...but my mind is racing and I just sat down and outlined 3 approaches to what could be a seriously edgy short story.
Thanks a lot Hatrack! Now how will I get back to sleep?
Posted by HSO (Member # 2056) on :
There's always Nyquil... if you can deal with the strange dreams and a hangover in the morning...
Posted by mikemunsil (Member # 2109) on :
Nyquil! Gahhh! That is seriously bad stuff.
I used Uisce Beatha instead. Glenmorangie, to be exact. Works well.
Posted by HSO (Member # 2056) on :
Oh, I know it's nasty stuff... it probably should be banned as it's roughly hazardous waste, in my opinion. But it does put one fast asleep at the risk of losing many, many brain cells.
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Posted by wbriggs (Member # 2267) on :
Sounds like good work for 2 am!
Posted by ChrisOwens (Member # 1955) on :
<There's always Nyquil... if you can deal with the strange dreams and a hangover in the morning...>
Hmmm.... Nyquil you say... I've gotten my best story ideas from dreams...
Posted by SteeleGregory (Member # 2049) on :
When I used to work the night shift in a psychiatric hospital*, I often had trouble sleeping once I got home in the morning. I started to get very worn out after a while, so I looked into sleeping pills. They all caused an unrestful drugged-out sleep (like NyQuil.) Then I stumbled on a suppliment called melatonin at a health food store (and later at wal-mart somewhat cheaper.) It's a synthetic version of the hormone that tells your body it's night and time to go to sleep. For me, it worked like a charm. Twenty minutes after taking it I was out. As a side effect, I was treated to extremely vivid dreams.
I'm not sure I want to recommend it as a "dream pill," but if you have trouble sleeping it works great. And you don't get that drained, hung-over feeling you get from NyQuil and sleeping pills.
*It wasn't really a psychiatric hospital, but that's the easiest way to describe the post-institution community group homes without a lot of dull explanation.
Posted by goatboy (Member # 2062) on :
When I quit smoking, I used the patches. They also produce quite vivid dreams. I remember I was building this highway while holding the trophy I'd won in the Olypmics. It was all silver and had these little mechanical moles that popped up and spun around. The trophy was pretty neat too.
Posted by Pyre Dynasty (Member # 1947) on :
Nyquil doesn't give me any dreams. I sleep like a brick. So very boring. I prefer to sleep natural. I belive that If I can't sleep then I shouldn't. The other day when My alarm went off I said "I can't get up now the cookies are almost done." I can't remember the dream but I woke up with the taste of chocholate chips in my mouth.