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Originally Posted by princesspeach
My boyfriend is perfect in every way. He is kind, sweet, smart, and loyal, not to mention cute. However, he has a terrible insomnia problem. Many nights he is unable to sleep until most people are already awake. He has work at 9 AM and gets an average of 3 hours of sleep on nights before he goes to work. He is grumpy and irritable the rest of the day and takes 2 hour naps at around 7 or 8 pm. On days he doesn't work, he is determined to pick me up to hang out around mid-morning/early afternoon. I call him when he wants to wake up, but he never wakes up until HOURS after that time. I don't drive, so often I have to depend on him to drive me around. However, if he is taking me somewhere I am ALWAYS at least 15 minutes late. I hate complaining about this to him because he does so much for me. But he AGREED to drive me to work 3 days a week (we are co-workers and work the same shift). I literally have no other choice. I am not really sure what to do... Do I have the right to complain about this? I have tried everything I can think of. Does anyone know a cure for insomnia?
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Insomnia can be a serious sleep disorder. However with work with his licensed provider, issues can be worked out.
Now it seems you have two problems: Your boyfriend's insomnia and your inability to drive where you need to go or rather your reliance on him for your transportation.
Based on what you described, there is very little you can do for his insomnia but to take care of yourself. Are you getting the sleep you need? Generally it is 8 hours and most of the time it is at night. That is the way humans work and any changes to that process depending on your body, can wreck havoc as you get older. That is why folks with sleep problems should talk to their licensed provider.
The second issue is how come you are relying on someone else for your transportation to your job? Are there monetary reasons? Can you use public transportation? Just asking?