not sleeping.....again

[sivic02]

I have the same problem with not being able to sleep. One thing i do is when im just staring at the celing close your eyes and contract every muscle one at a time starting with your toes then calves then stomach etc. keep doing this with all your muscles and eventually they will all relax and you will start to feel sleepy....at least it works with me, and if that doesnt work then i usually do the vicodin and bourbon

[SeXy_AnGeL]

Thank you so much for the suggestions...just a few problems...

Are you worried or stressed about anything?

yes, but I'm always worried and stressed. It's just a part of my life.

Vicodin and alcohol usually works wonders.

I'm sober now (a month now, I think. but that's a whole different thread) so that, unfortunately, isn't an option anymore.

Eat a ton of carbs. They make you sleepy.

I'm not very good when it comes to eating. I'm just not very hungry, so eating a ton is quite a task for me.

beat heavy techno trance dance music mixes do it for me

just tends to wake me up even more...unfortunately

Watch a George Bush speech, you'll be out cold in a minute.

Well...I am a Bush supporter but his speeches, accent, and interesting diction do make me laugh.

Yeah, if you're worried about something that will keep you up. Aside from the chemical suggestions made previously, usually some exercise, even a 1/2 hour walk will help out.

some excercise usually turns into an all out session...like 2-3 hours running. and right now, i can't really do much of that b/c of medical problems.

ohh sleep i found the greatest thing for that, its called Simply Sleep, its made by tylenol and its not tylenol PM. This stuff works wonders, im suprised you dont need a prescription for this shit.

yeah, I took that last night, and didn't even touch me...



Thank you all so much for your suggestions...They are really very good. I just wish something worked...I did get about 20 minutes of sleep last night. So we will see...Thanks again for your help!

[goat_launcher]

Do heroin...nah sorry. Good luck on the sobriety shit byt the way I'm in that too right now. Are you doing the AA thing? I am. My best advice is see a doctor, or less majorly, whatch what you do during thay daytime that might hinder you sleeping at night. Alot of ppl that quit alcohol turn to smoking or caffiene - replacing one addiction with another so watch your caffeine intake also I know you always have stress, so it's always good to solve the problems of your day B4 you got to bed...if you got stuff on your mind thats keeping you preoccupied, of course your noty gonna get sleep. Keep us updated. Peace.

[aloharocky]

Tylenol is poison and will kill you a few years later. It eats up your liver. Put some tylenol in milk and give it to a cat. Watch what happens.

[clawhammer]

I would try something different. Do not have anything in your body (caffeine, sleeping pills, alcohol, anything) and then try it. Make sure that you don't have any of that for an entire day before you try sleeping. Hopefully this might help you.

[b18ls]

A long night of hanky panky leaves me pretty tired.

If not, then party all night and go to work the next morning. If you continue this for long enuf, your body will want rest.

You can even do a combination of hanky panky and parting all night. If it doesn't work, you'll have good times to show for your trouble.

[jon@af]

Nyquil. Half the Bottle.

[rwood13]

SeXy AnGeL ..... you mention medical problems, are you on pescription drugs? A few years back my X was and she was having the same problem. Good luck with getting off the bottle!

[publicenemy137]

yeah take the least amount of sleeping pills you can, it's not good for you. I'd go into it, but I don't feel like typing out that much. Do research, it basically takes away your REM which is the sleep that makes you rest.

Other tips for falling asleep: read a book until you get tired. Reading books makes your eyes tired, and then you have to close it, then bam you fall asleep. In front of the computer until you get sleepy is not a good idea. Another idea is to watch something educational but boring on TV, it's like watching a professor lecture, you just want to sleep.

[Amish_kid]

Smoke a bowl, that usually makes me sleepy when I burn out.

[SLAYTANIC_1134]

BONG RIPS!!
Get yourself a nice 12"-20" glass bong. Fill it w/ ice water; take two or three bong hits of the nice california sticky gooey, twenty minutes and a box of cheez-its later and you will be out! Works like a charm!

[xviciousx]

Run. Just go outside and run. Keep running. Turn around. Run back. Repeat until you can't run anymore. Then crawl. Just go outside and crawl. Crawl back. You'll be done.

[-Jayson-]

SEX OMG I FORGOT! it really does make you sleepy, just relaxes you so much. . .maybe thats why im so tired right now

[SeXy_AnGeL]

Originally Posted by aloharocky

Tylenol is poison and will kill you a few years later. It eats up your liver. Put some tylenol in milk and give it to a cat. Watch what happens.

Everything is a poison.....ugh...I want to sleep so bad i'm about to cry.....

[ec437]

Don't use your bed for anything but sleeping and sex. No reading in bed, no nothing but sleeping and sex. Thats one of the things a sleep specialist will tell you, and it does help.

Also, turkey contains natural chemicals that make you drowsy and aren't bad for you. Forget what they're called. So go eat a couple turkeys.