How do you get off to sleep?

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funky munky

Discussion Starter · Oct 13, 2006

Having trouble sleeping, for a while now..

Just wondering what works for you folks..

Massive work-out of body and/or mind?

Nocturnal olympics?

Narcotics?

Brown Booze?

Reading?

and so on...

ps: Don't mention 'go to the doctor... I've spoken to 3, all with terrible and unsympathetic advice'

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DarkHorse

· #2 · Oct 13, 2006

Imagin you are lying on a beach

Don't use the computer/watch tv for at least an hour before you go to bed

Don't eat before you go to bed

Get more exercise during the day but not right before you go to bed

Reading always helps me

DarrenW

· #3 · Oct 13, 2006

I read... Old car magazines, pulled randomly from my collection. Last night I read a fantastic article in an old copy of CAR about driving the Lancia Thema 8.32 (the Ferrari engined one) all over Italy and up in the Dolomites

But yeah, basically I read until my eyeballs bleed and then fall asleep.

What's keeping you awake though? Can't get comfy? Or is there loads of stuff repeatedly spinning round in your heed?

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Samage

· #4 · Oct 13, 2006

If I can't sleep, I get dressed and go for a run. The cool night air is relaxing, and I tire myself out with the running-ness.

Pilgrim

· #5 · Oct 13, 2006

Hard work and a 10 month old rug rat wears me the fuck out

but its

too

vr666m

· #6 · Oct 13, 2006

Listening to music or watching TV if I am lying down sends me to sleep, so I tend to put a CD on quietly when I want to go to bed.

Reading also tires me out, and I find that a glass of milk(shake in my case) works as well.

BUDGET BUS

· #7 · Oct 13, 2006

reading.....

Highonlife

· #8 · Oct 13, 2006

a case of too many minds me tinks

volksman

· #9 · Oct 13, 2006

Running, get the body tired. works for me. used to regularly see 3.30 am. but now i go out for a run after work. sleep like a baby now

walkerdude2001

· #10 · Oct 13, 2006

need for speed most wanted.....until i cant effing think anymore...

lammyrider

· #11 · Oct 13, 2006

'sleepaid' from a co-op pharmacy, it's an antihistamin that obv used to make people too drowsy,works a treat really lulls you to sleep.
whenever i've had periods were i cant sleep i found useing this for a while sort of breaks the cycle, and i just get used to fallin asleep again without my brain going ten to the dozen.

twiglet73

· #12 · Oct 13, 2006

Dude, I know how you feel except I am limited to what I can do to aid the process at the moment :lol:

Worst thing I have at the moment is "restless legs syndrome" its not pleasant and with that and anxiety I cant sleep at all right now :crazy:

Sorry I am not much help, I hope you are sleeping soundly soon :hug:

bayblondie

· #13 · Oct 13, 2006

red wine makes me sleepy! :crazy: but that is not an advisable way of getting to sleep each night!! like alot of peeps i find reading good... jumping into a good story or someone else life in a book takes me away from the day i've had and helps me turn off, and turn on the zzzzz's......

or if all else fails i count in my head....sound crazy, i don't picture sheep or anything i just count and count until i find myself waking up the next morn!

good luck :hug:

Missbugbabe

· #14 · Oct 13, 2006

If I stay up too late I lost my sleepyness and go back to be being wide awake

A mug of hot milk usually works, if not sex/a wank does the trick

edit: however I have only just woken up after 12 hours sleep (probably not a good thing :lol: )

Big Al

· #15 · Oct 13, 2006

Don't go to bed till I can't stay awake any longer!

Hate lying there awake!

FunkyDad

· #16 · Oct 13, 2006

joking apart...I sometimes have the same problem..I also suffer from major stress headaches, I also get Restless legs, if your not sure what this is, heres a link http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/restlesslegs1.shtml
sounds funny but its a real pain (no pun intended)

I wouldnt normaly say to take stuff, but I also asked my docter..infact two GP's and like you they were unhelpfull. I got onto a third GP, and I also asked our head of pharmacy in work.
try syndol..its a pain killer you can buy in any chemist, but it has a muscle relaxent in it, I have been tolled it is ok to take most nights as long as like any drug you dont go overkill on it and get addicted to painkillers...just once and a while when Im having real trouble sleeping I take two, it sends you off in no time.
Im not advocating taking painkillers here before anyone jumps on it, just an Idea thats all..works for me.

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Duble agent V.W.Ford

· #17 · Oct 13, 2006

Close your eyes and count down from 100 to 1 s.l.o.w.l.e.y............if you lose count start again, if you do get to one start again,chances are you won't do it twice.

garethj

· #18 · Oct 13, 2006

I don't usually have any trou.............................................

fingy

· #19 · Oct 13, 2006

i reead pyros jokes and freshprinces threads if that dont work i watch telly ..

peelo

· #20 · Oct 13, 2006

funky munky said:
Having trouble sleeping, for a while now..

Just wondering what works for you folks..

Massive work-out of body and/or mind?

Nocturnal olympics?

Narcotics?

Brown Booze?

Reading?

and so on...

ps: Don't mention 'go to the doctor... I've spoken to 3, all with terrible and unsympathetic advice'

If I don't just drift off.

I can kind of meditate myself to sleep.

Consciously relax each part of your body a bit at a time but concentrate on relaxing your jaw and your bum as the main places to release tension.

Concentrate on breathing... ask nothing of it other that it is... have a mantra... no joke but counting sheep works as a mantra.

If you come off from concentrating on breathing and your mantra and start thinking about something then just come back to it again.

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