Insomnia.... grrrrrrrrr

G-Money

So I was out on Sat night, got fairly drunk, felt rubbish yesterday, felt dodgy today. It's now heading for 12.40am and although I'm really tired and sleepy, I can't get to sleep. My brain just won't shut down. It's just randomly thinking lots of stuff and me being a paranoid hypochondriac doesn't help either

I think the drink has had an effect. I've noticed recently the hangovers and stuff linger on longer as I mentioned in another post earlier today about giving up drinking.

So anyone else got any tips for nodding off? I have to be up in about 6 hours as well and I want to head to the gym tomorrow and don't want to skive off as I'm too tired. I tried reading but that didn't help.

Notorious

grandmaster wrote: »

So anyone else got any tips for nodding off?

Turning off your computer might help

Midnight_EG

grandmaster wrote: »

So I was out on Sat night, got fairly drunk, felt rubbish yesterday, felt dodgy today. It's now heading for 12.40am and although I'm really tired and sleepy, I can't get to sleep. My brain just won't shut down. It's just randomly thinking lots of stuff and me being a paranoid hypochondriac doesn't help either

I think the drink has had an effect. I've noticed recently the hangovers and stuff linger on longer as I mentioned in another post earlier today about giving up drinking.

So anyone else got any tips for nodding off? I have to be up in about 6 hours as well and I want to head to the gym tomorrow and don't want to skive off as I'm too tired. I tried reading but that didn't help.

Have a wank?

G-Money

The computer was off and I was in bed but came back online in the hopes it would tire me out enough to sleep.

Notorious

Try listening to some soft ambient music - you could make a playlist through youtube and let it play out. I've heard it can work wonders!

G_R

grandmaster wrote: »

So I was out on Sat night, got fairly drunk, felt rubbish yesterday, felt dodgy today. It's now heading for 12.40am and although I'm really tired and sleepy, I can't get to sleep. My brain just won't shut down. It's just randomly thinking lots of stuff and me being a paranoid hypochondriac doesn't help either

I think the drink has had an effect. I've noticed recently the hangovers and stuff linger on longer as I mentioned in another post earlier today about giving up drinking.

So anyone else got any tips for nodding off? I have to be up in about 6 hours as well and I want to head to the gym tomorrow and don't want to skive off as I'm too tired. I tried reading but that didn't help.

your problem was u stopped drinking OP. Knock back another shot of whiskey (or any strong beverage of your choice) and sleep should follow no problem.

jumpguy

Go for a midnight walk...oh wait you're in Dublin.

mud

have a drink of something (maybe not alcohol) :pac:

Tell yourself as you're drinking it that when it's finished you're getting into bed and going to sleep.

Then get into bed turn off the light and just lie there eyes closed

You'll be in sleepy bye-bye afore ya know it

SoupyNorman

Midnight_EG wrote: »

Have a wank?

dannym08 wrote: »

your problem was u stopped drinking OP. Knock back another shot of whiskey (or any strong beverage of your choice) and sleep should follow no problem.

Combine the above and you'll be out like a light.

Senna

Midnight_EG wrote: »

Have a wank?

Only sure fire method for any man

CCCP^

I'll sell you some Xanax. Does the trick.

SoupyNorman

Senna wrote: »

Only sure fire method for any man

And woman, she's knackered after giving it to me. We're both winners.

holly1

Warm milk drop a few cloves in,sugar if you like .Then go back to bed,lights off and in no time you will be in the land of dreams zzzzzzzzz,sweet ones!!

arybvtcw0eolkf

Auto asphyxiation!.

superconor

I'm in the same boat, out fri and sat untill 5am or so. Tomorrow have to get up and go teach.

www.playgroundlaw.com passes time well!

starbelgrade

CCCP^ wrote: »

I'll sell you some Xanax.

How much?

InKonspikuou2

I stayed up till around 6 to watch the cotto - pacquiao fight after coming home a week ago. ****ed up my whole sleeping pattern. I'm being forced to get up early tomorrow so it better fúcking change.

starbelgrade

InKonspikuou2 wrote: »

I stayed up till around 6 to watch the cotto - pacquiao fight after coming home a week ago. ****ed up my whole sleeping pattern. I'm being forced to get up early tomorrow so it better fúcking change.

You could always dig youself in the head !

Anna Molly

Oh, I am on beautiful pills for anxiety atm and they are f'n hell. Work wonders but golly they do not let me sleep.
I went out at the weekend though, had two drinks and I slept like a baby,
the spinnies are my friend

Have you tried having a bath and all that jazz??
I have no tips after that really,
try listening to a song that you know so well, and sing the lyrics
i nod off after a while.
listening to a clock ticking works, also.

starbelgrade

Anna Molly wrote: »

Oh, I am on beautiful pills for anxiety atm and they are f'n hell. Work wonders but golly they do not let me sleep.
I went out at the weekend though, had two drinks and I slept like a baby,
the spinnies are my friend

Have you tried having a bath and all that jazz??
I have no tips after that really,
try listening to a song that you know so well, and sing the lyrics
i nod off after a while.
listening to a clock ticking works, also.

I'll have half of one of whatever you're takin

(just to sleep, of course!)

Lia_lia

Wait **** is censored? Shit!

Oh hang on, it's not. Well that was pointless.

rizzee

Go extreme... have a coffee

Lia_lia

Anna Molly wrote: »

Oh, I am on beautiful pills for anxiety atm and they are f'n hell. Work wonders but golly they do not let me sleep.

I always found anxiety pills make me sleepy.





Anyway, hot milk!

Princess Zelda

Get one of them old audiobooks from Project Guthenburg. I find I always fall asleep after the first chapter of Sherlock Holmes. Basically, you are concentrating on the story, so you can't think of anything else.

Schism

Have yourself a hot whiskey and watch come meaningless mind numbing tv for 20 minutes / half an hour. Forget about everything and don't think.

Soon enough you'll be out for the count.

Don't have any whiskey? not to worry, the main thing is to clear your mind anyway. Just relax.

Jesus Wept

Geez. Having a **** hasn't worked since in many years.
Pity.

Rockn

5 am :rolleyes: I went to bed at 1am, lay awake for 3 hours and then turned on my laptop and browsed youtube and boards for the last hour. I was thinking about staying awake all night but whenever I do that I feel like crap the next day and I'll fall asleep in the afternoon and stay up late the following night again.

SoupyNorman

Rockn wrote: »

5 am :rolleyes: I went to bed at 1am, lay awake for 3 hours and then turned on my laptop and browsed redtube and boards for the last hour. I was thinking about staying awake all night but whenever I do that I feel like crap the next day and I'll fall asleep in the afternoon and stay up late the following night again.

FYP, and you're welcome.

scottledeuce

Ahh...I stayed up studying for an exam I have on Thursday.

Made a pot of coffee at 12 as I was falling asleep with boredom...4am I'm falling asleep again, Went to bed and do you think I could sleep...All of a sudden I couldn't stop thinking about gestalt and his freaking theory's :mad::mad:

Gave up two hours ago and it's now 8 am where I am...On the plus side I'm mad hungry and have a full two hours to cook some very inappropriate breakfast

consultech

grandmaster wrote: »

So I was out on Sat night, got fairly drunk, felt rubbish yesterday, felt dodgy today. It's now heading for 12.40am and although I'm really tired and sleepy, I can't get to sleep. My brain just won't shut down. It's just randomly thinking lots of stuff and me being a paranoid hypochondriac doesn't help either

I think the drink has had an effect. I've noticed recently the hangovers and stuff linger on longer as I mentioned in another post earlier today about giving up drinking.

So anyone else got any tips for nodding off? I have to be up in about 6 hours as well and I want to head to the gym tomorrow and don't want to skive off as I'm too tired. I tried reading but that didn't help.

Ha! Poor baby...

It's 7:20 and I've been to bed twice already! No joy either time. You aint nowhere near the worst buddy!

consultech

Anna Molly wrote: »

Oh, I am on beautiful pills for anxiety atm and they are f'n hell. Work wonders but golly they do not let me sleep.
I went out at the weekend though, had two drinks and I slept like a baby,
the spinnies are my friend

Have you tried having a bath and all that jazz??
I have no tips after that really,
try listening to a song that you know so well, and sing the lyrics
i nod off after a while.
listening to a clock ticking works, also.

Nice poem btw.

G-Money

I fell asleep just after 1am. When the alarm went off at 6.40am I couldn't believe it. And I need to go to the gym today as I was so wrecked from Sat night I didn't go yest.

No fair.

CreepingDeath

I always find that a good nights sleep will cure insomnia.

K-Ren

Some 'Dreamy Sleepy Nightie Snoozy Snooze' would to the trick.

Gummy Panda

So this isn't about the coffee outlets with the horrible coffee and rude depressed looking staff?

opinion guy

grandmaster wrote: »

I fell asleep just after 1am. When the alarm went off at 6.40am I couldn't believe it. And I need to go to the gym today as I was so wrecked from Sat night I didn't go yest.

No fair.

Man if you got 5hrs 40mins sleep you hae no idea the meaning of the word insomnia