Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

I can't sleep

  • 17-12-2009 3:09am
    #1
    scrubs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 63 ✭✭


    i hav been having trouble sleeping in the last few weeks since my grandfather died, nearly every night i lie in bed till 4 or 5 before i finally nod off.. i was just wondering does anybody have any tips for help to fall asleep ? will try most things as this is starting to affect my work


Comments

  • #2
    donmeister
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,158 ✭✭✭donmeister


    scrubs wrote: »
    i hav been having trouble sleeping in the last few weeks since my grandfather died, nearly every night i lie in bed till 4 or 5 before i finally nod off.. i was just wondering does anybody have any tips for help to fall asleep ? will try most things as this is starting to affect my work

    If you cant sleep write down all the things that are on your mind/bothering you.

    Drink some warm milk, read something that you enjoy be it a magazine/book/etc.

    Then relax.

    Et voila!


  • #3
    Sharpshooter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,859 ✭✭✭✭Sharpshooter


    Moved from After Hours.


  • #4
    scrubs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 63 ✭✭scrubs


    donmeister wrote: »
    If you cant sleep write down all the things that are on your mind/bothering you.

    Drink some warm milk, read something that you enjoy be it a magazine/book/etc.

    Then relax.

    Et voila!


    cheers im going to give it a go and see...


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    The shock passes eventually and things get back to a degree of normality.
    Don't worry too much about it, it is a natural reaction.
    I'm sorry for your loss.


  • #6
    scrubs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 63 ✭✭scrubs


    Moonbaby wrote: »
    The shock passes eventually and things get back to a degree of normality.
    Don't worry too much about it, it is a natural reaction.
    I'm sorry for your loss.


    thank you so much... me and my grandfather were very close and i was heartbroken when he passed... for the few weeks before my grandfather died i sat by his bedside over night an i suppose my sleep pattern got used of staying awake.


  • Advertisement
  • #7
    CSC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 653 ✭✭✭CSC


    Start exercising; you will be tired from working out and will sleep better at night. Will also have you feeling good about yourself.


  • #8
    LeixlipRed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,081 ✭✭✭LeixlipRed


    I suffer from periodic bouts of insomnia. What helps me is exercise as others have mentioned but also doing something in bed that helps your mind switch off. What works for me is throwing on a futurama or family guy dvd, episodes I've seen hundreds of times before and don't need to pay attention to to enjoy. Then I find myself drifting off. This might not work for you but try do something that engages your mind enough to distract from your own thoughts but isn't engaging enough to keep you from sleeping.


  • #9
    Miss Fluff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,673 ✭✭✭Miss Fluff


    Very sorry to hear about your grandad, I'm sure it's a big loss to you.

    What time are you getting up in the morning? If you are nodding off at 5am for example and not getting up until 12pm then that can be a tough cycle to break when getting the required number of hours.

    Exercise is really important and will aid a good sleep. Lavendar in a warmish bath is also good. Chamomile tea is excellent as is the herb valarian, you can get tablets from your pharmacy (natural) called KALMS and they are also good. Avoid heavy meals and large quantities of alcohol (not that easy around the festive season) as these interfere with a proper sleep. I can understand your frustration but this is only a temporary blip, you'll be back to normal in no time OP.


  • #10
    skooterblue
    Closed Accounts Posts: 168 ✭✭skooterblue


    My mother taught me this and it works for me:
    1) lie on the bed facing the ceiling
    2)Relax your breathing (5 in, 5 hold, 5 out)
    3)Tense your toes (5 tense, 5 hold, 5 relax)
    4)Repeat the exercise from the toes to the ankle
    5)Repeat the exercise from the toes to the knee
    6)Repeat the process until you reach the neck
    7)Reverse the process tensing from the toes to the neck
    8)Tense the toes to the shoulders
    9)Repeat the process until you are finally back at the toes

    You should then be ready to sleep.


  • #11
    krudler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    skooterblue wrote: »
    My mother taught me this and it works for me:
    1) lie on the bed facing the ceiling
    2)Relax your breathing (5 in, 5 hold, 5 out)
    3)Tense your toes (5 tense, 5 hold, 5 relax)
    4)Repeat the exercise from the toes to the ankle
    5)Repeat the exercise from the toes to the knee
    6)Repeat the process until you reach the neck
    7)Reverse the process tensing from the toes to the neck
    8)Tense the toes to the shoulders
    9)Repeat the process until you are finally back at the toes

    You should then be ready to sleep.

    sweet jesus, i'd be wired after that

    exercise, dont eat just before bed and dont do anything that strains your eyes like use a pc, i find that if i get off my laptop an hour or two before i go to bed i sleep much better


  • Advertisement
Advertisement