can you sLeep easily??

@janebeth (2032)
Philippines
September 14, 2009 11:12pm CST
hi fellow myLotters, i observed that on this past few days i can't sleep so easily.. i love sleeping before, i can sleep easily even if i am sitting only at the couch or in the car.. but now, , i can never do it.. why?? i can't figure it out.. how about you friends?? can you sleep anywhere and easily?? even if you don't have your pillow or blanket.. thank you and may GOD bless all of you.. janebeth.
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@mentalward (14691)
• United States
15 Sep 09
I used to be able to sleep anywhere and at any time of day or night. I once fell asleep on the floor of the airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, while waiting for my luggage! LOL I could sleep in broad daylight, on a hard surface or in a chair, in the car, anywhere. I was a light sleeper and would wake up easily, but it was easy to fall back to sleep. These days, though, I never sleep well. I get so tired during the day that I must take naps. Of course, that means that I rarely sleep through the night. The most I get now is 5 hours at night. Normally, I'll sleep 2 or 3 hours, wake up and do something for awhile, then go back to sleep for another 2 or 3 hours. Recently, though, I was given a new medication to help me sleep and also to help me to stop clenching my teeth while I sleep (bruxism). I'm usually able to get 4 or 5 hours of sleep at a time now. You, though, being so young, should not have problems sleeping. Is there anything on your mind or do you have more stress than usual? I hope that it's just a temporary thing and that you'll be able to sleep like you used to very soon. I wish you the best.
@mentalward (14691)
• United States
15 Sep 09
I think that everyone has their own "internal clock" as far as sleeping goes. I've always been a night owl and usually couldn't even try to get to sleep before midnight. If I didn't have to work when I was younger, I probably would have stayed up until 2 or 3 a.m. and wake up later in the morning. Actually, now that I remember back, my last full-time job was from 11:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. so I was able to stay up later and wake up later in the morning. But these days, I don't know. It's probably the constant pain I'm in that keeps waking me up and prevents me from going to sleep when I'd like to. That's why I'm still awake right now. It's 1:44 a.m. where I live and I should really be asleep. But, there's no sleeping for me right now because my husband just woke up to go in to work early. He likes to get in early to avoid traffic and I'm glad he can do that but he often wakes me up right after I've gotten to sleep and that can make me grouchy. But, he'll be going to work soon and I can finally get some sleep! LOL
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@janebeth (2032)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
wow, i think by that time i am sleeping already and with snoring effect.. just remembering my sleeping habit way back.. and i hope i can do it back again.. so you are taking care of your husband now?? oh so sweet wife.. that is very nice for you, it's very rare of a wife to take care of their husband going to work, and i salute you for that.. have a nice sleep their when your husband will leave later..
@janebeth (2032)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
hi mentalward, thank you so much for responding here, i really appreciate it.. i hope i can get rid of this problem sooner, i want to be the same way before.. to sleep easily and anywhere, even with lights and a noisy surroundings. i am trying to sleep more than 8 hours, sleeping is very important in one's health. i have heard that the best time in sleeping is during 10 pm to 6 am.. and i am aiming for it now, that's why i will try to sleep very early so i can still balance my sleeping beauty rest, .. thank you again and hope to see you more often here..
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
15 Sep 09
hi jane. i remember when i was still in college. i have to commute for two hours from our home to school. so i have less sleeps that time. i have to wake up at 5 so i can leave at 6 to reach the opening of the class at 8. same thing when going home from school that closes at 5. when i get home, i feel so tired. so whenever i am in travel, i can easily sleep. even inside the LRT and standing. but now, i know i can't do that, to sleep just whenever and wherever i want to. that maybe because of the problems i am facing these days. less income, more expenses. the sleeping problem of our son. more bills to pay. more loan. too indebted i am.
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@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
15 Sep 09
actually, that was only for a year. but i went boarding on the following year. that saved me a lot of time in traveling, though it is much expensive.
@janebeth (2032)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
oh neil what a problem, and yes i really know your status, being the bread winner and with many members of the family.. i know it's not very easy for you.. i can feel your problems, and i can look at in your eyes, .. but still life goes on, they need you so much right now,, and don't loose hope.. about the topic, really 2 hours travel?? oh no that is very long.. and i bet if i am on your shoes, i will stop going to school..
@janebeth (2032)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
yes it's pretty expensive because of the apartment.. and the food also of course.!!
• China
15 Sep 09
hi.janebeth,i like sleeping too,i just fall asleep wherever&whenever i want...i cant explain why you can't easily fall asleep these days,may be because you sleep too much thus you can easily fall asleep or you have something on your mind?
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@janebeth (2032)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
i am also thinking that catherine, maybe i think too much that's why it affects my sleeping.. but i can't handle my mind friend, they are just running all over my head.. maybe i need to stop thinking, .. can i do that??
• China
15 Sep 09
yes of course you can...may be you can do some exercises if you have a lot of free time,like yoga,it may help have a nice day have a good sleep
@janebeth (2032)
• Philippines
17 Sep 09
thank you cath.., i will try my very best..
@tuni902 (483)
• India
26 Sep 09
hello dear friend, I think sleeping is one of the most easiest and comfortable thing that we can do in our day to day life.And frankly speaking dear,I just love to sleep.If I had not any work,then I think I would have slept 24 hours a day.I can sleep very easily in any condition and when I am asleep,I cant feel any disturbances and can complete a quite nice sleep at once.I still remember the day when I was a bit younger.That day all my family members gone out outside and I was at home all alone.I locked the door and I went to sleep.I was having a nice sleep but outside all my family members were knocking the door and were calling me.But I WAS IN A HARD SLEEP.SO,AT LAST THEY CUT THE LOCK AND CAME IN AND FOUND ME STILL SLEEPING.. SO,now you can know that how easily I sleep and how nice it is.. Keep smiling and happy myLotting...
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@janebeth (2032)
• Philippines
28 Sep 09
oh that is a huge way of sleeping tuni, i can't do that.. if there's a fire outside you can't notice it because of your deep sleep..
• Boston, Massachusetts
15 Sep 09
hi janebeth, since i am so deprieved with sleep, i can easily sleep while sitting in the couch, car/cab and even while riding the public vehicles. i am just so lucky that never was an instance of me getting harmed. thanks guardian angel for looking after me.
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@janebeth (2032)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
hi there, oh you are so lucky, i wish i can be like that also.. but i don't wish to be asleep during riding in the vehicle, because for sure i can't figure out the surrounding and even if i am on my place already.. that is very funny,
• Boston, Massachusetts
15 Sep 09
hehehehe... you're right but that's sleeping pleasure for me really funny but true!
@janebeth (2032)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
you're so lucky because you can still reach at home after being asleep in the vehicle.., in my case, maybe i can't..
• Philippines
16 Sep 09
i do fell asleep easily because of the music that i play at night.
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@janebeth (2032)
• Philippines
17 Sep 09
listening to musics are very nice, i have tried it last night and i am happy to say that i can sleep already so well, thanks to all of you..
@hotsummer (13835)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
yeah i always sleep easily as i sleep a lot. when i lay down on my bed i could sleep after some few minutes. and i could feel that i am feel so sleepy when i lay down. but i easily wake up too when i hear some noise or movements. so when my body is tried and i don't want to sleep i make sure i don't lay down any where like sofa set or bed cause i will be sure going to sleep after a few minutes.
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@janebeth (2032)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
oh you are so lucky, i wish i can be like you but i don't want to have that area that i can be awake easily if there is noise or a little movements.. , oh a little choosy..
@kmaram (2533)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
Hi there, well sometimes i can't sleep easily but when i am really tired i sleep easily when i put my head in my pillow. I can sleep anywhere but sometimes i have this problem when it comes to sleeping. Its a long time for me to fall sleep just when i am really tired. Hope i can make sense here keep on mylotting
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@janebeth (2032)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
oh yes you do, and thank you for dropping by.. well i think this is one of the problem we all encounter, having a hard time to sleep easily, i wish i can get rid of this problem..
@reichiru (748)
• Canada
15 Sep 09
I am known to my friends as "Queen of Sleeping" most of the time. I can sleep almost anywhere, in any sort of condition. Just last week, I fell asleep in the middle of a pep rally that was pretty insanely loud. That was quite an achievement for me, considering I was sitting on a hard, cold floor with nothing to use for a pillow. I can sleep through lots of noise if I am tired enough, and I can also fall asleep pretty fast. Usually on a normal night I fall asleep within 10 minutes of lying down on my bed. I fall asleep even faster on a car - if I'm not talking to anyone I would most likely fall asleep within 5 minutes. So sleeping comes fairly easy for me unless I am really not tired or too stressed to fall asleep.
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@janebeth (2032)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
wow that is very nice, you are so lucky chiru.. "Queen of Sleeping" is a very nice codename huh, maybe you should change your screen name here in myLot by that, sounds terrific.. i hope i can be like you.!
@cbakin20 (149)
• United States
15 Sep 09
Yeah, I haven't ever had any trouble sleeping. I can sleep just about anywhere, as long as I'm not too cold. That's the one thing that keeps me from sleeping. But I am not even very picky about that. I can sleep fine if I have a sweatshirt and long pants on, and nothing else, as long as they keep me at a normal temperature. Your problem might just be a change in stress or maybe a change in age. It might not be as easy for you to fall asleep as it used to, for all sorts of reasons. Little kids do tend to sleep better anywhere though.
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@janebeth (2032)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
i wish i am a kid, or i want to be a kid again so i can sleep easily.. but note, kids now are very hard to let them go to sleep, specially during lunch time or in the whole afternoon.. because they are very busy playing,
@drakkar (50)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
everybody certainly experiences this kind of difficulties but like some people, whenever im having trouble getting sleep I drink a glass of milk before going to bed. Why not try it, maybe it would as well help you get rid of than dilemma.
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@janebeth (2032)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
i do drink milk before going to bed.. i do it twice a day, one in the morning and one in the evening.. but it doesn't really help my problem about sleeping..
@jules67 (2788)
• Philippines
16 Sep 09
I think that my sleeping habit is fine now compared to months before. I try not to stay late. I sleep the latest at 11 pm and wake around 7 am. I need to be conscious of it so that I will not be disrupted anymore. Drinking one glass of milk also helps me.
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@dex1007 (556)
• Malaysia
15 Sep 09
I'm afraid i don't sleep so well. I'm a light sleeper, so i wake up very easily, on top of that i can't sleep anywhere except on bed. And i think i've turned into one of those people who can only sleep really late. 1am, 2 am. I can't remember the last time i slept at 9pm. I want to sleep more... when i don't lack sleep, it shows. my skin looks better, and i heard those who lack sleep are more likely to gain weight. Hope we have more good sleep, janebeth
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@janebeth (2032)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
i hope we can have it, let's just do it and don't lose hope.. don't maybe tonight we can sleep better and we can also stop thinking of many things like problems in life, specifically financial problems..
@jen14ed (865)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
hi janebeth sometimes is hard for me to sleep i takes a 1 hours and 30min but sometimes is easy to me to sleep after 15 minutes I'm sleep if your hard to sleep just try to use ipod and listening to the music. i suggest to you that you listening to the kind of music that the sound is slow or great sound in your ear like love song like "One friends" when i hear this song when I am sleep Any moment Am sleep. just try my advice to you use ipod when you are going to sleep!
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@janebeth (2032)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
thank you jen for giving me a brilliant idea about my sleeping problem.. i will surely follow that and i will tell you if it really works for me..
@cheenlly (3477)
• Philippines
16 Sep 09
Well i can't hardly get into sleep. I have develop a sleeping problem and its really hard to have lack of sleep. Like me perhaps you are stress or bothered and have a lot of things in mind that's why you can't sleep easily. If you let that prolong- i mean if you just ignored that and make it a habit you will surely have sleeping problem like me and its not really good for the health. I tell you its really hard but anyway try to relax and don't think to much. Eat healthy foods and have a good lifestyle as this is one factor for having sleeping issue. Freshen up yourself before going to bed, drink milk and see if it helps. YOu can also try a relaxing massage. It will help you relax i am sure.
• United States
16 Sep 09
I tend to stay awake until I pass out while standing. i've even fallen asleep riding a bicycle homw from work.. managed to travel two miles before an oncoming car's headlights snapped me awake. I was on the wrong side of the road.. but had made two turns while unconscious. lol.
@nijolechu (1842)
• Canada
15 Sep 09
I could easily fall asleep on a bed or a couch if I am feeling tired. But it would be hard for me to sleep unless my head is resting on something soft. I could go without a blanket when I sleep but it would be hard without a pillow.
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@amyson (3498)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
yes i experience some sleepless nights but i overcome it i change my schedule habit i usually watch tv and i stay up late.sometimes i am anxious and depress i cant sleep too well at night.i overcome it when my problem is resolved and i also drink milk at night it helps me fall asleep i do not stay a lot in watching tv at night.
@janebeth (2032)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
hi amy, i already accepted your request.. and thank you for being my friend, hope to see you here more often.. anyways, i have tried also drinking milk at night but i can't sleep.. i don't know why.!!
@janebeth (2032)
• Philippines
17 Sep 09
i just drink coffee once a day only.. maybe i am just thinking too much.!!
@amyson (3498)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
maybe you are stress a lot or you have deadlines our brain really think.or maybe you drink too much of coffee you having difficulty of sleeping.
@KMaroon (266)
• India
16 Sep 09
hi, Janebeth I can sleep easily only if I am tired. I feel You are thinking about something that is why you are not able to sleep. If it is true, I think you have to stop thinking forget everything for a while, and one more thing try to read books before sleeping and you can sleep very easily.
@calai618 (1773)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
Hi Janebeth! I am a good sleeper. I can sleep wherever I am may it be on the couch or on the floor. I love sleeping so much. I can actually fall asleep even in the noisiest place. My brother has a band and they do their practice in our house and it doesn't bother me at all even in the middle of the night. I also don't just fall asleep because of tiredness, most of the time I also fall easily because of boredome. Am I weird?
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