My nocturnal bathroom visits stop me sleeping
I can’t sleep. Of course, I can sleep and I do sleep, but not necessarily in the right place at the right time. I have no difficulty nodding off in church or at the cinema – at our local deluxe flea-pit, they even provide beds for the purpose. My problem is overnight slumber. I get to sleep pretty quickly once the light goes out and then I am out for the count for three hours at least; often for four and a half. (My sleep pattern, like yours, runs in 90-minute cycles.) And then I wake up in need of a wee. I got into the habit of nocturnal micturition when our children were small. My wife explained to me that it’s one of the downsides of having children. And I’ve noticed it’s got worse since we’ve had grandchildren. Anyway, at three or four in the morning I pad out...
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