Insomniac

[The Steward]

Lately I've been a raging insomniac. I have started working out twice a day but this isn't helping. I worry and fret all the time and my mind just goes crazy until I get really exhausted. It doesn't help that I have to wear a mouth piece that annoys me and hurts me.

Does anyone else have any tips for how to fall asleep like normal?

[Rowdy Yates]

Drink a couple cold beers. 1 or 2 is usually enough. If ya drink more than that you will want to go ahead and party....lol

[Daryl Dennis]

Read a textbook. If you don't get sleepy, at least you will learn something and be able to impress/annoy people with your wealth of knowledge.

And yes, I am totally serious.

Daryl

[Ara Davies]

Yes, want my "Rocket Propulsion Elements, Sixth Edition"? That might take you a page.

[Lauren Haggerty]

I totally second the text book idea. Works everytime.

[Mallory Claire]

You could also try putting on a movie you've seen a million times and then lay down. You might get bored to sleep.

I have another suggestion, but I doubt you're game...aahaha.

[Eric Nalbone]

Um... sit online and talk to people on AIM. Since I'm generally always awake, even at ridiculous times by West Coast standards. Yeah. That might do the job.

[Ara Davies]

Eric Nalbone, are you saying I'm boring enough I put you to sleep?

[The Steward]

Eric, when I was online at 5 am your time looking for you, you were NOT awake.

I don't go to school, so no textbooks.

I don't drink, so no beer.

Poor me.

[Tammy Fox]

A couple more tips for sleepless nights. First off take a calcium supplement or a vitamin high in calcium(for some reason those vitamins always make me sleepy). Also try melatonin, I believe that is what it is called. You can get it at a health food store it is a supplement. Another suggestion is aroma therapy. I go to bath and body works and purchase the lavender and vanilla bubble bath, body wash, or pillow spray. It really helps me relax enough to fall asleep. I have also found taking a hot bath right before bed helps me unwind. ANother thing I use is white noise like a water fall or something that sounds like the ocean, those things help me relax too.
I have also found if I work out daily that helps me burn up nervous energy and help clear my head(it seems to help reduce my stress when I exercise regularly). Also, have you tried hot tea that is formulated for reducing stress or helping one sleep.

That is all I can think of right now.

Tammy

[Martin Pennington]

I'll gladly donate all of my textbooks to you since I just graduated last Friday! How about some PC Hardware Components or Cisco 4 for ya?

You wana swap? You could read up on urban theory and Marxism and I'll do the computer science, I graduate really really really soon.

[Emily Mitchell]

And I know you're not supposed to hang out in your bed during the day- that way when you actually do go to bed your body knows it is time to sleep. B)

Other than that, I can't help you- I often have the same problem too.

[Sean Feld]

Start drinking

[Angela Dee Cochran]

A movie that you like and have seen a million times, something light not serrious. I like The Beverly Hillbillys or The tenth Kingdom. I usually get about 1/3 of the way through when I drop off. also reading a book that youve read a couple of times. Also, try getting an adjustment by a chiropractor ( durring the day) some peoples bodys cant get comfortable because of daily physical repetitive stress (like computers even)

Hope you get some sleep

[Ronda Figal]

My favorite is to go to sleep to the movie "Clue" its lihgt and funny and ive seen it a million times.lol..And my amitriptyline also helps a bunch..