Mar 24, 2009

I'm addicted?

Every night since Friday night I've woken up in the middle of the night several times. Usually, I wouldn't be terribly concerned. However, when I've woken up the last few nights my heart has been pounding, my entire body is shaking, and I'm sweating enough to fill a Big Gulp cup. After several nights of this I began to worry about myself.

In an effort to take control of my life again I turned to a very trustworthy source; Wikipedia. I discovered that I am going through withdrawals. This was quite perplexing to me because I do not smoke, drink alcohol, or use any drugs. I began to think about any of the foods I have been eating regularly and I came up with nothing. For days this has been weighing on my mind.

You know how sometimes people wake up in the middle of a dream and as they're waking up they hear themselves saying something? Well that happened to me at about 3 am. I woke up just in time to hear myself screaming, "VIVA LA FORT!" I'm going through fort withdrawals! I'm so glad I finally was able to determine what is haunting me in my sleep. It's so difficult for me because I quit forting cold turkey. According to Wikipedia, quiting something which is highly addictive (i.e. the fort) suddenly is highly dangerous and sometimes results in severe depression and sometimes prolonged stages of dysphoria (the opposite of euphoria). 

In an effort to thwart this I have been self medicating with energy drinks, swiss rolls, and not doing homework. I think my new regimen is already working and will continue to work as long as I stay strong.

If only I could have "stimulating" dreams like Jenny. 

2 comments:

Shannan Monson said...

collin i kind of love you. that's hysterical.

jenny said...

You know you can still come over right? I'm sorry the fort is gone, but the love that resided in the fort still burns strong.