A Teenage Sleeping Problem?

Question

I am nearly 16 years old and i am finding it hard to sleep. I go to bed at 10 then lie awake till past midnight. Then i wake up at 3.40 every morning. Although i am tired, i can get up as if i've had a nine hours sleep. I don't know why its doing this but it is starting to get on my nerves as i miss sleeping!! I do exercise half an hour a day, don't drink caffenine, don't smoke or drink. I've looked it up and all i come across is isomnia. Help!

Answer 1

Maybe you try to much.
Go later to sleep, and don't do fiestas.
Drink a hot milk, and read a few pages from a book.
A!!!! You can put same music too.
The best for this is classical music.
And don't eat to much (4 the night).
And it will be a good idea to say that to your doctor too.
Maybe you are too nervous about many different thinks and you can't take then out of your mind.

Answer 2

You are probably settling down to sleep too early, or too soon after something that makes you lively. Try reading for an hour or so, until you are sleepy, starting at the time you would normally go to bed, you need to give your mind and body time to relax and get into sleep mode. The waking at 3.40 every morning may be due to noise of some sort at that time, it sounds as though someone is going off to work at this time. You may be a light sleeper, if you are, any nighttime noises would be a problem but if they are happening on a regular basis it would be worse, as you will get used to waking up at that time and will wake up even when the noise is not present. Difficulty finding sleep is insomnia, not a total absence of sleep, have a look at some of the stuff on the sites you have looked up. Losing sleep is unpleasant, hope you find a solution soon, good luck.

Answer 3

My son who is 11 started having the same problem a couple of months ago.
He was getting to the point where he was wound up about getting to sleep long before he went to bed.
Sleep is a funny thing the more you try to do it the more difficult it becomes.
What worked for my son was a really strict bed time routine.
Choose a bed time that suits you and stick to it. Wind down for an hour before bed with a bath and warm caffeine free drink .
Try reading for a while in bed if it helps relax you.
Always get up at approx the same time even at weekends.
It took a while to work but it has made a difference.

Maybe tell your mum or another trusted person just to rule out anything like depression which can cause sleep problems.

ZZZzzzzzz.........

Answer 4

Well firstly dont spend too much time in the room you sleep in, do not sit or lie on the bed untill you want to go to sleep, this makes a psycological connection that the bed is for sleep not relaxing, sleep that is the most important thing first of all. Relax an hour or so before going to bed, not on your bed though, or even in your bedroom, this will relax your mind and body so it is ready to sleep. Put a amytst crystal by your bedside, it is said to help cure insomnia, and put a small amount a drop or two of lavender oil on your pillow before sleeping, this will relax you further and ready you for sleep. Dont use lemon extracts as most do, lemon yes relaxes you but makes you more alert at the same time, so you wont get to sleep use lavender
hope i've helped :)
sweet dreams

Answer 5

A major cause of sleeplessness at this age is to do with your diet. Are you eating well?

At your age, your body needs a healthy amount of food to help it grow (plus,you're mostly likely studying in school / college- you brain needs fuel, literally, to create new paths and string new bits of information together. Study all you want- if you're not feeding your brain you'll strugle to learn or remember things). I knew of a few girls your age who weren't eating properly (but that's another topic...) and as a result couldn't sleep properly, despite being very tired. If your body reaches a point where it needs food but it's not getting it, it keeps you awake. Seems counter-productive, I know, but your body needs fuel, then it'll let you sleep.

If your diet's normal and you're eating from all the major food groups then maybe the cause lies elsewhere- maybe someone else can shine some light.

PS: Oh, and unfortunately, now that sleeplessness is on your mind, it increases the liklines that you won't be able to sleep! Catch 22, I'm afraid. Just relax, read, write, listen to music, whatever- don't force yourself to sleep and eventually you will. If you're lying in bed for hours unable to sleep then put the light on and do something (gentle). Lying there wishing you could sleep will do the exact opposite for you.

Answer 6

All though I am twice your age hun I do know where you are coming from. My brother and I as teenagers had similiar problems. In fact my brother although 25 years old now still does.

It took my mother awhile but she eventually figured it out and she was right.

Its stress hun, you are at an age where things are becoming many firsts for you. First kiss, First love, First heartbreak....

When she talked to me on why I wasn't sleeping I broke and cried it turned out was because at that time I didn't want to move. I had the guy of my dreams and I was happy right where I was. After I had broke down and cried to her and my father, all though I still didn't want to move. I slept for the first time in ages.

Something is bothering you, you may not realize it, but that is what is affecting you in your sleep.

Take a long look at what you have recently done or haven't done. OR even what you have hoped would happen but not...I believe you will find your answer there.

Confront it and I think that night you might sleep like a lamb

Answer 7

ok that's kinda crazy i have the same problem.............. except when i do wake up the first i feel like i can go run a mile but then if i go back to sleep and wake up a couple hours later it feels like i cant even walk..............but what i do is get a playlist of songs that you know by heart and play them while you try to go to sleep because you brain has to think but only enough to cancle every thing else out........but not enough to make you think too hard..... or watch tv.............tv works the best for me

Answer 8

its a symtom of being a teenager hun saw a docu on it.its all about your hormones affecting your bodyclock,another is clumsyness thats to do with your bones growing at a faster rate than your muscles so you reach for something but over streach your muscles giving you poor co ordination and find yourself knocking things over in the process

Answer 9

Put some lavender on your pillow and drink valerian tea!

Answer 10

well its hormonal or stress...last year i got these problems too and i must tell you it was really annoying
so i try to relax myself as much as possible and it was over.