struggling to sleep at night

okay, so recently i've been struggling to sleep. it started on sunday night, when i laid awake for hours until about 5am i decided to go for a walk thinking that would help. i went for a walk for about an hour, and as soon as i got back i felt so sick. i finally got sleeping at 8am. then the next night, i was still awake till about 4am. it's not like i slept all day, which i didn't? i got up at a reasonable time that day. i woke up at 7.30am and couldn't get back to sleep after that. now it brings us to last night where i was awake a lot less, but i still was awake for a while!

does anyone have any tips? don't wanna go to sleep nervous another night!!

Usually I have to do stuff which tires my eyes out.
So I play games on my phone/ipod. I know it probably makes my eye sight terrible but it works!

Also putting on music softly seems to help.

BE ACTIVE

take some meds that will make u drowsy they knocked me out once and i slept str8 away whole night no problem

Watching TV usually helps me sleep or watching something on my laptop. Some people have told me to drink Horlicks before going to bed, apparently it makes you quite sleepy, never tried it myself but worth a shot.

If it doesn't get any better, I'd go to the doctors and they can recommend something.

maybe the problem is because you're worried you're gonna get no sleep. trust me, happened to me. i used to sleep from 10am and wake up around 2 every morning cause my brother would come home drunk with people and i wouldn't sleep until 6am. even when he wasn't there id wake up 2am every night cause i was expecting it and every night id go to bed expecting to wake up at 2am and i would. only stopped when i was sure he wouldn't come home, do you have a reason for not sleeping in the first place?

have a **** before you go sleep

thanks for all the suggestions!

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Originally Posted by mrwoooooooo

have a **** before you go sleep

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someone had to say it! lol.

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Originally Posted by buttons

maybe the problem is because you're worried you're gonna get no sleep. trust me, happened to me. i used to sleep from 10am and wake up around 2 every morning cause my brother would come home drunk with people and i wouldn't sleep until 6am. even when he wasn't there id wake up 2am every night cause i was expecting it and every night id go to bed expecting to wake up at 2am and i would. only stopped when i was sure he wouldn't come home, do you have a reason for not sleeping in the first place?

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hmm. i'm not nervous about anything if that's what you mean? i'm not normally like this, which is why it's unusual. unless you count that i don't have to go back to college until september a reason (as in change), which i doubt either because i've never been like this when i've been off.

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yes i always play with my bits before i go to bed its like a free sleeping pill

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thanks for all the suggestions!


someone had to say it! lol.



hmm. i'm not nervous about anything if that's what you mean? i'm not normally like this, which is why it's unusual. unless you count that i don't have to go back to college until september a reason (as in change), which i doubt either because i've never been like this when i've been off.

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you said dont wanna go to sleep nervous another night? not sure then :p

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you said dont wanna go to sleep nervous another night? not sure then :p

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yeah, i'm now believing i can't sleep so you could be right!! =[

@zombies; maybe it's because your a zombie that you cant sleep. Idk but its a start!

jks try this site, I read through it looking to take some tips from it, but it had so many, so instead Ill give you the site : D

http://www.helpguide.org/life/sleep_tips.htm

You could try exercising during the day so that by the time you go to bed you'll just fall asleep because you'll be exhausted.

Also agree with watching TV/Laptop but it's best to do that when you've brushed your teeth so that when you start getting drowsy you can just switch them off without doing too much to make yourself alert again.

chloroform yourself

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-vDYOpkoWE&t=0m50s

listen to that and close your eyes

Take a break from the internet for a few days. The lights keep your brain away at night. If you really can't drag yourself away, maybe make sure you don't use it 1-2 hours before you go to bed.

Do relaxing things before you go to sleep, too. Take a bath/shower twenty minutes before you want to go to bed so you're warm when you want to go to sleep. Perhaps do things like listen to relaxing music on your iPod (or whatever, just not computer/laptop) before sleeping as well. I personally recommend music by Band of Horses (Infinite Arms in particular).

Take a bath to relax yourself/read a book

This may sound silly, but for me there are three things that actually help me get to sleep.
1. Getting really warm, under the blanket.
2. Looking at my nose.. (as silly as it sounds it works)
3. Drinking hot chocolate right before I go to bed

Like I said, these may sound ridiculous but as well as the obvious ones (i.e. being active), these could help as well.