Can't Sleep
By angel_smiles
@Lolaze (5093)
St. Louis, Missouri
August 4, 2015 12:02am CST
My alarm will be going off in 5 hours and I find myself wide awake. It is my own fault I guess - I took a 4 hour nap this afternoon. Tomorrow will not be fun going on 5 or less hours of sleep but I'm not sure what to do. I've tried watching TV, I've tried listening to relaxing music or sounds, I've tried laying here in complete silence...nothing has worked.
What do you do when you can't sleep?
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6 responses
@Oceanblue71 (132)
• Melbourne, Australia
4 Aug 15
I am not a good sleeper so when I wake during the night I simply turn the tv on and watch a program or two and sleep when I can.
Guess I am old I don't need that much sleep.
Hot milk, herb tea, hot shower simply don't work so I just watch tv till I fall asleep.
Happy sleeping.
@Oceanblue71 (132)
• Melbourne, Australia
4 Aug 15
@Lolaze I find I get stressed quite often and so as soon as I wake up I put the tv on and it takes my mind off my stress concentrating on the news of the world or a tv series. Every day is different.
@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
5 Aug 15
I find I tend to overthink things, which at night time thats when I think about things while I'm trying to go to sleep. It goes in spurts for me, some nights I have no issues falling asleep, where others it takes me hours of just laying there.
@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
4 Aug 15
It seems I do not have any smooth tricks any more. Years ago I would put the weather channel on television and sit in a recliner in the next room, being bored to pieces.
@fruitcakeliz (2641)
• United States
4 Aug 15
i pull up pandora radio on my kindle/phone/laptop whatever and pull up a comedy station....
if i can lay there listening to funny jokes i stop thinking about the stresses in my life....so i fall asleep easier...
apparently the sound of laughter and people having fun/enjoying themselves relaxes me...
it might not be a "relaxing" sound many suggest......but my brain is usually pretty active...so something like a comedy routine, even though it engages my mind....still gets relaxed by the silly-ness/positiveness of what i am listening to...
@TheDemonicAngel (699)
• United States
4 Aug 15
Don't know why, but talking to myself can put me to sleep.
Not sure what it is about talking to myself but it works.
If that doesn't work I watch something boring on TV or turn on some rain sounds.
@sabtraversa (12890)
• Italy
4 Aug 15
I made a mess with my internal clock a while ago, I couldn't wake up before noon and sleep before 3/4 am. It was because of the online world. However I had to deal with the offline world too, so I decided to be awake all night so I could be up the next morning.
The more I tortured myself with those sleepless nights and the more I managed to get back to normal sleeping habits.
But I don't think it's your case. Unless you have a disease (chronic insomnia), I think physical activity helps a lot. Always be sure to have a light meal before sleeping and do some exercises to get tired. It works for many people I know.
