Can anyone help me find a way to get sleepy?

You know, the best way to get the proper sleep is that, WORK HARD THE WHOLE DAY. Thats all. If you have worked hard the whole day, Im sure that you will be tired by the end of the day and you WILL get a sound sleep that night. I have found by experience and it has worked for me. Just try this out, if you have not done this so far.

I think you are suffering from Psychophysiological Insomnia, Difficulty Initiating and Maintaining Sleep (DIMS). The term psychophysiological describes the connection between the body (physiological) and the mind (psychological). People with psychophysiological insomnia have difficulty sleeping because they react to stress or physical illness with increased physiological arousal. This usually happens when a person does not resolve the stress-inducing factor in his or her life. Psychophysiological insomnia is caused by somatized tension, or stress that is expressed in bodily dysfunction, and learned associations that prevent sleep. Consequently, sleep, the one environment that soothes and rebuilds the body, is undermined by stress and anxiety. Eventually the activities and the environment associated with sleep—brushing one's teeth, turning off the light, lying still in bed—displace the original stress factor and lead to insomnia. Sleep onset insomnia or sleep maintenance insomnia may last years. People who associate anxiety with their conventional sleep environment typically find it easier to sleep in unfamiliar environments, such as a hotel room, a friend's house, or the couch, where sleep-preventive associations are absent.

I would say reading at bedtime,or get lots of excercise during the day so your body is actualy tired, and don't drink any caffeine in anything at all, that made me not sleep for years,lol.Maybe use reverse psychology, stay up and tell yourself you Can't go to bed.Who knows, might be worth a shot!

Television! Watch tv at night, lay down on the couch or bed, whatever is near your tv. While you are watching alwayds keep your eyes closed during EVERY commercial, and keep them closed during the whole time commercials are on! only open them when the show/movie is back on. And keep repeating this process. You should feel your eyes getting heaby and your mind drifting. At least, it always works for me! I hope this helps. If that doesn't work, read. Find a really good book, and read it in bed. Keep reading, don't put the book down. Pretty soon you mind should start feeling tired! This is another thing that always makes me sleepy! I hope something works for you!

i think if you have sindrom like this i think this is more about your habit because if you regurarly sleep on time i think this couldn't happen to you..or if you want to try you can get sleeping pil for awhile but you must remember don't eat this pil regurarly because it not good for your health...

Benadryl works very well for trouble falling asleep. Try something like walking or light exercise in the early evening to wear you out a little bit so that you'll be tired later on.

I have the perfect solution that works for me and I am 56, so menopause plays no part in this. Have you tried making love? or something similar inorder to fall asleep? When I can't sleep, I take care of myself, and when it is over I fall instantly to sleep and wake up feeling wonderful come morning!

I found this tip on the net - Stomach Rub This soothes down the digestive system and helps to bring about a deeper relaxation. An extra benefit is that it will help you to lose weight by improving the functioning of the digestive system. Simply lie on your back and place your hand on your navel. Begin to make small circles in a clockwise direction as you gently glide your hand over your stomach. Let your circles gradually become bigger and bigger. When your circles reach the outside of your stomach, gradually reduce their size until you are back at your navel again. Then reverse the direction (to counter-clockwise) and do the same thing again. Repeat this whole series with your other hand. Do this several times. Hope it helps to send you to sleep.

Have you tried to watch C-Span? LOL, I don't if you get it or not. I too have extreme problems with sleeping. Usually I'm just awake until I'm too exhausted to keep my eyes open. Luckily, these days I get at least four hours of sleep a night. I know I need more, but I'll settle for four. It is MUCH better than none. Another poster told me about Sleepy Time tea that she got at Walmart. She says it helps her immensely. Another thought is to get some aromatherapy spray and spritz it on your pillow. That sometimes puts me at such ease that sleep comes easier. Good luck!

try not to rest or sleep during afternoon,and just do stuff that can make you tired..and do drink milk before sleeping.

well you can read history book if you hate history hahahaha... and also reading if some1 is dont like to read... or go to Mylot type post until tired hahaha

Hi, I face the same problem some times. not everyday. The best thing to do is drink warm milk. A glass of warm mil 15 minutes before going to bed will soothe yur nervous system. Milk contains calcium, which works directly on jagged nerves to make them and you relax. As somebody said earlier, reading books can make you fall sleep. Hope it works.Take care

Maybe you need to begin practice yoga.I can not get to sleep before 2am last year!I got tired when I was in daytime.I heared that yoga would help me,so I practiced yoga.I tried training.The feeling is pretty good,but insist!

I seem to have the same problem actually.A peaceful mind may help idk i know sleep aids dont work you could try reading a book that always makes me tired.Just keep trying to find new ways i guess.

Did you try reading a book or exercise? I know those are supposed to hep with sleeping.

I've suffered from Insomnia for a long time. I take 10 mg of Ambien which helps some. I also take Bendryl on top of it, because my body has gotten used to the Ambien so it doesn't always work. My allergies are horrible, anyway. I also have to make sure that no matter how tired I am that I don't nap at all. Even a catnap makes it impossible for me to sleep at night. A bath or shower actually makes it worse for me and tends to wake me up. I've been "to tired to sleep" and not much helps. I was diagnosed with depression some time ago and meds for that helped, also. I tend to worry about things that I can't control when I lay in bed at night. Instead of sleeping I tend to think about all of the things I COULD be doing if I weren't laying there trying to sleep. I have to make a real effort to NOT think while laying in bed. An over the counter med that helped our son when he was having night terrors was Melatonin. It's sold over the counter at WalMart near the vitamins. I don't know if any of these tips will help, but I hope they do! It stinks when you can't sleep. I have two kids I have to chase around and being exhausted makes it ten times harder! :)

you need a peace of mind thats it.

watch Dr.Phil, it'll make you sooooooooo sleepy lol,

Well there are many easy ways.. you could just sit there watch tv all night, this doesn't work for me but for many other people.. well you might try turning off the computer & TV at like midnight and try to sleep (u should fall asleep ay about 2am i guess). one of the most effective methods though is staying up ALL night one day and they start a new sleeping routine, I did it once when I was going to bed far too late for a certain amount of weeks.. and so did my friend after being on a holiday in Miami (rick kids). If you wanna relax and not sleep, I recommend listening to reggae (unless u wanna get illegal.. joints), it works amazingly. Try staying up one night; they staying up the WHOLE DAY,, not even sleeping on the couch or anythin.. then fall right asleep at like 10pm :) That's it for me. Bye

I have the same issue and haven't found many things that work, but I do have one little trick up my sleeve that helps sometimes. It's a music CD by Andrew Weil called, "Sound Body, Sound Mind, Music for Healing." It works to alter your brainwave patterns, so you go through the normal sleep cycle. It starts you at an awake brainwave state and moves you all the way down to delta waves. I have never failed to fall asleep during the delta wave section. This is only good if you can stay asleep once you get to sleep, which I often can't. It's also good if you'd just like to enjoy losing consciousness for a half hour or so. I'm going to look into the adrenal stuff that was recommended here because I've been pretty sure for a while that's my issue. (The hard part has been finding a way to treat it!) But in the meantime, that Andrew Weil CD at least offers a reprieve, and sometimes it's enough to carry me all the way into a night's sleep.