Turn your head off ..

sideFX

right ... I'm tossing and turning in bed. Can't sleep cause me head is racing! All about nothing and everything.

I just want to sleep! Long busy week ahead!

Anyone else suffer with this? How do you manage to turn your head off and get to sleep?

aidan_walsh

Put the pillow on your face. Nod off in no time.

Alternatively, switch off the laptop.

sideFX

aidan_walsh wrote:

Put the pillow on your face. Nod off in no time.

Alternatively, switch off the laptop.

Touché .. the fact I can't sleep I have it on.

Atrocity

[emotional rant removed]

For you I would suggest counting sheep, but that's boring. How about counting Eddie Hobbs jumping over a calculator or rhyming things with Hoff.

MooseJam

a double shot of your fav poison and night night

Tar.Aldarion

sideFX wrote:

Anyone else suffer with this? How do you manage to turn your head off and get to sleep?

I don't manage it if I have things on my mind, ah well. Not too much sleep for me these days.

sideFX

MooseJam wrote:

a double shot of your fav poison and night night

Prob there mate is I wont stop and I'll fall into work! And the suggestions on the previous post to yours would force me to drink so there's them 2 solutions out da winda

tom_ass19

u got any lights on, like a small lamp or anything, obviously turn that off but sleep wit ur back facing the ceiling, only use 1 pillow....i had troubles sleeping. i was told by the doc that its the bed and also that i drink too much coffee. have ur window open slightly, stuffy room aint good....thats all really that i cant think of...nite...haha

Karl Hungus

I can "Prescribe" something to help you relax.

sideFX

tom_ass19 wrote:

u got any lights on, like a small lamp or anything, obviously turn that off but sleep wit ur back facing the ceiling, only use 1 pillow....i had troubles sleeping. i was told by the doc that its the bed and also that i drink too much coffee. have ur window open slightly, stuffy room aint good....thats all really that i cant think of...nite...haha

I'll give one pillow a shot. Might fix my bloody creaking neck. tried it before though and couldn't get used to it. Me room ain't stuffy it's freezing! Cheers

Atrocity

I have a box of sleeping pills but shamefully i don't use them for trying to fall asleep. it's a problem i have. You could get a prescription, they're effective.

rainbow kirby

I'm like that at the moment... can't sleep at night when I really need to... just can't stop thinking about things, things between me and a friend... *sigh*

sideFX

Atrocity wrote:

I have a box of sleeping pills but shamefully i don't use them for trying to fall asleep. it's a problem i have. You could get a prescription, they're effective.

Would love to but it'd be like having a wee drink. God knows when I'd stop! I'm not that bad but ye know wha i mean?

Atrocity

yeah, i got them to fall asleep and they just took over. Next thing I know they're controlling everything. It's a funny story, I'll tell you some time!

ever try going for a short walk before bedtime?

sideFX

rainbow kirby wrote:

I'm like that at the moment... can't sleep at night when I really need to... just can't stop thinking about things, things between me and a friend... *sigh*

Crazy in't? I think of everything! From similar stuff to the match i was playing Saturday. The 'what if' syndromes on top of everything else!

Wish I could just take my head of, put it on the bedside table for the night, wake up and put it back on!

sideFX

Atrocity wrote:

yeah, i got them to fall asleep and they just took over. Next thing I know they're controlling everything. It's a funny story, I'll tell you some time!

ever try going for a short walk before bedtime?

Nah too cold this time of year....maybe for the summertime tho

missingtime

What I do is write down what is on my mind or what you are worried about. Usually works for me. I havn't been having the best sleep these days either

sideFX

missingtime wrote:

What I do is write down what is on my mind or what you are worried about. Usually works for me. I havn't been having the best sleep these days either

Might try that. Heard someone say that b4. I'd have to burn them though. Jeez imagine if someone got a hold of them?
But i'd like to keep them too and look back on them in a year and se how much madder i've got

MrJoeSoap

Karl Hungus wrote:

I can "Prescribe" something to help you relax.

No wonder people keep asking you for drugs!

Karoma

type it. encrypt it.
do NOT blog it. damn you bloggers! damn you whiney runts to heck! TO HECK!

or get it off your chest,anonymously, in PI...

Pen0s

i to am having a sleeping problem..... went to bed at 4 in the afternoon( didnt sleep since friday) and now im up awake and wired. its gonna be a long nite.

but there is an answer.......skin one up.

Edit:and a spelling problem.!

sideFX

Pen0s wrote:

but there is an answer.......skin one up

lol ... u mad? i wanna turn my head off not crank the speed up

soph

smoke a joint ! esp if your not a regular user, you will defo nod off in minutes !

Sarn

I always find reading helps me. It takes your mind off those things running through your head until you fall asleep. Obviously make sure you're not drinking anything with stimulants in it.

dundalk cailin

yup readin helps me, last night i was tossin n turning for couple of hours; but didnt have the computer near me.. i listened to music really low, and had the room dark, one pillow..eventually i dropped off..

Rhyme

*Whisper*

I think he's asleep

Font22

i heard that breathing in and holding it for 10 seconds is a sure fire way to nod off. repeat it ten times. it works for me. its supposed to relax all the muscles in your body and makes it easier to fall asleep

Bard

Knock yourself out in a fun way. Drink some Guinness, for example, or get a friend to beat you up.

sideFX

soph wrote:

smoke a joint ! esp if your not a regular user, you will defo nod off in minutes !

not anymore thank God!

sideFX

dundalk cailin wrote:

yup readin helps me, last night i was tossin n turning for couple of hours; but didnt have the computer near me.. i listened to music really low, and had the room dark, one pillow..eventually i dropped off..

cheers ... I think I might give this a go tonight -

1 pillow
Read (trouble is sometimes I can't out the book down)
hold my breath a few times

Have to say .... shattered today ... dozzed off at 4 bells and up at 6.30, college tonight! Dohh!

dundalk cailin

i read maybe a chapter, put the light out, then if im still awake, read another chapter etc..

never heard of the holding breath thing, il try it next time

sideFX

dundalk cailin wrote:

i read maybe a chapter, put the light out, then if im still awake, read another chapter etc..

never heard of the holding breath thing, il try it next time

Don't forget to let your breath out

TerrorFirmer

Try the good old fashioned grannys kitchen method and turn the heat up to roughly the equivilent of the suns core.

Should nod off within minutes

danniemcq

pink floyd and something green