DerangedAngel Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 Just looking to see how many of you suffer from silly mild to hella serious insomnia. I miss sleep so bad... I work nights now, so... this is my routine. I go to sleep @ around 7-8AM... sleep til' 11 (if Im lucky)... and well ok its not a long routine but it counts. That's pretty much how it goes. Anyone else with this problem... what makes you sleepy? (try not to list anything obvious i.e. meds)
sami Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 When you go to bed take off your worries before you take off your cloth.
sami Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 Don't bring your worries and fears home or drag them under your bed sheet. Leave them behind and out of your bedroom completely
DerangedAngel Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 I actually do think that is a HUGE part of the problem. Worrying about things I mean. But I just don't grasp the concept of "letting things go" or "putting them off". Things tend to stay on my mind until I feel they are resolved. And if I can't resolve them, I just sit up and think about them while watching QVC.
Tony T Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 As you grow, your body develops what is called a circadian rhythm. This is a system of times when things normally occur to you biologically, such as eating or sleeping. When normal patterns are radically changed, your body reacts in chaotic ways. Firemen who work 24-hour shifts and who have to awake suddenly and constantly all night to go on fire and rescue calls have a high incidence of insomnia...and even heart and other disorders. Many of them eventually go on disability. Thankfully, you don't have to stay awake all night subjected to sudden jolts of emergency adrenalin like firemen or policemen. Use a good search engine to read more about circadian rhythm. It's a rather scientific concept but likely there are sites that will explain it to you in more lay terms.
Arabess Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 circadian rhythm Thanks for clarifying that Tony......I've heard the term before and thought it was a 'sexual' move.......HAHAHAHA! Angel, I'm not a big sleeper either. Sometimes it's about bills...other times it's because I don't want to waste my free time sleeping. This isn't true when I'm off of work a couple of weeks (like now), but when I work 10-12 hours a day/ 6 days a week....when I AM home, I don't want to miss anything. Since you work nights, maybe you go thru the same thing.....even if subconsciously. Watching TV does help...but only if I watch something boring...like reruns of old sitcoms.
CostumeSmile Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 1st I have to say "Hi:)" to everyone....I'm back.....different name but same ol' me.....HI Arrabess Now about the sleep issue I wonder if this is something that happens with age, I'm 25 and I'm beginning to have trouble getting to sleep too. When I was in my teens I never had issues w/ sleep now I have to watch TV till I doze of or if it's really bad I'll have a glass of wine which never fails in putting me right to bed. For a while I was addicted to NyQuille but then it stopped working. I agree w/ everyone about not bringing your worries to bed but w/ me it's like I'll be fine and stress free until I do lay in bed and then my minds start working a zillion mph.
moimeme Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 Every now and then, my sleep/wake cycle goes off. One word, people: NAPS They work wonders. Even a ten-minute nap can refresh you. Also, I'm a big proponent of hot chocolate to induce sleep. The L-Tryptophan in milk is a natural knockout drug.
reasontosigh Posted February 6, 2004 Posted February 6, 2004 if you're not averse to having a sandwich before bed, try turkey. That's also loaded with tryptophan.
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