I need help to sleep.

[dragoonson]

Turn on my right,make my pillow a low angle,grab my bolster to my chest,and it becomes my girl friend.After some "hair stroking",and "forehead kissing" I eventually fall asleep.It seems Singaporeans sleep in similar manners,or maybe we're just losers.

[Returned3]

Turn on my right,make my pillow a low angle,grab my bolster to my chest,and it becomes my girl friend.After some "hair stroking",and "forehead kissing" I eventually fall asleep.It seems Singaporeans sleep in similar manners,or maybe we're just losers.

 

 

 

Holy cow... losers or not, I've got to try that out. Why didn't I think of that...?

[EarthySun]

- Drink a glass of water

 

- Exercise

 

- Masturbate

 

- Breathe in, breathe out

 

- Move your toes

 

- Whatever else helps you, I guess?

[sohkmj1]

If your body is used to sleeping late at night, do it. I've had to stay up 12-3am almost every day last year, which makes me unable to sleep before 11.30pm. I don't usually have a problem with that.

 

Stay away from any exciting things before you sleep too. Stuff like... horror movies... a documentary is ok.

 

If all else fails... try sleeping pills, although getting addicted is another thing.

 

If you have your own room,

 

1. Make the room as cool as possible (not freezing, just so that when you cover yourself it feels nice.

 

2. Make it as dark as possible. Yes, do it. Switch off all lights, close the door, whatever.

 

Do remember to relieve yourself, if you must, and try sleeping at the body's natural resting time. (for teens it is about.... 10-11 pm, i believe)

[Iamdan]

The only thing I can think of that hasn't been mentioned is this:

 

 

 

You can train yourself to sleep in a few ways, I know two techniques.

 

 

 

The first being that you don't use your bed for anything other than sleep (or if you have a girl over) so your body gets used to not being awake in bed.

 

 

 

The second build on the first, and rather than waiting in bed until you fall asleep, get in bed around 15 minutes before you fell asleep the night before. It can be hard, and it can get worse, but soon you will become accustomed to falling asleep within 15-20 minutes. Then just go to bed 15 minutes earlier again, until you are at the time you want.

 

 

 

Also, even 1 late night can really mess up your sleep pattern so avoid them.

[reaper88888]

Do what I do, and watch the home shopping network. Works like a charm.

[SpacePope]

I recommmend reading through the creepypasta.com archives. (b^o^)b

[JeremyM]

reading makes me tired :lol:

[klankaos]

Two things that have already been suggested are the things I use. I'm often up late, and when I try to get to bed early, I have a bad time of it quite often. But I always - ALWAYS - have noted a difference when I go to sleep reading a GOOD book (a bad book just makes you bored and forces your mind to wander) and listen to GOOD music. For instance, I fall asleep reading George R. R. Martin books and listening to Dream Theater more easily than I sleep without anything. That's all the advice I've got. Sorry =(

[Zox]

Just don't think about stuff much. I know it's hard, but try to lose concentration.

[Boris5000]

Read a really boring book, like a bible...

 

Or... Lie with your eyes open and you eventually drop-off... I used to have problems sleeping, but now I can't help fall asleep while watching tv...

[Randox]

Melatonin. It's the hormone that tells your body to go to sleep. You don't need a prescription to buy it. If you use it, DO NOT expose your eyes to light if you can help it. Any light makes it less effective.

[trapical]

You can't force yourself to sleep if you body doesn't require it. You may be one of those people who only needs 5h of sleep a night, and trying to get more will throw your body out of wack.

 

 

 

My father is a psychiatrist, and the method I heard from him is the same I have read about in many guides to insomnia or just general feelings of lethargy. Its just two rules, one involves the time you get up, one is the time you go to bed.

 

 

 

 

 

Step one: Set a fixed wake up time.

 

Make it 8am, 9am, 7:38am, whatever you want. Just follow the two rules

 

- Keep to the schedule. You can not sleep in some days and wake up early other days. Once every other week is okay for an appointment or something, but don't sleep in on weekends for the heck of it. This will screw up the whole thing.

 

- When you're alarm rings, get out of bed. Don't use snooze. It's a bad habit and shouldn't be done by anyone really, but it should be especially avoided by someone in your situation

 

 

 

Step Two: Go to bed when you get tired

 

Sounds stupid I know, but trust me on this one. Start today, pick your desired permanent wake up time and then don't go to bed until you start yawning.

 

 

 

Do you plan to get up at 6am and therefore feel you should go to bed at 10pm? Bah, screw that. Set your alarm for 6am and go to bed when you are tired. Is it midnight and your still not tired? Good, keep going. You're planning to teach your body a lesson, treat it like a child that needs to be disciplined. If it doesn't want to be tired until 2am, thats fine, it will be punished by your 6am wake up call. Remember, you're the boss of your body, if you then wake up at 6am and your body is saying it wants more sleep, tough luck body, its 6am and you are now getting up at this time so your body better get used to the idea.

 

 

 

And it will.

 

 

 

Your body isn't stupid, it will learn the 6am wake up very, very fast. Two days it all it usually takes. After that, your body will know that it is in fact, no matter what, getting up at 6am the next morning. It will then know exactly when to tell you (the brain) when it is tired and wants you to go to bed. Listen to it at this point, once your body knows of the fixed wake up time, listen to it and you're sleep will be flawless. You feel tired, go to bed and when you wake up you will feel like you had a cup of coffee already, you just slept for the perfect amount of sleep that your body needed.

 

 

 

 

 

This technique will cure the most serious, life threatening forms of insomnia. Your sleep problem is no match for it :

[Bufoman]

Wine might help... I don't know if you are old enough though (depends where you live). It has helped me in the past, but some times has resulted in terrible nightmares...

 

 

 

Also be sure to get up at a regular time, that might help as well. I try to get up no later than 8am, and I try to go to bed at around 10PM (wake up at 6am to go to college twice a week).

[Giordano]

For me its simple, just lay in your bed/mattress, look at the ceiling and think about stuff that makes you happy and imagine you doing it (I always think of having my crush as my gf, but thats another story) and you'll fall right asleep before you even know it.

 

 

This is such a great way to fall asleep. Unfortunately I've done it durning math class once... :oops:

 

 

 

Trapical's set scheule works like a charm too. I've started going to bed at 10PM and waking up at 6:15AM and it usually fall asleep by 10:30 tops.

 

 

 

 

 

And if all of that doesn't work, try sex. Not being funny, totally serious. After ejectuation, the male body releases chemicals that make you sleepy. Plus the phyiscal 'exercise' you just did helps add on to the sleepliness. Or you could try just masburating.

[Adam007]

Is there anything going on in your life that's messing your sleep up? I'd try to minimize any internal dialogue going on your head though. I find it's better to try to just not focus on anything rather than counting sheep. Once you aren't aware your thoughts are hurting you from falling asleep you can fall asleep easier. Counting sheep and stuff just intensifies that frustration. If you can't not think, just synch the thoughts "in....out....in...out" with your breathing or something. You're better off not paying attention to your internal dialogue though.

[silver_wits]

Try meditating.. basically try thinking of nothing at all... :?

 

 

 

[it's really hard to do] but maybe you'll reach nirvana 8-)

[navigrassor]

Do some sports or smth. that your body would be tired... Tehn you might fall asleep easier.

 

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[Saru Inc]

Do some sports or smth. that your body would be tired... Tehn you might fall asleep easier.

 

 

Umm. what?

 

 

Are you trying to be OT Jesus bring [cabbage] back to life?

 

 

 

On topic:

 

The best way to sleep is naturally, pills don't do crap. There are ways to fix your circadian rhythm, just takes time. However I suffer from primary and tertiary (if my memory serves me correct) of Insomnia, so I know what it's like. And sports doesn't always help, if I go running my usual 2 miles anytime after 5pm I am too wired to stay away, but to tired to do anything. Do it before 5pm? Nothing happens. So I just get my 4.5 hours of sleep and move on.

[Star_Fox]

Some tips I can give you is:

 

-Stay away from your bed during daytime.

-Do not eat anything at least 3 hours before sleeping.

-Don't take naps.

-If you are sedentary, try to exercise.

 

As far as I know, Insomnia is VERY common among adolescence and younger adults.

If you are one, try to get over it. I've had Insomnia as early as my middle school years.

[The Dark Lord]

 

Make sure these critters aren't in your mattress. They can cause a lot of complications when you're trying to fall asleep.

 

Likewise, I've read that others suggested that you masturbate. While this can help (it releases some chemical, but I can't remember what it is called), it can also make you uncomfortable because of the wetness. I'm speaking from personal experience. Sometimes when you're really having trouble falling asleep, masturbating is the last thing you want to do.

 

The thing that helps me most is getting up, getting a glass of water from the kitchen, and sitting at my desk before going to bed (don't get on the computer). Likewise, try to take a shower, brush your teeth, etc IMMEDIATELY before going to bed. It helps you relax. You can also fill a bathtub with warm water and soak in it for an hour and a half (while letting your body float) and that helps to relax some of your muscles.

[Range_This11]

Sometimes if I really struggle to fall asleep, I smoke a very small amount of weed. Not enough to get high, but just enough to catch a relaxing buzz. This suggestion only applies if you're into that sort of thing. If you're not, disregard this post.

[Saru Inc]

An hour and a half of floating? WAT.

 

 

I have definitely noticed taking a shower helps, by far.

 

 

I've always practiced this since I was a child, and it's always worked better than any pill.

 

 

Close your eyes, have no light pointing towards them (so sleep opposite of night light, if applicable)

And envision what you want your dreams to be like, or try to remember your past dreams. Soothing music can help, I've always slept with "calm" music on for the past 10 years or so.

[Range_This11]

An hour and a half of floating? WAT.

 

 

I have definitely noticed taking a shower helps, by far.

 

 

I've always practiced this since I was a child, and it's always worked better than any pill.

 

 

Close your eyes, have no light pointing towards them (so sleep opposite of night light, if applicable)

And envision what you want your dreams to be like, or try to remember your past dreams. Soothing music can help, I've always slept with "calm" music on for the past 10 years or so.

I used to throw on the local classical music radio station when I was younger. Worked like a charm.

[Saru Inc]

oh well what I meant is any music not screaming music, usually the artist I'm into at the time. Too soothing like Sarah Brightman and I never wake up. (Since the music that plays on my 3gs when I go to sleep is the same that wakes me up)