I Can't Sleep Tonight

Philippines
August 7, 2008 5:02am CST
Wrote this last night i did many things today so it is probably the reason why i am having difficulty sleeping tonight. My mind is still active so even if i try to close my eyes, sleep won't come. I have been tossing and turning and staring into space while my mother who sleeps beside me seems to be in the dreamland already. She is peacefully sleeping. Because i don't want to waste my time doing nothing, i decided to get up, prepare a light midnight snack, open my laptop and just create discussions for mylot. i hope sleep will come soon. when my eyes start to get tired that it's almost closing i will stop typing then return to bed for that much needed rest. how about you? What do you do on nights when you can’t sleep?
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16 responses
@ReenaDKL (206)
• Mauritius
7 Aug 08
Oh i understand you...sleepless nights i know that... Actually my husband has to go to work very early everyday so he's in bed at 10 sharp most of the times...of course i follow him but will end up thinking about the whole world rather than sleep... It's amazing how you can think about things which occured years back just then.. Maybe you should try some relaxing exercises befoire going to bed...some breathing ones too... Hope we get to sleep sooner than toss and turn :)
• United States
7 Aug 08
Well if you cant go to sleep just go to the medicine cabinet and pop one of them sleeping pills in your mouth and you will be out in about thirty minutes.
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
7 Aug 08
My fiance can sleep for long periods of time. I used to not be that way but now have found myself in this same trend. However, if I can not sleep I usually get on the computer, or even make myself a snack before doing so. I will also watch t.v. or play a video game, but most recently i have been an addict of the internet, especially mylot! Have a wonderful and lovely day!
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7 Aug 08
Hello misshoney, I have trouble sleeping as so ai just keep Mlotting till my eyes start to close and can't concertrate anymore thats when I go to bed and it could about 3/4a.m. in the morning, but I get a sleep when I do go to bed. Tamara
@Harmonie (93)
• United States
8 Aug 08
The best thing to do when you cant sleep at night is to warm up some soy milk on the stove and put 2 table spoons of honey in it once it's done.This will calm your nerves and help you relax so you can get a proper night of rest.
@lixiaos77 (1030)
• Shijiazhuang, China
8 Aug 08
Get up and have a book to read. This will help you somewhat. Some time hard to be asleep because you are not really tired.
@sumiirajj (1983)
• India
8 Aug 08
I have difficulty in getting sleep very soon .some people start snoring as soon as their heads hit the pillow ,those people are gifted.I toss and turn always for a long time and atlast get sleep .
@shana123 (2095)
• India
7 Aug 08
even i face problems like this when i have misunderstanding with my fiance or with my friends or if some one words has made me feel or think a lot .Otherwise i will sleep well and if i sleep i keep sleeping all the day and i love sleeping... if im mood out or something like that i said i wont get sleep that time i eat more i just i come online or i read BIBLE or i will do some physical activities which makes me sleep well.
• Philippines
7 Aug 08
misshoney i just knew your feeling we share the same sentiments actually. It's 3:05 in the morning and yet i can't seem to shut my mind from thinking bringing about a lot of turns and tosses while lying on bed. I hope my guardian angel would visit me soon and sing me a lullabye. I am too tired to sleep, we must be feeling the same way too.
@ruby222 (4847)
7 Aug 08
If I have problems sleeping then I will get up again,and do something.like you its an ideal opportunity to Mylot,or use the internet,luckily theres not too may nights that I have a problem with sleeping,but I certainly wouldnt lie there and just let my mind run riot,a nice cup of tea and a while doing something else and then usually im ready to sleep after a while
@Elixiress (3878)
7 Aug 08
I can usually get to sleep quite easily. If I just lie awake in the dark, I soon get bored and fall asleep. Especially after a busy day I tend to be rather tired and fall asleep quickly and earlier than usual. If I cannot sleep then I put my pillow at the foot of my bed and sleep upside down so to speak, this usually works.
7 Aug 08
Deep breathing exercises really help. Try a hot bath or reading. Something that will make your mind to tired to think. If I go online when I can't sleep it just makes it worse.
@vimaal (3361)
• India
7 Aug 08
hi friend, i understand your self. I can't sleep in night time on function times. take care have a nice day.
@insulin (2479)
• Philippines
7 Aug 08
AWww you better try sleepin honey..I really know the feelin because I usually sleep 6 am and it's definetly late because of my work...The worst thing in my case is,I wait for the sun to sunrise and that is the time for me to sleep..It is really weird and I don't know why..I'm tryin to sleep early but I just can't...It is really not good that you have lack of sleep...:-0
7 Aug 08
When I cannot sleep I try to think of somewhere scenic and peaceful I have been and think of that. It usually sends me to sleep. If not I get up, make a cup of tea and read a good book until I am ready to sleep. Hope you get a better sleep tonight.
@clrumfelt (5490)
• United States
7 Aug 08
I have had the problem of sleeplessness quite often. It's awful just laying there with an active mind and knowing you will have to get out of bed in a few hours not at all rested. Usually when this happens what's on my mind is a problem I am dealing with that is stressing me, sometimes "ghosts" from my past of things I wish I'd done differently but can't change now, and sometimes I get a song stuck in my head and just just can't relax my mind enough to drift off. One thing that has helped me in the past is to get up and sleep on the couch instead of the bed. It helped me refocus my mind and go to sleep. Lately, I have started counting backward from 10,000, so my mind isn't on anything but the numbers. This has been very successful for me.
• Philippines
7 Aug 08
well i am counting sheeps in my mind,hehehe well if i cant sleep liqour can help for me to get sleep,