is anyone else like this?

[kira_xx]

every time i've ever gotten a bug it was late at night. so i can't go to sleep until like 3 or 4 am most nights because that's when i feel like i'm safe. also, i won't let myself fall asleep until i feel a little bit hungry so i know i won't wake up feeling sick. does anyone else do this or am i just crazy?

[jadepanic]

I last got a bug about six months ago,i had been fine all day,and i ate my dinner,and these alwful crampy pains started....(just hit me out of the blue) weird thing was i didnt have any nausea,but every time i got a pain i had water gushing into my mouth which happens to me before i am to be sick...this was late at night...this water thing happend at least 6 times b4 i actually retched,my mouth opened automatically as if i were to be sick,but nothing came out....as I had taken a an anti-ametic called Meteclopromide which gets rid of food in the stomach quickly...but i thought anti-ametics should stop the water coming in and the retching bit too...thats why i dont trust anti-ametics anymore,but yeah i do alwasy seem to get ill at night when there are no doctors open and less help is available.

[x-KittyBoo-x]

I tottally understand! I think its cos your food digests as you sleep and so thats normally when you get ill from the bug. So if i ever feel funny i feel like i have to wait 8 hours before i kno im ok, cos all my stomach content is gone. This normally means staying up late.
Also i do the hunger thing too soo i know what you mean!

[damean29]

During the bug season, when my fear increases, i spend many nites lying awake and even forcing myelf to stay awake for the same reason. The most likely reason for this is bcuz when i am awake, i have "control" over fighting the *N and when i am asleep, my body is in control of me. I learned to tell myself that sleep is a natural way for the body to heal itself and fight germs. So if you have a bug, then getting little sleep cud make it worse bcuz you deprive the body the rest it needs.

[kira_xx]

okay good then i'm not nuts. and yeah i always force myself to stay awake, which really affects my attendance at work/school. this phobia really messes with my whole life.

[sherri62s]

every time i've ever gotten a bug it was late at night. so i can't go to sleep until like 3 or 4 am most nights because that's when i feel like i'm safe. also, i won't let myself fall asleep until i feel a little bit hungry so i know i won't wake up feeling sick. does anyone else do this or am i just crazy?

Oh, I can so relate to what you are saying - I am EXACTLY the same way. This thing has controlled my life including my sleep for so long now.....

[Thefloyd12]

I'm exactly the same way. And what else is weird is I only feel "safe/comfortable" when I'm hungry