Trouble Sleeping

United States
October 22, 2007 1:32am CST
What do you do when you have trouble sleeping? They say that if you can't sleep after 20 minutes of lying in bed, get up and do something for about 5-10 minutes, then try again. What do you do when you can't sleep?
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9 responses
@Lifeless (2635)
• India
22 Oct 07
That happens to me many times, and whenever it happens, often I get up and turn on my tv.. I watch it for smtime and then my eyes gets drousy.. Watching tv makes me feel sleepy.. After watching it for smtime, do I manage sleep soundfully...
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• United States
22 Oct 07
For some reason, I can't fall asleep after watching tv, it makes me want to see what's coming on next and then I start watching tv.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
22 Oct 07
If I have trouble sleeping on bed, I seldom get up to do something else. I would still lie on bed trying to make myself fall asleep by listening to some radio till I am really sleepy and tired. I don't like the feeling of being awake when it is time to fall asleep for the preparation of tomorrow's work. Sometimes I just count from one to one hundred or more to see if I would fall asleep, but not always can I succeed. There are some times that I got up to surf online again when I could not fall asleep till I was really exhausted.
• United States
22 Oct 07
Yeah, it wasn't that I wasn't sleepy last night, just no matter what I did, I couldn't fall asleep.
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• China
23 Oct 07
I think that you must be very active in the mind. That could be the reason that you could not fall asleep. It is the same to me when I am active in the mind. So I always avoid thinking about anything while lying on bed for a better sleeping quality.
@usmcsgtwife (4997)
• United States
22 Oct 07
I usally turn the TV on and try and watch something boring or I will wake my husband up for a little fun LOL
• United States
22 Oct 07
Yeah the one time I slept over my boyfriends and I couldn't sleep I woke him up and made him stay up with me until I could sleep :).
@tantal25 (838)
• United States
23 Oct 07
i was actually having the same trouble too.. i have trouble sleeping.. i usually read pocketbooks, watch tv or talk over the phone when i can't sleep yet.
• United States
23 Oct 07
Thanks for your response.
@ericajoyce (1746)
• Philippines
22 Oct 07
Whenever I couldn't sleep immediately what I do is, I play games with my cellphone, I draw, read books, meditate and listen to relaxing music.
• United States
22 Oct 07
Yeah I came online and messed with my phone for like 2 minutes and I fell asleep right after.
@aowaow (1516)
• Indonesia
22 Oct 07
Reading, playing, touching something that is veeeeeeery boring stuff.. then say hello to dream's world. :)
• United States
22 Oct 07
Haha, thanks.
@zidlore (251)
• Philippines
22 Oct 07
Sometimes I get some food from the fridge, most of the time I get a book and read. Reading a book while lying down really makes me sleepy, especially if the book is boring. So I recommend you to put your dictionary on your bed or anywhere near it. ^_^
• United States
22 Oct 07
Lol, a dictionary? That made me smile, thanks for that.
@terrych (1226)
• United States
24 Oct 07
I usually do not have trouble sleeping... if it takes more then 2 minutes I start worrying... but just stay there, and never take too long... if not, I can start reading... until makes me sleepy
• United States
24 Oct 07
I have some meditation CDs that help me fall asleep. Or sometimes I write.