[pct-l] Can't sleep

[Eugene]

I'm definitely going to start trying the pee bottle.  I could see that  
helping since it would help keep my heartrate low.

I don't think pain is an issue since I already have trouble on the first  
night out when I'm feeling great, and most nights I do stretches and  
massage so I'm feeling pretty good by the time I'm ready to sleep.

Eugene

On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:32:01 -0600, Jim Keener ( J J )  
<pct2010 at ridgetrailhiker.com> wrote:

> Pee bottle. I carry an empty GatorAde bottle just for that. That would  
> help with part of the problem.
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> Is pain part of the problem? Pain can keep me awake. Even low grade pain.
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> On Mar 16, 2010, at 7:27 AM, Eugene wrote:
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>> I've found that I can't get much sleep while I'm on the trail.  At most
>> I've probably had 2 hours a night total, although usually a lot less,  
>> and
>> split up in smaller chunks.  I think I'm anxious about the passings
>> critters and immigrants, at least in Section A where I've been hiking
>> where there's plenty of evidence of both.  I know I tend to listen hard  
>> to
>> everything I hear at night.  Should I wear earplugs, take sleeping  
>> pills,
>> give it more time, something else??  Of course that may not be enough
>> either since I tend to get up half a dozen times to piss, which is
>> something I never do at home.  The sleep thing really sucks because I  
>> love
>> being out on the trail during the day, but the nights may ruin it for  
>> me.
>> What's weird is that I don't feel sleep deprived, but this can't be  
>> good,
>> and it could end up being very very bad.  Please throw any and all  
>> advice
>> at me, especially if you've had the same problem and got over it.
>>
>> Eugene
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