Difficulty Sleeping

@ANW517 (30)
United States
December 26, 2008 2:40pm CST
What do you do when you can't sleep?
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13 responses
@twinklee (894)
• India
8 Jan 09
Hi, During my sleepless nights, i always prefer songs ringing in my ears, and believe me it had worked out very well , as it becomes a lullaby to me and makes me to have a great sleepy night. I also recommend you to have very quick gulps of water, as it refreshes your brain and makes you tension free, so it gets you to sleep well. few people sleep when they watch tv and fall sleepy without their knowledge. I also know people giving me advice , they say, focus on some points on wall or clock, you will feel sleepy,,,but it hardly worked for me. So i hope you got my points :) Take care
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@ronnyb (6113)
• Jamaica
3 Jan 09
I do one of several things ,watch Tv ,read,or listen to music.Thank you for your discussion
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@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
28 Dec 08
I very rarely struggle to get to sleep, because I am usually very tired and I'm sure I could sleep standing up if I had to! On those rare occasions when I have trouble dozing off I get up and start doing my morning chores until I feel very tired and eventually get back into bed and sleep. I hate lying there unable to fall asleep, so I figure I may as well not waste the time and start my work. I have to agree with part of imtooz's response "no day is so bad it can't be fixed with a nap". I try, although it's not always possible, to catch a "nana nap" during the day sometime if I am feeling really sleep deprived.
• China
30 Dec 08
Well, it just happened to me now and then. When I can't sleep, I would do the following: relax my whole body, and then take deep and slow breath. Sometimes that would be useful. I used to try to sleep by counting number, but failed, that even maked me more excited. And another method which I just read it on book is to make your up and down teeth knocked each other. If all of those are not useful, the better way is to take medicine, like sleeping pills.
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@ibabyqin (44)
• China
28 Dec 08
When I can't sleep. I would read book or listen to the music I like. Then I can sleep well. For you. you can choose some kind of sports or anything else you like to do.
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• United States
29 Dec 08
I get up, get a warm glass of milk, turn the t.v on, and get on the computer. It's so distracting, it helps put my mind at ease. I check my mail or see if anyone is on i.m. Before I know it I'm so helplessly tired and crawl into bed.
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@lovesummer (1162)
• Malaysia
26 Dec 08
I read some books or watch movie then I will feel sleepy hehe
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@coolcat123 (4387)
• India
26 Dec 08
It had happened several ties that I have not been able to sleep so the only thing I can do is to wake up and do my usual work.Once I am in sleepy mood then I can go back and have an another try to sleep.
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@praykin (344)
• United States
27 Dec 08
i usually play games on the computer or on consoles, or i just lay in bed and watch a little tv, sometimes listen to the radio.
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@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
27 Dec 08
When that happens, I would read a book, watch TV or Dvds, or even go online - and not worry about not being able to sleep. I would eventually feel tired and doze off!
@Kmarie923 (875)
• United States
27 Dec 08
Usually I just get up and search the internet or get on mylot or even just play solitaire and watch tv. If I can't sleep, then there is no point in laying in the bed, I just get frustrated.
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• United States
27 Dec 08
If I'm lying in bed, and I cannot sleep, I will fantasize about something. It can be about anything really. Usually that hels me.
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• China
27 Dec 08
Can't sleep? In fact, it seldom happens to me. But my friend told me that if she can't sleep she will count sheep: one sheep, two sheep, three sheep...then she fell asleep unconsciously. May it helps.
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