Howdy, i'm 16 and i'm a junior in high
school. I find that since I can remember
i've always had problems sleeping, I can
never get to sleep when I want to. I've
tried different diets, quitting
caffienated drinks, and exercizing daily.
But nothing seems to work other than
doing so much physical activity that I can
barely move. My lack of sleep is
starting to affect school, i'm getting a
minimum amount of required sleep, and even
that isn't enough. On weekdays I am
forced awake a 6 am to get ready for
school and am out the door to school by
7:30. I go to bed usually at 8-9 pm,
leaving plenty of sleep time, but I never
get to sleep until about 12-3 in the
morning. On weekends I sleep to noon, or
past noon and never wake refreshed, only
tired. Is there anyone who can give me
advice?
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Outkast424
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 May 2004 Posts: 3 Location: SC
Posted: 05-11-04 14:32pm
I kind of have the same problem. Just
exercise more during the day and don't go
to bed as early. Also try reading a
book. If you find it hard to sleep
reading a "good" book just find one of the
most boring books you can find and just
start skimming. You'll be out in no
time.
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Warmheart
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 4
Insomnia Posted: 07-15-04 19:58pm
How are your pillows? Are they
comfortable, and your bed is that
comfortable also? Where do you sleep?
Do you have your own room? It is
important. We all want to feel special
and in the evening, sometimes it is not
that way. The bedroom is a special warm
place to be. Do you use your bedroom
just for sleeping or do you use it for
other activities? Do you have a clock in
your room, if so take it out or turn it
around. This way you wont be looking at
it during the night. These are
distractions. I change my pillows every
three months, I find that my head is
uncomfortable. I wont listen to music,
for me it is to stimulating and it keeps
me up. I hope these suggestions help,
good luck
Try to go to bed at the same time each
night and get up same time every
morning.Ie...Weekends...Try not to sleep
most of the day as this will cofuse your
body and muck you up for the rest of the
week.
Small peace of advice but it may be
related to your sleeping till late at
weekends?
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tina_28
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Jul 2004 Posts: 11 Location: India
Posted: 07-15-04 21:31pm
Hello
there are some self help tips which you
can find helpful. They are as follows:
try to go to sleep at the same time each
night and get up at the same time each
morning.
Try not to take naps during the day
because naps may make you less sleepy at
night.
Make your sleeping place comfortable. Be
sure that it is dark, quiet, and not too
warm or too cold.
Don't eat a heavy meal late in the day.
A light snack before bedtime, however, may
help you sleep.
If you have trouble lying awake worrying
about things, try making a to-do list
before you go to bed. This may help you
to relieve of those worries for whole
night.
I hope you will find them helpful!!
Tina
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JFS
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Oct 2004 Posts: 3 Location: Montréal
Insomnia Posted: 10-29-04 10:15am
This message is for canadians:
i'm looking for the documentary in search
of sleep (cbc in june 2004). If anyone
have it, please write to me. I'm ready to
pay a couple of dollars.
I have two thoughts about falling asleep,
and I realize that falling asleep happens
differently for different people.
The first idea has already been mentioned
and that is to start reading in bed.
Since you are in school, I would suggest
reading your school books. One of two
things will happen... Either you will
fall asleep, or if you don't, you will be
one of the best read students in school
and should be able to ace all of your
tests. You might actually get out of
school having learned something.
I though of the second idea after seeing
something at a friends house. They
recently had a pretty cool (i'm dating
myself) mural painted on their ceiling.
It is a mural that is invisible in light
and is painted with glow in the dark
paint. It is a mural of the night sky and
they lie in bed and look up into a real
looking night sky as they fall asleep.
They say that it is great. I am going to
have one painted for my daughter who has a
hard time falling asleep too, and one for
myself. I would check out their site and
maybe see if they have someone in your
area who you could call. If they don't
have someone there, they might be able to
find someone for you. Their website is www.Nightskymurals.Com
if neither one of those suggestions works
for you, then I don't know what to
suggest. I never go to bed early, but if
I did I would fall asleep pretty fast with
a book, even a good one.
