MyOwnWay 0 #1 April 25, 2004 This happens to me ALL the time, and it's getting quite annoying. I have been up since 3 a.m. and I went to bed tired as hell at 12 a.m. I am still wide awake 3 more hours later. But come, 2 p.m. I feel dead. Does this happen to any of you, and if so, what do you do to get back to sleep? I've tried the old remedy of drinking warm milk, but that doesn't seem to work. I really don't want to pop sleeping pills, as I have done in the past. Grrrrr. . . this sucks._________________________________________ all good things are wild and free - Henry David Thoreau Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fallman 0 #2 April 25, 2004 It's now 4 30 AM or so, i'll tell u when i find what works for goin to sleep, in the meantime, i'll just do some postwhoring. woa....that was cool.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunaplanet 0 #3 April 25, 2004 I turn the lights down low, pin up my Catherine Bell posters on the ceiling, turn on the lava lamp, place a carton of spring-loaded tissues next to the bed and proceed to work my shaft like it's the shifter on a Volkswagon Beatle that I'm trying to rock out of a fucking mudhole..... Wait...I've said too much Forty-two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #4 April 25, 2004 Is something bugging you or generaly niggling at you? Stop and think about it and if there is try and fix it. Other than that try getting to bed earlier and maybe go for a run in the evenings. Better to treat the cause than the symptom When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #5 April 25, 2004 I asked the same basic question a while back - here's the thread. Lots of good advice, none of which really worked for me. I'm still up until at least midnight-1 am pretty much every night. Any night I get five or more hours of uninterruped sleep I'm happy about... Hope something in there helps you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #6 April 25, 2004 I post on DZ.com or kill kittens scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildchild 0 #7 April 25, 2004 I know the feeling. It sucks. I know what my cause is though - always have too much to do (studying, working etc) and no matter what the day of the week my work is never finished. So I sit on here and procrastinate about it instead of go to bed. Hey if you get any real solutions pass them on. Will be great to pass the 4-5hours a night average!____________________________ "If there is doubt, there is no doubt." - Tonto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #8 April 25, 2004 QuoteI'm still up until at least midnight-1 am pretty much every night. Any night I get five or more hours of uninterruped sleep I'm happy about... Yea, and you kept me up way pass my bed time that one night while I was in Florida. I guess I'm just one of the lucky ones. I never have a problem falling asleep or sleeping the whole night. It's just my damn dogs that wake me in the morning, jumping around on the bed saying "Feed me, feed me."May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SarahC07 0 #9 April 25, 2004 I had issues sleeping recently and I figured out the cause and how to fix it.... I was drinking too much caffiene, so I stopped drinking caffiene after around 1 or 2 pm in the afternoon and that got my butt to sleep... and when that doesn't work, throw in a good 30-40 minutes of exercise(running for me) around 7 or 8 pm to make sure any trace of energy is used... And if that doesn't work... I start reading (looking at the pictures) in "Architectural Digest"... it gets my mind off of whatever I was thinking about and usually makes me sleepy... A luke warm glass of water always seemed to help me as well... Personally, the combination of too much caffiene and me worrying too much was what kept me up... I'm working on fixing both... Sarah Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,146 #10 April 25, 2004 I read a boring book and drink Peppermint Schnapps. That usually fixes it.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoostedXT 0 #11 April 25, 2004 I am the type of person that once my head hits the pillow my mind starts to think about things. Everything from math problems, ways to fly my body in freefall, way to invest, and just about anything you can think of. My mind wanders and nothing helps me to fall asleep. Too help me fall asleep I sometimes build plastic model kits with very very fine detail. I will write, or I will get up and go for a drive. Try forcing yourself to stay up all night. the next night go to bed at 9:30pm and you will sleep through out the night. Make it a habit to go to bed at 9:30 and get up at 5am. I have noticed my nights of being awake are after a day of sleeping in. JoeFor long as you live and high you fly and smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry and all that you touch and all that you see is all your life will ever be. Pedro Offers you his Protection. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloudseeker2001 0 #12 April 25, 2004 QuoteI turn the lights down low, pin up my Catherine Bell posters on the ceiling, turn on the lava lamp, place a carton of spring-loaded tissues next to the bed and proceed to work my shaft like it's the shifter on a Volkswagon Beatle that I'm trying to rock out of a fucking mudhole..... Wait...I've said too much HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! "Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance, others mean and rueful of the western dream" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MyOwnWay 0 #13 April 25, 2004 wow, too much info and that doesn't exactly help me any HAHAHHAHAHA_________________________________________ all good things are wild and free - Henry David Thoreau Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #14 April 26, 2004 get out some homework or one of the books from your classes... that always makes me want to go to sleep fast. MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumper03 0 #15 April 26, 2004 Well, give me a few weeks and I'll see what I can do to help you sleep sweetie!! JumpScars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #16 April 26, 2004 I go here on DZ.com and start posting. Usually about 2amish our time the threads start getting pretty dry and I go to bed!!!! =========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #17 April 26, 2004 I am not often plagued with sleeplessness, but I do have memory of some nights when I just tossed and turned, and sometimes came fully awake and couldn't rest again for a long while. Usually the worst sleepless nights I've had were caused by going to sleep with a headache, or developing one during the night. (The latter happens sometimes when it's hot or humid and I develop a sinus headache after spending time tossing and turning trying in vain to get comfortable. I think the headache comes in part from having my face sorta frowned and drawn in from frustration.) Usually if I can't sleep, I get up and get something to drink and something to eat. I simply have a hard time sleeping if I feel at all hungry, so most nights I'm sure to have eaten something within an hour or two of going to sleep. --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #18 April 26, 2004 Jeffrey, You and I have had some long nights of posting back and fourth clear until dawn before man!!! =========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zulu 0 #19 April 26, 2004 Since 91 I have never been able to get a full nights sleep. Im always up after 2-4hours then its WTF. So what I do when I really want to get to sleep, is I run mental drills in my head like picking the first word that comes to mind and try and make as many words as I can from that word, and I do this all in my head with my eyes closed. Eventually after exhausting myself with more advanced drills, I can get about 2 more hours of shut eye. Corny I know but it works for me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SBS 0 #20 April 26, 2004 I spent most of last night trading emails with my friend in france, cause she's the only person I can think of who is awake in the middle of our night. :-) -S_____________ I'm not conceited...I'm just realistic about my awesomeness... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
SBS 0 #20 April 26, 2004 I spent most of last night trading emails with my friend in france, cause she's the only person I can think of who is awake in the middle of our night. :-) -S_____________ I'm not conceited...I'm just realistic about my awesomeness... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
