Tuesday, January 6, 2009

My brain won't stop spinning

It is 5:17am and I can't sleep. I have been awake since 3:47am. My brain has taken me through hundreds of scenarios from never seeing my passport again to how much cash to carry on me to how many pairs of pants to take. Ugh!

All my normal tactics to elivate my anxieties are not working. I have written down the questions so I can tackle then in the light of day. I have weighed out multiple pant options which included stumbling around in my closet to double checked that my kahkis from last summer still fit (miracle). I even made a rather frantic call to Fedex to ensure I filled out the waybill correctly for my passport's safe return. The nice lady (Louisa) kindly reassured me that I had done it right. None of these things has given me any relief from this crazy brain of mine.

Warm milk didn't do a damn thing except make me need to pee. Sleeping in the other room just turned out to be colder. And now I am sitting in bed tapping out this note on my blackberry in hopes of finally allowing my brain to get out all its worries and "to do" items.

Please brain - I am begging you - let me go back to sleep. I am going to be a wreak for the rest of the day. Oh great, something else to worry about now!!

Nightie night - I hope.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

you poor thing...i know it's tough losing sleep over all the stresses of taking a one year sabbatical...my heart really does go out to you as I lie awake at night thinking of the looming deadlines, the pressing reports, the anxiety of another day on the job....yes I do really feel for you.

Allyson said...

Thanks for your support for my anxiety attacks. Next time I will knock on your door at 4am for a more immediate round of sympathy.