Screwed up Sleep

One thing that has been frustrating for both Master and I (although mostly for me) has been my screwed up sleep pattern. I tend to fall asleep on the couch very early in the evening. Usually we sit down after supper is done and the kitchen is clean and settle in to watch television. Unless I have some writing to do I tend to fall asleep by 9pm. Sometimes I'm unconscious even earlier in the night.

My mother has narcolepsy and I suspect that I may have a touch of it as well. This makes sense as there is a genetic component to the condition as well. Her father had it, my brother (I'm pretty sure) has it and I think I do as well. Not enough for it to impact my driving ability and I can normally stave it off for a while at night unless I am sick but it is irritating from time to time.

Of course, if I could stay asleep all night that might not be so bad. It's a bit of a vicious cycle though and one that doesn't let up simply because its the weekend. Usually on the weekends I end up waking up at 5:30 or even earlier and having a hard time getting back to sleep. Thank god for cell phones. I can play games or go on facebook or just keep my brain entertained until Master wakes up and we can start our day.

I do find that it impacts my relationship with Master a little though. I would love to have sex more often with him during the week but when I fall asleep I really fall asleep. We aren't talking beautiful napping and waking up with rosy cheeks here. We're talking fully asleep, comatose, may even be drooling from time to time. And when I wake up it's not pretty. I'm disoriented and don't always know what's going on around me. Or remember being woken up sometimes, either.

I'm hoping that in time, if I work more on writing or take up a hobby like knitting that I might be able to stay awake enough evenings in a row that I might be able to fix myself and actually be good company in the evenings again.