Does anyone have any ideas of how to fall asleep?

Question

It's 5:30 A.M. and I can't sleep. My problem is not medical; more like I am just stressed about bills.

Does anyone have any tips for helping me to get some "shut-eye"?

Answer 1

The problem with me is that I never fall aslepp when trying too, but when I'm laying down, but not trying to. You could also drink some warm milk, take deep breaths and relax yourself. Trust me, i know how you feel when you say bills stress you out, but in order to perform good at work, you must get rest, You'll have to learn a way to blank it out. Listen to calming music, for example. Oh, and here's another tip, turn of your computer. ;)

Answer 2

You haven't mentioned what work you perform for your living. If your sleeplessness is not a medical problem, try doing hard physical work, (say like climbing the stairs, wiping floor in the house, etc.) till you really long for placing your back on the matt. It works wonders. I am a chartered accountant by profession, and most of my work is table work. I tried working in our farm - digging pits for saplings, drawing water from the well, etc. that day I slept at 9 p.m. and wole up at 7 a.m. !!
The problem is that the city life has made us all very lazy and averse to physical hardship.
As far as getting stressed by your bills is concerned, try meditation for 15-20 mins a day. Follow a philosophy that getting tensed about some problem is no solution to it, so why get tensed up anyway? Better is to keep your cool and try to work your way out of it slowly and steadily.

Answer 3

Try this...count from 1 to 100, then do it backwards
then do 2 to 200 by twos, same backwards
then 3 to 300 by htrees and the same backwards
I usually never get too far into the 4 to 400 by 4s before i am finally asleep.
It focuses the mind and relaxes it...and the repetitive thought process creates a calm atmosphere in the mind...

sort of a variation on the old counting sheep idea....or...if you're not alone...welll...exhaustion works too....

Answer 4

lay real still ..blank your mind .. let your muscles just let go like you are limp.then think of a pleasant thing like a waterfall or place that you made up in your mind.. your little paradise and then start counting backwards from 1000 back visualizing every number ..I have never made it past about 500 and I was fast asleep but you have to let every muscle relax and totally blank your mind no matter what comes into it make it go away and just keep counting..

Answer 5

you just lay ur head down an d try not to think of gettin some sleep or anything else for that matter , then next thing you kno you'll fall asleep without even know it

Answer 6

well since the root of the problem is probably stress you should do something about that first. Yoga or meditation.. I hear wine helps you relax too before resting or sleeping.

Answer 7

wel just forget about sleeping tonite but tomorrow. exercise, don't drink caffeine, don't watch tv or get on computer late at nite. you should get off the computer about 2 hrs before you sleep and take a warm bath. and read laying down on your bed. you'll be wanting to go to sleep.

Answer 8

Unisom over the counter will put you to sleep. i only need to take half of one and i am OUT! and i am a tall girl... 6ft. i can only imagine that a smaller person would need much less.
good luck to you and i hope that you can sleep soon. not sleeping sucks, i know.

Answer 9

i agree with fado, try a cup of warm milk before u go to bed. it helps.

another thing is, read a novel, that will definitely shut ur eyes.

Answer 10

lay on your bed and shut your eye. make sure your TV set is not on, or anything that can distract your attention. let your mind wander away.