<p>Hey guys so I am a rising senior in high school and, for some reason I cannot sleep during the night when I am sick. It's not just insomnia but like, my brain is actually working. It is kind of hard to explain. For instance, today I am sick with (what I believe to be) the flu and before I got sick I was doing calculus during the summer so as to prepare for my AP BC next semester.
I am already doing the integration stuff and I really like it. The only problem is, today I woke up at around 2-ish in the morning thinking "integral of 12x^2 ln(2x) dx" and then for some reason I tried to do the problem in my head for about an hour until I figured out what I was doing and went up to get a drink of water. I then fell asleep for an hour but the same thing happened to me but with a different math concept. I know have a piercing headache. </p>
<p>This is the second time this has happened. The other time was during last year when I had the flu and had to memorize a Spanish song and when I got up to use the restroom it was completely in my head, and I actually had to hum something else to get it out of there.</p>
<p>I am not a troll, but just worried. Is this because of stress or am I just insane?</p>
<p>If your sick and you can’t sleep it’s probably just a byproduct of the sickness. It’s probably just stress that’s causing you to think that way, though. When I have a big chem test or exam the same thing happens to me.</p>
<p>That’s a really unique condition! I’ve never heard of it, but it sounds very probable. It sounds like it’s stress related, you should probably ask a doctor about it though, just so you can get a name for this condition. Senior year and probably a lot of AP’s? It sounds pretty obvious why you would be stressed.</p>
<p>It could also be in your genetic nature to do something like that, but that’s pretty unlikely</p>
<p>I was doing bad in math for a while and I would have these dreams about taking a test. When I was about to wake up I would keep trying to go back to sleep to finish the test until I realized if I woke up there would be no test, haha. Somethings like that just happen.</p>
<p>This sounds like stress. You need to relax a bit. Don’t stress yourself out- just remind yourself that you will rise to the occasion when the situation calls for it.</p>
<p>Sometimes when people get sick they get delirious. From sinus congestion, this is most likely NOT a brain condition and just a temporary type of delirium. If it continues after you heal then you might want to get it checked out.</p>
<p>I would guess it’s stress- I get exactly like that when there’s too much going on, and I have that on top of normal insomnia so it’s kind of unfortunate. But yeah, just know that you’re not alone, and PM me if you find anything that helps b/c I’m still looking :)</p>
<p>hm i’ve done things like that a few times before. I’ve never connected it with stress, or feeling sick. it just usually happens when I go to bed after unsuccessfully trying to figure something out. Many times it’s an anxious, tormented state, where i’m wrestling with this vague thing that’s not really even identifiable.</p>
<p>Try living with this almost everyday of your life. It gets worst if I dont have something else to counter the recurring problem-solving thought in my head. Sometimes before bed I turn on some light music it usually helps. Even though its crossed my mind I’m going crazy I know it most likely due to stress and anxiety. So don’t worry. On the upside though it helps with overall memorizing certain things.
For me though I usually get obsessed with social things more often. I over analyze things WAY too much. Try to keep some background noise going on; usually works for me or try to be more aware to keep yourself from getting lost in that thought.
Good luck!</p>