As for those who say OP is not complaining about the trucks, "5 firetrucks decide to drive right in front of my house with the sirens/lights on" sounds like they are attempting to say the trucks purposely went out of their way to wake them up. Using the word decide puts the blame on the trucks. Stop playing white knight.

She isn't complaining that they were doing their job. She's just annoyed that the firetrucks had to go by at that time.

34: the OP has insomnia! She can't just get off the computer and go to sleep! That's wut insomnia is-you CAN'T sleep! OP: that sux-I have trouble sleeping too, so I know how you feel. Just remember that they were doing their job and they didn't do it on purpose.

I know exactly how you feel and how frustrating not being able to sleep can be. Sometimes I start having panic attacks if I cant get to sleep at a certain time. Also, to firegirl09, if you have insomnia you cannot fall asleep or stay alseep, so there's no use in him/her getting "off the computer" to go sleep, it just won't work. As an insomniac yourself, you should know that.

With insomnia, you're never really asleep, and you're never really awake. So yeah, if you start seeing Brad Pitt, watch out.

The OP did not mean it like that, of course he cares about other people to, and hes just saying its his BAD LUCK that someone called then, not that hes pissed that they have to save the person.

Earplugs my friend, earplugs. Oh yes, and sound proof windows.

Awww that sucks... I too have horrible sleep problems, ranging from panic attacks to insomnia. I know exactly what you mean about ALMOST being asleep and then loud traffic waking you up... I live right on a really busy street and there's a lot of obnoxious motorcyclists that scream down the street at a deafening volume. So, i feel your pain. Ignore the jackasses that are assuming you're annoyed that firetrucks are saving people, they're using semantics to be assholes.

Try drinking some chamomile tea with milk (make sure there's no real tea added, though!) or a hoppy beer, like an IPA. It's not a good idea to drink alot of alcohol to fall asleep, as you'll just wake up with a hangover in a couple hours, but one beer, especially a hoppy one, as hops are a natural sedative, sometimes works. I feel your pain, as I often get insomnia myself, but natural remedies are something to try. They often work for me. Good luck!

If you get any sleep at all each night, that's not insomnia. Two hours of sleep? That's pretty much the average amount a college student gets on a regular night. Ever go over a week without sleeping? Yeah.