I gets no sleep.

The Diabolical Monocle

How do you get sleep on those nights when your brain still wont stfu.

I hear drowsy anti-histamines work a treat and will be experimenting with them later.

If they do work it will be great, I'll finally be one of those responsible people.
I might even go to mass.

Frosty McSnowballs

Push ups, sit ups, stress positions should do the trick.

Or Discovery Channel.

Birneybau

Alcohol.

Nah, just kidding.

Dunno.

wazky

A **** usually gets me to drift off fairly quickly

mad muffin

A fuck or a fap or a fisting…

Senor Fancy Pants

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

Push ups, sit ups, stress positions should do the trick.

wake ya up a bit instead surely

mad muffin

wazky wrote: »

A **** usually gets me to drift off fairly quickly

Jinx :pac:

Sunnyisland

Sing this OP

Insomnia lyrics faithless

Deep in the bosom of the gentle night
Is when I search for the light
Pick up my pen and start to write
I struggle, fight dark forces
In the clear moon light
Without fear... insomnia
I can't get no sleep

I used to worry, thought I was goin' mad in a hurry
Gettin' stress, makin' excess mess in darkness
No electricity, something's all over me, greasy
Insomnia please release me and let me dream of
Makin' mad love to my girl on the heath
Tearin' off tights with my teeth
But there's no release, no peace
I toss and turn without cease
Like a curse, open my eyes and rise like yeast

Since I last slept, kept takin' sleepers
But now I keep myself pepped
Deeper still, that night I write by candle light
I find insight, fundamental movement, uh
So when it's black this insomniac take an original tack
Keep the beast in my nature under ceaseless attack
I gets no sleep
I can't get no sleep

I can't get no sleep
I can't get no sleep
I need to sleep, although I get no sleep
I need to sleep, although I get no sleep

Frosty McSnowballs

bluewolf wrote: »

wake ya up a bit instead surely

Nope, stops my brain thinking then shower then sleepy time.

Cantremember

The Diabolical Monocle wrote: »

How do you get sleep on those nights when your brain still wont stfu.

I hear drowsy anti-histamines work a treat and will be experimenting with them later.

If they do work it will be great, I'll finally be one of those responsible people.
I might even go to mass.

I was going to tell you. But then you said you'd go to Mass so that's not happening. You could ask for a blessing. There's bound to be a blessing or cure for insomnia. Isn't there Ted?

deerehunter

Press the switch off button on your brain

Pumpkinseeds

Read a book or count sheep jumping backwards over a fence, works for me.

Trebor176

Count sheep. Or, try lying on the edge of the bed, and you'll soon drop off.

Lucifer MorningStar

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

Read a book or count naked women jumping backwards over a fence, works for me.

FYP :pac:

dmc17

Camomile tea might help you

The Diabolical Monocle

God, it would be SO much easier if the voices of all those people I killed didn't keep coming back.



yes yes you have a young family, god, change the record.

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The Diabolical Monocle wrote: »

God, it would be SO much easier if the voices of all those people I killed didn't keep coming back.



yes yes you have a young family, god, change the record.

Might need to double dose on those anti-histamines.

sun structures

Anti-histamines are havoc for the liver though aren't they?

Frosty McSnowballs

The Diabolical Monocle wrote: »

God, it would be SO much easier if the voices of all those people I killed didn't keep coming back.

yes yes you have a young family, god, change the record.

The trick is to sneak up behind and slit the throat before they get a chance to say anything.

Oh, it can't be comfortable lying on a pillow with that monocle. Ditch it and sleep soundly

Bongalongherb

Stick the headphones on and lay down and listen to coast to coast am with host george snory, that would put any person to sleep guaranteed

LiveIsLife

Look for some guided meditations, some are designed to get you to fall asleep others just to relax you. Either way I found them great for putting me back asleep when I had a 2 hour commute to college on the bus, used them the odd time to fall asleep in bed too. Best bet is to get something 30-60 mins long that you can play on your phone. That way its quiet enough to let you fall asleep and you don't have to worry about earphones or turning off laptops or that

SilverScreen

What I do to help me get to sleep is queue up 3 or 4 songs on my ipod, usually mellow or ambient stuff, and lie in bed and listen away. Gradually I can feel myself getting sleepier and sleepier.
As soon as the songs are finished playing I put my ipod and earbuds on my bedside locker and it doesn't take long for me to drift off to sleep.

sammy37

Watch a match from the premier league I will guarantee you will be asleep within minutes.

Packrat

Get off computers, phones, tablets etc. the light from the screens keeps you awake for up to an hour after you turn them off.
Read an actual book or not quite as good is a kindle. Ten pages and zzzzzz.

nails1

Packrat wrote: »

Get off computers, phones, tablets etc. the light from the screens keeps you awake for up to an hour after you turn them off.
Read an actual book or not quite as good is a kindle. Ten pages and zzzzzz.

I find the tablets help me get to sleep

The One Who Knocks

I used to have the same problem, wouldn't be able to fall asleep for hours.

Then I started getting up at 6 am and now I'm out like a light by 11-12.

Rough Sleeper

Read some technical information or general non-fiction stuff in bed. For me this is often chemistry but it could be popular science, history, language, whatever floats your boat. When you turn out the lights, start mulling over the information and concepts you've just read about. It might sound headwrecking and it mightn't work for everyone, but I find that it's thinking about worries in your day-to-day life that keeps you awake, and anything that keeps your mind off these issues is conducive to sleep.

--LOS--

weed is honestly the only thing that works for me for those times that I'm utterly exhausted but just cannot sleep. Reading a book in bed, drinking a nice herbal tea, those things are not going to shut your brain up. When I read a book in bed I find my mind goes into overdrive, maybe because what I'm reading is too serious, idk. But if I read something lighter then I've no interest and I notice I'm reading and my mind is elsewhere working away, does not make me sleepy.

The Th!ng

I use carbon monoxide.

--LOS--

Having an exam or something important the next day that you have to do work for is also very sleep-inducing >.<

PLL

The Diabolical Monocle wrote: »

How do you get sleep on those nights when your brain still wont stfu.

I hear drowsy anti-histamines work a treat and will be experimenting with them later.

If they do work it will be great, I'll finally be one of those responsible people.
I might even go to mass.

I got stung by a wasp the other day and found some anti-histamines in the medicine cabinet and took one. For some reason after seeing 'non-drowsy' advertising on tv, I assumed nowadays all allergy medication was non-drowsy. I was very wrong. So I can tell you they do work a treat. I could hardly drag myself from the couch to the bed.

Shakespeare's Sister

Same here. I remember after taking a Xyzal (just one) once, I slept for 12 hours, got up (with a struggle) and sat down on the couch with a coffee, only to fall asleep again for another three hours. :pac:
Too severe. It certainly wasn't a refreshing sleep.

Spanish Eyes

1. Piriton anti Histamine will knock you out. Period. I know this. But I didn't like the hangover effect! They sell a generic version in Spanish pharmacies for insomnia... Go figure.

2. Download an audio book. Make sure it's not a horror or anything. Travel books are great, you are going over that feckin mountain with them, and then you are asleep.

3. Wear flaps. You know...those things horses wear, that we put on in a plane. Blackout flaps.

4. Count steps upwards or downwards. Sheep have a habit of jumping all over the place...not good for sleep inducement.

5. Take a fizzy multivit that contains magnesium. Works for me.

6. You will sleep, you just dream you are always awake!

It's a rare occasion these days that I can't get asleep instantly.

When it does happen, or when I wake up in the middle of the night, I either count sheep (for srs), or if that doesn't work I take the OTC natural sleeping tablet jobbies from 'merica. They're deadly. They make you all lullaby-ey and awesome and then you wake up feeling super fresh.

Spanish Eyes

Deleted User wrote: »

It's a rare occasion these days that I can't get asleep instantly.

When it does happen, or when I wake up in the middle of the night, I either count sheep (for srs), or if that doesn't work I take the OTC natural sleeping tablet hobbies from 'merica. They're deadly. They make you all lullaby-ey and awesome and then you wake up feeling super fresh.

Care to share the name of these lullaby natural sleeping tablets from America at all?

Spanish Eyes

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Care to share the name of these lullaby natural sleeping tablets from America at all?

Ah ha! You must have taken one and are ZZZZZZZing as we speak!

howtomake

Ya can help me study some inferential statistics with R programming

Spanish Eyes

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Care to share the name of these lullaby natural sleeping tablets from America at all?

I'll see if I can find the box!

jester77

Just stop thinking, always works for me. I'm out within 10 seconds of heading hitting pillow. No point thinking about stuff before going to bed, you are not going sort anything out at that time. Whatever it is you are thinking about will still be there in the morning.

SavageHenry

Go on reddit r/creepy, then I'm ready for bed in no time.

Spanish Eyes

Deleted User wrote: »

I'll see if I can find the box!

Hurry up...I'll be asleep soon!

(Thanks though).

kowloon

I've tried doing a bit on an exercise bike before bed but that just makes my legs go dead. It makes going down stairs much more exciting.

bnt

Packrat wrote: »

Get off computers, phones, tablets etc. the light from the screens keeps you awake for up to an hour after you turn them off.
Read an actual book or not quite as good is a kindle. Ten pages and zzzzzz.

Or at least use one of those apps that makes the screen warmer in the evenings e.g. f.lux on the computer or Twilight on Android.

Also: no caffeine or other stimulants for at least 6h before bedtime, preferably longer.

folamh

I don't have any "quick tips" but, in my experience, the key to combatting general insomnia is to keep active during the day. Try to get a walk in.

Seth Roberts recommends taking a tbsp. of honey before bed to improve sleep quality: http://blog.sethroberts.net/2013/11/05/honey-at-bedtime-improves-sleep/

More tips here: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-manufacture-the-best-night-of-sleep-in-your-life/#axzz3AmDdm0VF