Trouble Sleeping

Yes, I have, dear SCoates. What you need is Letty to rock you to sleep.<smile>

Seriously, I think the best thing to do is simply not lie in bed, but get up and do something. Sleep will eventually come.

Lots of times. No ideas.

This happens to me too. I'm very tired right around the end of my work day. If I go to sleep early, when I'm most sleepy, I wake up in a few hours. If I fight it off, I end up with insomnia.

I'm thinking that maybe with summer I'll get my sleep habits realigned.

Glad I'm not the only one.

Here's a great link, SCoates:

http://www.bastyrcenter.org/content/view/179/

As I recall, Thomas Edison only required four hours of sleep, hence the title of the article.

Just had the chance to look over that, Letty, and it was very fitting.

Good, SCoates. Now I'll have to re read it.

song for the sleepless:


I couldn't sleep a wink last night
Because we had that silly fight.
I thought my heart would break,
The whole night through,
I knew that you'd be sorry,
And I'm sorry too.
I didn't have my fav'rite dream,
The one in which I hold you tight,
I had to call you up this morning,
To see if ev'rything was still all right.
Yes, I had to call you up this morning,
"Cause I couldn't sleep a wink last night.

The same thing happens to me some weeks.

What I find works best is actitude, thinking about not being able to sleep (if I don't fall asleep now I'll sleep less than 6 hours) keeps me awake. If I somehow manage to become comfortable and truly decide to sleep I usually manage to do it within 10 minutes.

For me, one of the most important factors is to not try to fall asleep, but just think about things I am interested in.

Maybe you could find something really interested to keep you going beyond 8:00, SCoates. Then you might get a full night's sleep at one shot.

I honestly think that you are not getting enough excercise during the day and/or your diet is all wrong.

Well, that's more of a result of the problem, c.i.

I work all day, and by the time I get home I'm too tired to work out, and then since I'm up so late, I can barely wake up in time for work the next day.

My diet could use some improvement, but it's not that bad.

Hey SCoates,
Boy do I feel your pain! I have not slept for about a week now and I am about ready to go completely insane!
I do eat pretty well and I get plenty of exercise, I do not drink more than one cup of coffee a day, would never drink a soft drink let alone a cola soft drink .....
This period of sleeplessness just hit me out of the blue and I am hoping it will just go away! Bloody soon, too!