Insomnia...

**Ice** · 04-15-2008, 13:52

I had the nastiest Insomnia last night. I went to bed at 1245 but didn't fall asleep until 430 and had to get up at 830. I'm going to be dragging today.

**The Foolish Horseman** · 04-15-2008, 16:24

I have real bad insomnia, i struggle to get 2 hours a night...but the annyoing thing is, if i get to sleep for longer than 2 hours, i always oversleep important appointments, like doctors, dentists ~~hookers~~ school.

Its a pain, cos when i lay down, all the thoughts ive had during the day all come back, especially about 1 girl in particular. and i cant sleep.

**spmetla** · 04-15-2008, 19:04

I'd recommend getting some exercise. Try and go for an 20-30 minute evening run and then knock out a bunch of pushups and situps or other exercises. Have a light but good meal, then read a book or paper or something. I find whenever I have had problems sleeping its either because I haven't done anything physical all day or there is something problematic coming up that I haven't taken care of yet (things due in school, work issues and so on). If you already exercise regularly try and work something that you don't normally work so that the body needs the rest to the build/rebuild those muscles (if you lift then go running, if you run go lift weights), just try and get yourself physically tired and somewhat sore.

Also if you have curtains or something close them up so that you do not awake from the sunlight pouring in.

Other less safe/healthy methods are to either try and stay up one night so that your body can sleep well the next day or to go to a bar and get totally wasted with some buddies.

Hope you get some more sleep!

EDIT:
There are A LOT of insomniacs here at the Org!

**Caius** · 04-16-2008, 00:26

As spmetla said: eat less. Don't starve, eat well but don't abuse food. We all know that food increases our energies.

**Ice** · 04-16-2008, 01:56

Originally Posted by Caius

As spmetla said: eat less. Don't starve, eat well but don't abuse food. We all know that food increases our energies.

This doesn't really help when you are weight lifting and doing cardio. It's actually not healthy or good for you.

**Big King Sanctaphrax** · 04-17-2008, 02:05

This isn't really advice for getting rid of the insomnia, but I find it's very important to general well-being-if you can't sleep, and finally drop off some time in the early morning, do not sleep in until 2-get up at your normal time, and do not take an afternoon nap. If you do either of these things, you've probably managed to turn a night's insomnia into a week or so of disrupted sleeping patterns. Not so good.