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Insomnia
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BonBon said on July 25, 2003 20:13:
Grr, don’t you just hate it when you can’t get to sleep? And this heat is making it even worst.
Just thought I’d share my ’grrr’ with everyone. Incidentally, does anyone have any good tips for getting to sleep at times like this?
Jackeill said on July 25, 2003 21:41:
oh that’s my problem also! nowadays i’m going to sleep bout 3 am, but i stay awake since 4 or 5... it’s terrbile :[[[
try to listen to great green day’s album ’insomniac’ ;] it helps me sometimes ;]
harriej said on July 25, 2003 21:44:
Make yourself really tired by doing a lot of sports in the evening, after that listen to “Go to sleep (CBB-album) on repeat-mode” and read a boring book!
That should do the job.
kiwijazza said on July 26, 2003 02:28:
I have it too. In fact, “n-Somnia” is gonna be my stage name when I get a new band started. I already use it on some music sites. You can all look it up on MP3.com and BeSonic.com if you wish to. :)
ally77 said on July 26, 2003 16:17:
Yeah I have the same problem, so I just come down and log on here and MSN!!
derek said on July 26, 2003 18:20:
i havnt slept good in yrs im a person who needs 3to4 hrs but the rest of the night is tossing and turning and thats what makes me tired again but i try drinking herb thee. sometimes it helps but not allways and iv tried a lot of things but nothing helps
ally77 said on July 26, 2003 19:57:
@ Wendy... is it a good idea to put some toast.... with the milk and honey????
Santi said on July 26, 2003 20:50:
No, it’s not, hot milk with honey is for sleeping, with toast is for waking up :D:p
wendy said on July 27, 2003 08:46:
Depends with who i’m sleeping :p
So,yes and no :p
What about you?? :D
DaminehGessle said on July 27, 2003 10:42:
I sleep well on weeknights as I have to get up at 5 and go to work! Although I sleep at 1:30 and don’t get much sleep. I am not a good sleeper in general. I wake up so many times, toss and turn... very annoying.
Tonight I can’t go to sleep. I had a very busy Saturday and went to a Lantern Festival here in Vancouver. It is amazingly beautiful. So now at 3:44AM, I can’t go to bed! I know I have to wake up at 7:30 as I am going to Molson Indy. I hope I can get up then!
derek said on July 27, 2003 19:12:
nope iv tryed most things wendy but honey didnt help /a princess hmm kinky
wendy said on July 27, 2003 20:15:
Listen to some really relaxing music :)
Sometimes,before i go to bed,i put the radio on some station that only plays classic music,using piano’s and so on,it’s beautiful and makes me really tired :DD
wendy said on July 29, 2003 19:21:
Ok,just wanna help you :D
Or,do the same as me,work work work :s
That helps :s
There was a time,i got out of bed,at 8,even in weekends,but,since i’m working,i wake up at 10 and most times i fall back asleep,just cuz i’m so tired :s
derek said on August 3, 2003 12:41:
i do work 13hrs a day mostly so thats maybe why i cant sleep or im just over tired
derek said on August 4, 2003 14:57:
yea you could be right wendy i just cant seem to switch of at nights but iv gotten use to it i surpose
antz said on August 11, 2003 05:45:
@kiwijazza: Cool Sounds! Have they officialy been released (as CD)? Do you plan to do a whole album?
I have often thought about creating my own music. But I would have to get a keyboard & all the other software etc.
Majdy said on August 14, 2003 16:00:
God I hate being insomnia. I’ve been have this for years... I have been trying everything but it didn’t work...
now, it’s midnight here and I couldn’t sleep, so here I’m online again, hoping find something interesting on the net..
LittleSpooky said on August 16, 2003 03:06:
I have to be one of the most ass-backwards sleepers. I can sleep just fine during the day, and like to roam at night. But because my job doesn’t have a midnight to 8am or anything like that, I have to be up during the day. I thrive better when the sun goes down. How weird is that?
**I really should read stuff as I type it... (spell checks)**
derek said on August 17, 2003 13:06:
me no little boy me 6ft 4in so me big boy ha ha.at times i dont want to go to bed even though im tired but in the end i have to or else fall of the chair
wendy said on August 17, 2003 19:25:
Actually,i think insomnia is bull****
Instead of thinking “i can’t sleep i can’t sleep” think of something very beautifull :O
Santi said on August 17, 2003 19:50:
Doesn’t work. I’ve been insomniac since I was a little child, and nothing helps. Just following very strick rules about sleeping times and modes. You should ask your doctors.
LittleSpooky said on August 17, 2003 20:02:
Insomnia is a very real problem that many people face throughout the world. And to say that it is bull****, is very offensive to me.
I’ve been to numerous doctors, and have tried different sleep remedies, ranging from: Homeopathic herbs and teas, to prescribed medications. They all do ONE thing to me: I cannot get up and function the next day. It takes about 16 hours for the drug to wear out of my system, even at the LOWEST dosage. So, I just deal with it and my life is okay.
Derek: Ooooh... big boy ;o)
LittleSpooky said on August 18, 2003 02:42:
BonBon: Don’t pick on her.
Wendy: The trouble with a lot of “conditions” like insomnia, sleepwalking, and others is that a lot of folks share your opinion. You’re not wrong for that. But misunderstandings or plain ignorance isn’t helpful to those that suffer from something that is very real. I WISH that there was something for me to do that would let me sleep and function like a “normal” person.
But there isn’t. So, I do what I can. This is part of who I am, and it will be like that for the rest of my life. This isn’t something I grow out of. Maybe, as I grow older, I’ll finally start on a normal sleep cycle. You know... go to bed early like the old farts do ;o)
wendy said on August 18, 2003 14:08:
Hmmmmmmmmm.....My nephew is a sleepwalker :s he can do weird stuff sometimes
But,i don’t understand insomnia,i really don’t :s
I mean,if i say Santi he haves to go to bed (yeahyeah :DD ) he just tells me “i can’t sleep” :s That’s an all wrong attitude,isn’t it?? :O
derek said on August 18, 2003 17:19:
hey littlespooky.i surpose im a old fart he he but iv tried early and late to bed but nothing works i cant seem to switch of i dont think that i need a lot of sleep maybe 3or4 hrs knock-out dont know anything dont dream and then the rest of the night tossing and turning.
wendy if i think of some thing beautifull (hmm)i may never get to sleep
LittleSpooky said on August 19, 2003 04:53:
Wendy: Have you ever had a night where no matter what you did, you couldn’t fall asleep? Whether you were excited for an upcoming event in you life (say a trip that you’ve really wanted), or you felt dread about something? Those sleepless nights are a regular occurance for people with insomnia. It’s not like we have extra worries or anything like that, it’s just that we can’t fall asleep just as easily as others can.
Derek: Nah... that was just an off the cuff comment. My grandparents used to go to bed around 11pm and up at around 5 or 6. My grandmother had nights where she was just up, and so she read. That’s when I discovered that my insomnia wasn’t just a “phase” like I originally thought when fist diagnosed with it in the late 80s. It has been persistent throughout my life, and as I got older, I figured out that I am a nocturnal. A person who functions better at night.
Right now, it’s 2257 and I’m a little bit tired, had a hard day at work. But, I’ll be up at 0430 for work and pretty much ready to face the day. I’ve done the warm milk, and sometimes that helps. But it’s frickin EXPENSIVE. *chuckles* What about you? You function better at night or day?
derek said on August 19, 2003 18:51:
well let me see yes i function good in the day i have to when im playing around with paint and other s*** and i can function good in the night .but that all depends who im with *wink wink*and what im doing .but at times i dont want to go to bed because i know i cant sleep good but you get use to it over the yrs
wendy said on July 25, 2003 21:12:
sleep naked