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floorten
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 10/30/2006 : 15:34:05
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It occurred to me today that when I'm stressed, angry or upset I want to sleep. Often just a snooze, to make it go away.
Then I got to thinking... as a kid I'd always be up at 8am every day. Right until my teenage years, when suddenly I would start sleeping till noon instead. Can this be a coincidence that my early years were very happy, but like most teenagers, the transition through adolescence was very stressful and scary for me.
Do you suppose this sleeping late in bed is a TMS equivalent, maybe related to low-level depression?
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painintheneck
USA
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Posted - 10/30/2006 : 18:54:30
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| Sleeping is an easy way to feel you can escape situations or feelings or pain or whatever. I had a period of time when I stopped getting out of bed and tried very hard to just keep sleeping. So right sleep is a way we can try to escape emotional turmoil. |
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ndb
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Posted - 10/30/2006 : 21:00:52
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When I used to get into deep trouble as a kid, sleep seemed the only safe place. I used to fall asleep wishing that I wouldn't wake up again.
Not sure if it was TMS or just escapism, but I suppose it could turn into a habit.
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Wavy Soul
USA
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Posted - 10/31/2006 : 02:22:02
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...and is depression TMS or not, that is the question.
Since it's generally known to be anger turned inwards, it might seem to fit the bill.
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MikeJ
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/31/2006 : 06:18:34
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Right until my teenage years, when suddenly I would start sleeping till noon instead.
floorten: I remember reading teenagers have so much brain development and changes, it's very common for them to feel more lethargic and sleepy. There's a lot of prefrontal cortex growth in the teenage years, even into the 20s.
It certainly was in my case. (slept during class. I know... I know.) |
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Jeff
USA
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Posted - 10/31/2006 : 06:25:59
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| Mike is correct. There has been research over the last six months or so indicating that hormones and brain development explain the changing sleeping patterns of teenagers. Could it still be TMS? Sure, but I agree that we should avoid the temptation to attribute every "symptom" we experience to TMS. |
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armchairlinguist
USA
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Posted - 10/31/2006 : 09:20:03
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Wavy, Sarno is pretty definite about depression being an equivalent.
I don't think teenaged sleeping pattern changes are, though. They're normal and due to brain changes, as others have said.
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TMS Equivalent: Sleeping too late?
