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| angelarab |
Posted - 08 Jun 2009 : 2:10:52 PM
how do some people fall asllep when the head hits the pillow, and others just can't do it?
I go to bed about 9pmish crawlling to my bed so tired, sleep then wake at 12ish 2ish 3ish 5ish alarm goes off at 6.15am  sitting at my desk now i could quite happy shut my eyes.
I have nice warm baths no tv in bed usually fall asleep reading don't eat after 8ish no caffine after 6pm. |
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| geegee |
Posted - 09 Jun 2009 : 7:05:55 PM
I have terrible sleep patterns but I now take my ipod to bed and listen to audio books. It takes me ages to get through a book as I always fall asleep listening to them.
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| jacki |
Posted - 09 Jun 2009 : 5:41:58 PM
i take my ds to ned and play brain training! within 10 mins im zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz if i wake same again! a;so try gnt |
| baxter |
Posted - 09 Jun 2009 : 5:21:48 PM
Hello..... zzzzzz you could always come and look after my 11 day old baby and i'll swap you, would give you something to do when you wake up ?!
Seriously pregnancy works, i slept for 9 months i think....other than that i defo recommend Rescue Remedy and really chilled out music..... it's horrible not being able to sleep, i went through a phase when i was very stressed at work and it's so difficult to get your mind to stop racing. Yoga and meditation also helps, there are some meditation exercises that calm the "monkey mind" you relax and imagine a jungle and a lion roaring, birds squawking, elephants trumpeting, lots and lots of noise and then you search for a single songbird and zone in on it and it's tune above the din of the jungle... sounds barking mad but does work, i promise.... well it does for me, secret hippy i think!
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| Kelly |
Posted - 09 Jun 2009 : 12:28:53 PM
M Robson - 'if that doesn't work, get pregnant!' I LIKE it 
My nan used to tell us bunny stories before bed. I don't think it was to get us to sleep though - so many little bunnies got drowned, baby hedgehogs run over etc.....
The moral of the story was always - 'if you don't do what your mummy says, you will die a horrible death.....'!  |
| Mrs Vlacq |
Posted - 08 Jun 2009 : 10:39:15 PM
the doc can advise on 'sleep hygiene' - like your bedroom is for sleeping, no tv, hot shower etc etc
Meditation? Just ot help you switch your brain off? You're a caffeine nut anyway but exercise is a good one too so leave your mucking out until evening??
Turn your matress, or have a session with a chiro - I could sleep for 3days after a treatment but it does help in general too |
| M Robson |
Posted - 08 Jun 2009 : 9:44:09 PM
A good Jack Daniels and a real good book, if that does not work, get pregnant!! You will crave every bit of sleep on offer!!  |
| gossy |
Posted - 08 Jun 2009 : 9:35:25 PM
i find a good book, or one glass of wine does the trick for me, tryed the hot bath even the lavender pillow, didnt work. |
| basbob |
Posted - 08 Jun 2009 : 9:27:07 PM
I'm exactly the same as you. But I'll always fall asleep in front of the telly |
| katherineepea |
Posted - 08 Jun 2009 : 8:37:43 PM
me too!!! i want to be able to just sleep!
and im always always tired when my alarm goes off but on the weekends i generally wake up before it goes off. it annoys me SO much! |
| Grey Girl |
Posted - 08 Jun 2009 : 8:08:41 PM
This sounds peculiar but it might work... get into the habit of telling yourself 'sleepy' type stories (make them up: bunnies in their burrows, wild horse adventures, whatever) as you snuggle down. When you wake up, start telling yourself the stories again (same sort of story). Keep this up every time you wake up. Atter a time, with luck, your mind will associate the 'sleepy story' with going to sleep and hey presto! Knockout.
Well, works for me anyway. Rarely wake up and can't get back to sleep. Also v good if I want a quick nap. |
| rosie |
Posted - 08 Jun 2009 : 7:44:16 PM
Drink warm milk with a teaspoon of treacle before bed. |
| Pasha |
Posted - 08 Jun 2009 : 3:49:58 PM
Sorry, I am one of those 'head hits the pillow and i'm out like a light'... I can sleep anywhere, anytime day or night regardless of caffeine consumption (I often have a tea or coffee just before bed).
I put it down to the fact that i'm not in there long - usually 10:30 to 05:00 and I hardly ever sleep past 07:00 on the weekend - just too much to do!
BUT my boyf bless him is like this - stopped him playing his xbox or going on the pc late at night and he's getting much better! I make him snuggle on the sofa, have a herbal tea and just chill from about 8pm onwards and also make him stick to a routine - go to bed at exactly the same time and get up at exactly the same time (like you would with a baby) - seems to work for him! Took a week of 'no sleep' and he now sleeps through much better!
Sx |
| Reagarth |
Posted - 08 Jun 2009 : 2:49:13 PM
Have you tried Bach Flower Remedies - I use White Chestnut, it stops your mind racing. If it gets really bad I take some Rescue Remedy too!! About 20 mins and feel all calm and sleepy again  Oh - no caffeine after about 3pm either!!
Good luck - there's nothing worse 
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