the second I go to bed, my family will be dead, and I will be all alone. Thanks, monophobia.

   I guess this is the only thing I can think of that really pertains to me. I don't mind possibly being killed by a serial killer in an Ed Gein-like fashion, although I would like to prepare for anything in that case.

2. Sweating

   

   It can be difficult to sleep when you're sweating. One time, the air conditioner was broken, and I was sweating. Good thing I had my fan on.

   Sometimes it's so hot in my room, I drag in a fan or two and then go to sleep.

3. Thinking that somebody is behind you

   I had this obsession with reading short two-liner horror stories for about a week, and a bunch of them were about murderers and people hiding under the bed. It came back to haunt me at night because I would hear the house creaking, the dog breathing loudly, or the shower head dripping from the shower earlier that evening. I would get so freaked out and hide under my covers until I was drenched in sweat. Thankfully, I'm over that now... even if I still leave the lamp on in the bathroom at night.

   For about a month this past year, I had crazy paranoia that people were appearing in my room or watching me at night. Good grief, I couldn't sleep with the lights off for weeks. And that was on top of my insomnia.

4. Having to get out of bed a lot

   That annoys me SO much. I'll finally get into the one comfortable position in bed, and then I'll realize that I have to pee. I'll debate whether or not I should go now or wait for 10 minutes, and I finally decide to go. I get back in bed, and 20 minutes later, after eventually regaining the comfy spot, I realize I left the big light on in the bathroom... ARGH!

   Yeah, this is super annoying. I find a sleeping position I like, and then out of nowhere, 5 minutes later, I need to pee. Sometimes, I have to go again. My advice is to not drink too much stuff before you go to bed.

5. People that snore

   My dad has a serious snoring problem. I think he needs to go to a doctor. It is so freaking loud that I have to make loud noises for him to stop. Then, when he stops, 5 minutes later, he starts snoring again! FAAHHHHHHHHH

   I'm lucky enough to be the only one on my side of the house, so I don't have to listen to it, unless I'm at my grandparents. I'll literally be all the way on the opposite side of the house, and my grandpa's snoring sounds like he's sleeping right next to me, snoring in my ear.

   So annoying. Luckily, I have my own bedroom where I hear no snoring at all!

6. Getting into a position to sleep

7. Insomnia

   Since I have Asperger's, I am very positive that I've had insomnia my whole life. I sleep with my parents to help with my insomnia.

   I have slept later than usual nine times in the last three months. Sometimes it was dawn by the time I fell asleep.

   I had insomnia about two years ago.

8. Not being comfortable enough

   I have to get the temperature, outside volume, hunger, thirst, mind state, body pressure, and various other factors sorted and optimized just to have a hope of falling asleep. Getting to sleep at night is as arduous as staying awake during the day and trying to get things done.

   This happened to me while I was sleeping on the couch. There were some unknown bugs, similar to ants, that appeared near me and got on my skin after I woke up. They appeared more in the bathtub, but they were all over my skin, which made me feel extremely uncomfortable. I had a strange, unpleasant sensation while I was sleeping on the couch.

9. Soft music doesn't always help

   I listen to whatever is on my playlist when I'm trying to go to sleep. It doesn't help, but at least I have some tunes to jam to!

   You can tell you're going to struggle a lot trying to go to sleep when relaxing music doesn't help.

   Literally, the only song that makes me sleepy is Porcelain by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

10. Worrying about work

    A bunch of times, I stay up late to finish a dumb project. I set my alarm for 3 a.m. to finish the project, and it's hard to sleep because I'm worrying about the stupid project.

    I'm worried that people will hate me because I'm on break until June 29. I can't sleep, and I have nothing to do, so...

The Newcomers
11. ?

    Feeling energized when you wake up in the middle of the night

12. ?

    Bed bugs

The Contenders

13. Dead silence

    At least I don't do this. I watch TV while I sleep or listen to music on the music channel. It's either Metal, Hard Rock, or Rock Hits.

    I can't sleep when the room is that quiet. I need some kind of noise when I sleep, like leaving the fan on or something like that.

    It makes me realize how alone I really am in this world. That one day, everyone I've ever known and loved will die. Okay, monophobia, go away now.

14. Rain/thunder

    I'm not afraid of storms. They're just annoying. I was once having a great sunny dream when I heard rumbling in the dream. But when I woke up, I realized there really was thunder outside at 3 in the morning. The lightning flashed brightly, even through my blinds, making sleep impossible.

    The worst is getting woken up in the middle of the night by the loudest thunderclap you've ever heard. This is almost always followed by an extremely close, bright lightning flash. I lose sleep all the time because of my fear of this.

15. Having to pee

16. Trying to stay warm

    Trying to stay cool is my issue. No matter the time of year, it's always a struggle to keep cool and rotate my pillow every five minutes.

    Especially during the winter and on windy days.

17. Having the feeling that you're being watched

    Half the time, this happens to me because my sister is being weird and staring at me. Or my brother. The other half is due to my paranoia.

    Listen to every breath you take while feeling like this.

18. Back pain

    Then comes the turning around and tossing just to fall asleep in 20 minutes.

19. Neighbor's dog barking

20. Being single

21. It takes forever

    Every time I'm in bed, I always wait until 6:00 in the morning to get up! I can just see the hours ticking closer to my goal, but it takes ages - 11:00...12:00...1:33...AGH.

22. Hearing strange noises

    Or hearing explosions and loud screams when you're falling asleep - if you have exploding head syndrome like me.

23. Your favorite TV show is playing and you really want to see it

    It's quite unlikely that Impractical Jokers is on at 12 A.M... Wait, is it?

    This happens to me all the time.

24. Stomach aches

    My cousin's stomach won't shut up, and it sucks because, one, it hurts him, and two, I'm right next to it. His arm would sweat on my pillow, so I have to put my head on or near his stomach, and all I can hear is his stomach.

    Especially when it leads to diarrhea in the middle of the night.

25. When you feel sick

    I always feel sick at night, and I don't know why.

26. Sleep paralysis

27. You have detention tomorrow