[underclocked]

how do you deal with it?

[tofu plushie]

My sleeping schedule is all messed up so I end up no sleeping that much at night. As a result I take little naps during the day for 30 min. which makes me feel better. If you have insomnia you probably have a lot on your mind. I usually stay away a lot because I worry too about what I have to do the next day. The best way to deal is to clear your mind of thoughts or listen to music that makes you relax or lulls you sleep.

I think there are certain foods/methods that can make you sleep better like drinking warm milk before you sleep but, I'm not to sure about that lol. Also, don't drink any caffeine before you sleep, obviously lol.

[&rea]

I hear ya.
It's 4:23 a.m. in Toronto right now...I haven't slept earlier than 4 am in weeks (not by choice).
I never drank coffee in high school (even during first year), but now coffee is what's keeping me awake in class.
(I hate coffee.)

[hungrycollegeboy]

hmm... when i eat, i tend to get tired afterwards. I dunno why.
But it kind of works when I'm having trouble sleeping.

[hellotiffy]

i guess i try to make up for it on weekends? but really, i just increase my coffee intake every time i think i'm about to collapse. might not be a good thing, but it's keeping me going. :<

[songielove]

OMG.. i know ppl who go to sleep @ 6 or 7am and i'm just like.. ... ...
The latest i would go to sleep on a school night is 3am .. But 6-7am is like.. wtheck? It's shining bright out!! gRrr

Anyway.. how to deal?
Yes, i "make up" for it on the weekend. And i try to eat healthier..
My roommate told me to drink milk one night.. After that, i went out for a walk..
It sure helped.

It's completely unhealthy though.
Make sure you eat your meals and drink a lot of water on a daily basis!!

[Kristen Kim]

Everyone has their own way of dealing with insomnia, mine is music. I always fall asleep with my mp3 going, works everytime.

[lackluster]

heh only got 30 minutes of sleep tonight...

but this actually helps me sleep 90% of the time (it's a bit weird)

while you close your eyes about to sleep make a image in your eyelids and just keep staring at the picture or make it move, w/e

sounds weird and you probably might not understand.. but it works for me..

i usually make a image of me skateboarding on a half pipe

don't start counting sheeps or start thinking of stuff... you won't fall asleep..

[icysnowbubble]

i have insomnia too T___T its one of the worst things ever! i only get arounf 1-2 hours of sleep everyday for the past... 10 years that i can remember.... but i dont wanna take any of those medicines though.. i dont wanna be dependent on them... as for how to fall asleep...... ive tried most of the tricks in the book and it doesnt help me

[haibaragi]

aw man, it was terrible when i had insomnia right before 2nd semester started. i was really really stressed out and no matter how tired i was i couldn't fall asleep until 5 am. i just kept rolling around thinking about stuff but then i started doing yoga and it's helped me A LOT. now i don't have as much trouble falling asleep.. i lay awake 15 min max.

[blueangel15]

exercise.....can tire you out and make u go to sleep......
The Korean Bathtub Diet thingy "Ban something? it gets me worked up and once i lay on my bed I'll fall right to sleep.

[thtlam]

usually my insomnia isn't too bad I just try to think happy thoughts and it usually works, fall asleep in less than an hour but recently it's getting worse I just stay awake until 3 or 4AM and I wake up at 7 everyday, I think it has to do with finals coming around my body wants to sleep but my mind keeps running, now I drink coffee daily to stay awake in the day but it throws my nights off, I don't know what to do but luckily spring break is coming so I'll try to make up all these sleepless nights

[BhUterFly05]

DONT TAKE A NAP DURING THE DAY ! no matter what. and stay active. do some excercise, so by the time u have to get to bed, youd be tired enough youll fall asleep easily.

[yoshiba]

Do you guys associate sleeping with your bedroom environment?

If you can't sleep walk out of the bedroom, into another room and do some exercise, such as running on the spot, to produce a lot of sweat, and to relief stress. Then followed by a 20min period of meditation, or some form of deep relaxation. Only when you feel tired and sleepy do you come back to your bedroom, and sleep. This procedure aim to make the bedroom environment more conductive to relaxation and sleep. Also no eating, reading, working, and watching television in your bedroom as it is associated with arousal states.

This combination of exercise programs and cognitive-behavior therapy a cost effective technique and shows positive results in alleviating symptoms in the long term.

Don't be dependent on drugs. Pharmacological therapy such as the use of drugs containing benzodiazepines can result in mental and memory loss. Remember limit" smoking, alcohol, and caffeine intake.

Good luck! Sleep well.

[joogrlpekaun]

I agree that taking a nap during the day doesn't necessarily help. I've tried it when I just can't sleep at night but I ALWAYS end up falling into what feels like a coma if I'm that overtired and then I sleep through stuff. I hate insomnia! I can't sleep when I need to and then a couple of times I've fallen asleep when I really needed to be awake!

[intrasigence]

If you're worrying about something, write it down on a piece of paper and put it somewhere you know (like beside your glasses or something). You can then review and solve the problem the day after. It takes your mind off it. : D

[howeirdd]

Are you referring to the actual medical condition of insomnia or something more like not being able to fall asleep for a long time because of stress or something? Or even as people are responding, to just not getting enough sleep? Because those are all very different things ...

[demllequ]

try to sleep.
if i cant then i use other methods such as counting sheep; drinking warm milk, reading...

[plusone]

By insomnia do you mean REAL insomnia or just bad sleeping cycles (aka your body is on Tokyo time when you live in Chicago...)??? Most people here sound like they just have a messed up sleeping pattern.

[LS1toSVT]

sleeping pills
sleeping every other day
exercise.