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Im am so tired these days.
Im having problems sleeping at night no matter how tired i am. It doesnt happen every night but at least twice a wk.
I have to be up Mon - Fri at 7.30am, and some days at work i still feel asleep.
I dont believe i have anything on my mind keeping me up, but i get restless and sometimes even become wide awake. Last night was up till 3am and right now i feel like dead meat!
Hi,
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I am not a Doctor. Sleep Disorders can only be diagnosed by a Doctor, so if it continues, please see one.
Normal amount of sleep is about 7 to 8 hrs, but the National Network News had a report just yesterday. People are different, some needing only 4 or 5 hrs, while others need 8 hrs. sleep, not to wind up being sleepy the rest of the day.
As another said, warm milk can help. Also, might try Childrens' Benedryl. It works for some, making them sleepy about an hour before bedtime. My wife uses it sometimes, not every night. There are also mild prescription medicines from the Doctor, which help induce a good sleep.
I do wish you the best, and good luck.
Dead meat, lol, is very accurately put. Been through on and off sleep deprivation for most of my adult life - sometimes to the point where sleep deprivation felt like it was making me high even. I eventually learned what it was about medically (first it was ptsd, then later it was fibromyalgia). You might want to go see your doctor over this since sleep is a pretty crucial factor of health. But without knowing what physical or psychological causes could be involved for you, here are a few suggestions:
1. I do my best to go to bed and get up at the same time, if possible
2. No caffienated drinks past dinner
3. Slowly ease my activites down during the evening; culitvate a relaxed state even to the point of turning the lights lower and lower through the evening
4. Like Curlyben said, a hot drink (great suggestion) or even a hot bath
5. Cultivated a nice enviroment - took deliberate actions to make the bedroom a "haven from cares"
6. Warding off the mental fretting about not falling asleep when I first lay down by occupying my mind with an exercise that goes like this - feel my toes, and let them relax, feel my legs and let them relax, feel my etc until I reach my head, sometimes I am asleep before I get done.
7. And finally resorting to medication but only after a conversation with my doctor since I consider even OTC drugs to be potent enough to warrant caution
Thanks FredG
Probably tonight knowing me i will immediatley sleep like a baby knowing i dont have to wake up for work tomo morning!
Funny that it just happens wk days.
if it just happens week days then your subconcious is worrying about something even if you dont realise it. Has anything happened at work lately that made you feel vulnerable or insecure?
Dead meat, lol, is very accurately put. Been through on and off sleep deprivation for most of my adult life - sometimes to the point where sleep deprivation felt like it was making me high even. I eventually learned what it was about medically (first it was ptsd, then later it was fibromyalgia). You might want to go see your doctor over this since sleep is a pretty crucial factor of health. But without knowing what physical or psychological causes could be involved for you, here are a few suggestions:
1. I do my best to go to bed and get up at the same time, if possible
2. No caffienated drinks past dinner
3. Slowly ease my activites down during the evening; culitvate a relaxed state even to the point of turning the lights lower and lower through the evening
4. Like Curlyben said, a hot drink (great suggestion) or even a hot bath
5. Cultivated a nice enviroment - took deliberate actions to make the bedroom a "haven from cares"
6. Warding off the mental fretting about not falling asleep when I first lay down by occupying my mind with an exercise that goes like this - feel my toes, and let them relax, feel my legs and let them relax, feel my etc until I reach my head, sometimes I am asleep before I get done.
7. And finally resorting to medication but only after a conversation with my doctor since I consider even OTC drugs to be potent enough to warrant caution
I hope this helps - zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
No 1 week days i usually go to bed by 11.30 latest midnight ( doesnt mean im asleep by then) and wake up everyday at 7.40am, which i do
No. 2 and 3 i already do.
But the rest of the tips where great!
No. 5 i cant really do as we r currently livin at mums in the spare room, we have boxes on the wardrobe and by d door.. which truly our room is well messy!
Re No. 6 - when u say feel my toes, you mean literally? abit like stretching?
What is ptsd and fibromyalgia?
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if it just happens week days then your subconcious is worrying about something even if you dont realise it. Has anything happened at work lately that made you feel vulnerable or insecure?
Whenever I have restless nights and trouble sleeping its because my subconcious is worrying about something but I have not yet realised. When I do fall asleep which is usually for only a couple of hours my subconcious will turn the worrying into a dream which leaves me terribly confused but becomes clear at a later stage!
The only other time I have sleepless nights is when I am excited about something!
Whenever I have restless nights and trouble sleeping its because my subconcious is worrying about something but I have not yet realised. When I do fall asleep which is usually for only a couple of hours my subconcious will turn the worrying into a dream which leaves me terribly confused but becomes clear at a later stage!
The only other time I have sleepless nights is when I am excited about something!
Maybe there is something bothering me and im not aware of it or its just a long phase im goin throu...
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