Question for people who have problems sleeping?!
Question: Question for people who have problems sleeping.?
People who have severe problems sleeping on a regular basis-do you find it best to just lay there and try to sleep or to just get up and do things.?
I have a diagnosis of depression and go through periods where I either sleep to much or cant get to sleep or stay asleep for a long period.
Its 1.30am here in the UK and getting really frustrated by it. I've been out and about today etc so there's no reason I shouldnt be sleepy so I've just got back up.Health Question & Answer
I have a diagnosis of depression and go through periods where I either sleep to much or cant get to sleep or stay asleep for a long period.
Its 1.30am here in the UK and getting really frustrated by it. I've been out and about today etc so there's no reason I shouldnt be sleepy so I've just got back up.Health Question & Answer
Answers:
If you're having trouble sleeping and find that you are just laying in bed staring at the ceiling it is actually important to get up out of bed and start doing something in another room. This way your brain won't associate your bed as a place to play video games or watch TV before bedtime (which both overactively stimulate your brain function, so put all of your electronics away about an hour before you want to fall asleep.)
If you've always had trouble sleeping it's important to put yourself on a sleep routine. As I've mentioned before, put all of your electronic gadgets away an hour before bedtime so that your brain can start to wind down for the day. Before you go to bed, do something that you will be able to do everyday before falling asleep such as brushing your teeth or reading a boring book. After you have been doing the same thing before bed your mind will get used to the signal to start relaxing more. It also helps if you fall asleep and wake up at the same time everyday (even on the weekends) so that your biological clock will be regulated. Best of luck!Health Question & Answer
If you've always had trouble sleeping it's important to put yourself on a sleep routine. As I've mentioned before, put all of your electronic gadgets away an hour before bedtime so that your brain can start to wind down for the day. Before you go to bed, do something that you will be able to do everyday before falling asleep such as brushing your teeth or reading a boring book. After you have been doing the same thing before bed your mind will get used to the signal to start relaxing more. It also helps if you fall asleep and wake up at the same time everyday (even on the weekends) so that your biological clock will be regulated. Best of luck!Health Question & Answer
Well you said you got enough activity today, and that's one thing that makes me not sleep, doing nothing all day.
And the other thing that can make me not sleep is if my mind is racing about some problem. When that happens, what I've found that helps is to just keep a good book on my night stand. And if I find myself laying there awake with my mind racing, then I pick up the book and read without sitting up, just until I really get into the plot, so that then I am peacefully thinking about the book instead of the issue in real life. And that usually helps me go back to sleep.
Hope you get some rest.Health Question & Answer
And the other thing that can make me not sleep is if my mind is racing about some problem. When that happens, what I've found that helps is to just keep a good book on my night stand. And if I find myself laying there awake with my mind racing, then I pick up the book and read without sitting up, just until I really get into the plot, so that then I am peacefully thinking about the book instead of the issue in real life. And that usually helps me go back to sleep.
Hope you get some rest.Health Question & Answer
hmm maybe thats my problem. i have diagnosed depression too and i will either sleep for 10-13 hours if i dont set an alarm, regardless of what time i go to bed, or i wont fall asleep til like 4-5 am and even so sleep on and off the rest of the time im in bed.
usually if i can't fall asleep after 30 minutes, ill get on here, answer til im bored or something, then try again. Health Question & Answer
usually if i can't fall asleep after 30 minutes, ill get on here, answer til im bored or something, then try again. Health Question & Answer
I've had trouble sleeping my entire life. I've never noticed a clear advantage between staring at my eyelids or getting up and doing stuff. Sometimes one works, sometimes the other. I gave up a few years ago and just drink beer now. That always works eventually.
Sorry Vendetta, but I have to disagree. Video games overclock your brain and make it harder to sleep. It may work for you, but I wouldn't recommend it. A boring book, on the other hand...Health Question & Answer
Sorry Vendetta, but I have to disagree. Video games overclock your brain and make it harder to sleep. It may work for you, but I wouldn't recommend it. A boring book, on the other hand...Health Question & Answer
Alright, so I'm kind of old for this, but I play my gameboy advance when I can't fall asleep. It helps SO much. I'm in a similar situation as yours, so I kinda know what you're dealing with. :-\ Basically, I think it's better to do something WHILE you're in bed (gba, reading, etc.) rather than getting up to do stuff. I find if I get up and do stuff, I become awake again, which totally sucks. :( Good luck! I hope this helps.Health Question & Answer
When I have trouble sleeping ( which is a lot of times) I find that it is harder to fall asleep when i just lay there in bed, it is easier for me to try to forget that I'm trying to go to sleep and do something else like read or paint my nails or something.Health Question & Answer
It takes me hours to get to sleep. Turn off your computer, turn off all the lights in your house, put on a movie that you've seen a billion times and turn down the thermostat to a colder tempurature.
All of the above helps me fall asleep. Or i read until i fall asleep.
hope this helps:)Health Question & Answer
All of the above helps me fall asleep. Or i read until i fall asleep.
hope this helps:)Health Question & Answer
I get up and do something, because if I'm not going to sleep, I'd rather use the time productively than waste it fretting over the lost sleep.Health Question & Answer
try exercising.Health Question & Answer
If you can't sleep in 20 mns, get up. A previous ansewr follows:I NSOMNIA: Exercise, but not within 2 hours of bedtime. Have a warm bath, or shower, an hour before bedtime, then a glass of very warm milk, possibly with Horlicks, or one of the herbal teas, below, and use dimmer lighting. Put your mind in a position where it wants to shut itself off, and sleep. See insomnia treatments, in much more detail than can be included here, in section 3, at ezy build, below. Use one of the relaxation methods, in bed, after lights out, on pages 2, 11, 2.c, or 2.i, but they can take some time to learn, (progressive muscular relaxation excepted) so learn and become proficient in their use during the day.
An alternative is to use the EFT, in section 53, and pages 2.q, and 2.o, saying to yourself: "Even though I currently have a sleep disorder, I deeply and completely accept myself." (or choose your own wording) while you use the acupressure tapping. Some more; quick, and easy to learn, are at http://www.umm.edu/sleep/relax_tech.htm The progressive muscle relaxation, (most easily learned) guided imagery, and mindfulness breathing are known to be effective.
Find out which works best for you, in the daylight hours, so you will be prepared, come bedtime. For many people, a good idea is to develop a set "wind down" routine for the last hour before bedtime, so your subconscious mind learns that it is time to put thinking aside, and prepare for mindfulness, (awareness, without cogitation/purposeful thought) or the EFT, in preparation for sleep, but the idea with mindfulness is to not even think about sleeping: just drift off, naturally, during exercising those techniques.
Avoid TV, computer, or anything exciting in this hour, although reading a BORING! book is a good idea. I suggest that you try using the EMDR variant, below, prior to the mindfulness, or the progressive muscular relaxation, but after the EFT, if that method is chosen. Experiment, to find which combination works best for you.
In section 3 at ezy build: INSOMNIA: PAGE O - INSOMNIA: A COMPREHENSIVE POST a variant of Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing therapy is shown, which has been used successfully for those people suffering from insomnia, depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and anxiety. It is easily learned, quick to use, yet can be very effective; although it is easy to be dismissive of such a seemingly unusual technique, give it a good tryout, for at least a few weeks, to see if it is effective in your case. I learned it from a book by a published clinical psychologist, on depression insomnia, and now use it every night, and find it works well.
No coffee, tea, or other caffeine (see list in section 7) within 6 hrs of bedtime! Try a cup of chamomile herbal tea, an hour before bedtime, and employ many of the techniques in section 3. Others may prefer Sleepytime, by Celestial Seasonings, Relax, Be Sleepy, or valerian root (valerian "hangovers" possible), from supermarket tea, or health food aisles. Milk, or cream should not be used with herbal tea. http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris Health Question & Answer
An alternative is to use the EFT, in section 53, and pages 2.q, and 2.o, saying to yourself: "Even though I currently have a sleep disorder, I deeply and completely accept myself." (or choose your own wording) while you use the acupressure tapping. Some more; quick, and easy to learn, are at http://www.umm.edu/sleep/relax_tech.htm The progressive muscle relaxation, (most easily learned) guided imagery, and mindfulness breathing are known to be effective.
Find out which works best for you, in the daylight hours, so you will be prepared, come bedtime. For many people, a good idea is to develop a set "wind down" routine for the last hour before bedtime, so your subconscious mind learns that it is time to put thinking aside, and prepare for mindfulness, (awareness, without cogitation/purposeful thought) or the EFT, in preparation for sleep, but the idea with mindfulness is to not even think about sleeping: just drift off, naturally, during exercising those techniques.
Avoid TV, computer, or anything exciting in this hour, although reading a BORING! book is a good idea. I suggest that you try using the EMDR variant, below, prior to the mindfulness, or the progressive muscular relaxation, but after the EFT, if that method is chosen. Experiment, to find which combination works best for you.
In section 3 at ezy build: INSOMNIA: PAGE O - INSOMNIA: A COMPREHENSIVE POST a variant of Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing therapy is shown, which has been used successfully for those people suffering from insomnia, depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and anxiety. It is easily learned, quick to use, yet can be very effective; although it is easy to be dismissive of such a seemingly unusual technique, give it a good tryout, for at least a few weeks, to see if it is effective in your case. I learned it from a book by a published clinical psychologist, on depression insomnia, and now use it every night, and find it works well.
No coffee, tea, or other caffeine (see list in section 7) within 6 hrs of bedtime! Try a cup of chamomile herbal tea, an hour before bedtime, and employ many of the techniques in section 3. Others may prefer Sleepytime, by Celestial Seasonings, Relax, Be Sleepy, or valerian root (valerian "hangovers" possible), from supermarket tea, or health food aisles. Milk, or cream should not be used with herbal tea. http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris Health Question & Answer