Can't Sleep, What to Do??
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What do you do when you just can't sleep? Had a load of cr*p recently which just keeps going round and round in my head! 2 - 3 hours a night max, totally knackered but the brain just keeps going. On medication, mixed it with scotch, and it still doesn't stop!
Any Body else currently a night owl?
Any Body else currently a night owl?
Up for different reasons BUT how about doing 20 / 30 / 40 press ups (depending on your fitness)? You know so that the last one is a really serious effort just to get back up.
Sounds silly but I find this helps send me off to sleep straight away.
Course might wake you right up buy I guess it is worth a try!
TD
Sounds silly but I find this helps send me off to sleep straight away.
Course might wake you right up buy I guess it is worth a try!
TD
Hi You Two,
Sorry for the delay, dropped off! Not really, was on the religion / sky fairy thread! I've tried the warm milk, and despite actually liking warm milk, it doesn't work. Tried walks which can get you strange looks and even unwanted attention late at night! Unfortunately, if I tried push ups, the left side doesn't work properly, (had a stroke 5 yrs ago and it cocked up that side), so I'd probably end up just rolling over! The body tells me it's knackered, but as soon as my head hits the pillow, off the brain goes again
Still, having been a long time Lurker, I'm now a Prolific Poster. (probably of total cr*p but keeps me out of trouble, I hope!)
There are some attractive young ladies on in the background on babestation though!
Just had a close up of one girls boobs, Scars visible where she's had the job done, allegedly! Couldn't possibly comment!!
Sorry for the delay, dropped off! Not really, was on the religion / sky fairy thread! I've tried the warm milk, and despite actually liking warm milk, it doesn't work. Tried walks which can get you strange looks and even unwanted attention late at night! Unfortunately, if I tried push ups, the left side doesn't work properly, (had a stroke 5 yrs ago and it cocked up that side), so I'd probably end up just rolling over! The body tells me it's knackered, but as soon as my head hits the pillow, off the brain goes again
Still, having been a long time Lurker, I'm now a Prolific Poster. (probably of total cr*p but keeps me out of trouble, I hope!)
There are some attractive young ladies on in the background on babestation though!
Just had a close up of one girls boobs, Scars visible where she's had the job done, allegedly! Couldn't possibly comment!!
Edited by Short Grain on Friday 30th September 04:41
I go through this, been worse lately due to issues at home and an upcoming job. I tend to come downstairs and read a book or sit in the conservatory with my dogs. I used to just go out for a run, avoiding that at the moment as the dogs get excited and wake up the wife, then I get an earful! I think it's our brains way of trying to clear out all the repressed thoughts and unanswered questions from our storage banks, I've got plenty!
Some good advice here re sleep hygiene: http://patient.info/health/insomnia-poor-sleep
Short Grain said:
What do you do when you just can't sleep? Had a load of cr*p recently which just keeps going round and round in my head!
I used to be affected by this a few years ago.When you're lying in bed trying to sleep, close your eyes and imagine yourself in a situation you've experienced that you've found totally relaxing; for me it was lying on a beach in Thailand watching the ocean, or floating on the Dead Sea, to give a couple of examples. Focusing on these moments helped me clear the s
t that was keeping me awake and it's a technique I still use.I get a touch of insomnia or something once or twice a week. Similar to you my brain just doesn't seem to switch off, in fact, no matter how tired I feel it seems as soon as the light is off and my head hits the pillow my brain lights up and starts thinking about stuff. I've two ways of sorting it, either going and playing some computer games for an hour or so (seems counterintuitive but appears to shut my brain up a bit) or sit in a darkened room, look out the window and just think about stuff. I reckon the sitting in the dark thinking is some kind of meditation perhaps as I can normally get to sleep reasonably easily after doing that. You could be there a while though before feeling ready to go back to bed mind.
Calza said:
Similar position at the moment, but I'm too stubborn to get out of bed.
Just end up laying for hours every night in a huff with myself for being awake!
Don't do this. I've had bouts of insomnia over the years and this is the worst thing to do your never going to sleep. Get up do something, read, watch a film, have a drink (probably not scotch) and try again. Just end up laying for hours every night in a huff with myself for being awake!
Long term you need to resolve whatever is going through your mind keeping you awake it could be something little or something major who knows.
toasty said:
Zopiclone works for me. It doesn't really make you drowsy, just clears your mind allowing you to doze off.
Careful with that, my Mrs took it for months, and it really messed her up.http://patient.info/forums/discuss/zopiclone-addic...
I was like this two years ago, just couldn't sleep properly and sometimes not at all for days at a time. Had a few long discussions with my GP (here in France) and ended up taking 10mg Seroxat per day and one sleeping tablet (French equivalent of Ambien) each night. Also, as someone else suggested, started doing 30 minutes of Yoga every day. The fix wasn't immediate but did gradually go away and I no longer take the Seroxat and still have one pack of the sleeping tablets that I didn't use when I had the problem, I use these when travelling as that's usually when the sleeplessness strikes again.
This one's kill or cure but it works.
No booze. It doesn't help. A milky drink and a biscuit might.
When you wake up, whatever the time is, and you know you'll be awake for a bit, get up and pretend it's a normal time of day. Do a bit of ironing, watch some TV, read, tidy the kitchen. Relax. Have a cuppa and a biscuit. It might take an hour or so until you feel tired again, then go back to bed. Repeat as necessary, it might take 2 days/nights and you will feel like death, but you'll go to sleep and stay that way.
Sleep hygiene too. The bedroom is for sleeping in, there's only one other activity that fits in with that. Get the TV's, screens and computer games out of the bedroom. Then the only time you spend in there is dressing/undressing and lying down with your eyes shut.
No booze. It doesn't help. A milky drink and a biscuit might.
When you wake up, whatever the time is, and you know you'll be awake for a bit, get up and pretend it's a normal time of day. Do a bit of ironing, watch some TV, read, tidy the kitchen. Relax. Have a cuppa and a biscuit. It might take an hour or so until you feel tired again, then go back to bed. Repeat as necessary, it might take 2 days/nights and you will feel like death, but you'll go to sleep and stay that way.
Sleep hygiene too. The bedroom is for sleeping in, there's only one other activity that fits in with that. Get the TV's, screens and computer games out of the bedroom. Then the only time you spend in there is dressing/undressing and lying down with your eyes shut.
The black dog walks at night and you can never find his bloody lead.
Researching not sleeping on here and the rest of the net would have done it as it's been done about 1.2bn times, but for one thing and the blue light radiated from a screen is what keeps us awake.
Avoid booze.
Read a book.
Have sex (with someone or yourself).
One St Johns Wort tablet taken at bedtime can help see you through the 4am problem.
Since the advent of mobile phones, computers and internet the amount of sleeplessness has rocketed, having a conversation on line is one of the worst things you can do.
Researching not sleeping on here and the rest of the net would have done it as it's been done about 1.2bn times, but for one thing and the blue light radiated from a screen is what keeps us awake.
Avoid booze.
Read a book.
Have sex (with someone or yourself).
One St Johns Wort tablet taken at bedtime can help see you through the 4am problem.
Since the advent of mobile phones, computers and internet the amount of sleeplessness has rocketed, having a conversation on line is one of the worst things you can do.
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