Serious sleeping problem!!!!! sleep or study?

Question

i cant sleep at night which results in me sleeping in the morning or sometimes not sleeping at all and falling to sleep in the evening.this has seriously impacted my school life, am a high school student and i got my FINAL BOARD EXAMS coming up and i cant study due to this. And the major problem is NOTHING can wake me up, which includes alarm clock and parents. am in serious need of help.......please help!!!!

Answer 1

It sounds like you are sleep deprived and you have whacked out your normal sleeping cycle. You need sleep! I wouldn't normally recommend drugs, but I suggest Tylenol PM for a night-- it has a sleep aid that won't make you groggy in the morning. You need a good night's sleep! At least 8-10 hours, let your body catch up on sleep. You will not be able to concentrate or retain anything you are studying if you don't provide your body the basic nutrient of a good nights rest.

Also, try walking in the early afternoon, a 3 mile or one hour walk. It will really help you sleep.

Answer 2

do you have any caffeine (soda, coffee, chocolate)? if so, stop having any. are you on any medications? if so, check the side effects (if that's the cause you can ask the doctor for alternatives or else you may just have to live with it). do you watch tv or use the computer in the late evenings? some studies show the screen flickering can cause insomnia in some people, so try cutting out screen time a couple hours before you want to go to sleep. are you stressed about something? try to address the issues you're stressed about during the day rather than putting them off. if you find yourself obsessing about something at night, try writing it down on a to-do list for tomorrow and then telling yourself that covers it so you don't have to worry about it any more. try warm milk and/or a hot shower before bed: it makes lots of people sleepy. do you do something quiet before bed? if you go right from homework or listening to loud music to sleep that's not very relaxing. try reading a book before bed. are you getting lots of exercise during the day? that helps, too. lots of medical issues can also cause insomnia, so if things like these don't work, try talking to your doctor about it. sleep is important, so keep at it till you find something that works.

Answer 3

My advise is to stay away from watching television at night. Try reading a book instead.

As for waking up, take a look at this cool alarm clock idea:
http://www.patternclock.com/index.html

Unlike traditional alarm clocks, you can't turn it off unless you successfully enter the randomly generated pattern.

Here's another product that I can recommend:
http://www.litebook.com/

It's called "The Light Book." It generates artifical sunlight, which should help you achieve more restful sleeping patterns.

Good luck,
Joe

Answer 4

Follow These Steps

1. Go to bed and wake up at the same time every day. Your body will adapt to the routine and automatically know that this is sleep time.

2. If you just can't seem to wind down at night, take an old-fashioned bubble bath. The warm water will help you relax. Add a fragrant candle and you'll be halfway there.

3. Try exercising more during the day. Even an extra 20 - 30 minute walk can help you reduce stress and anxiety when you are ready to go to bed.

4. It might be a simple idea, but cut out the evening coffee or tea. Extra caffeine doesn't affect everyone but it might be keeping you up.

5. Clear your mind by meditating and lightly stretching muscles. This will help you relax and fall asleep about a half hour earlier and give you more sleep.

6. Find a comfortable position and snuggle down. Bring up an image in your mind of a happy event and re-live it as you drift off to sleep. Another option would be a nighttime daydream of something you would like to do or become someone who is a complete fantasy. Going to sleep with pleasant thoughts will help you go through all four stages of sleep and awake refreshed and rested.

Effects of Lack of Sleep:
Shut-eye is often referred to as "beauty sleep." But sleep is so much more than good for our looks. To experience just how much a lack of quality sleep can rob us of our ability to perform even the most mundane of tasks, all it takes are nights with little to no rest. If lack of sleep continues, our internal organs start to suffer.

Sleep Study:- Numerous studies have looked at how sleep deprivation impairs us on a day-to-day basis. One of the most notable is the Huber-Weidman study, according to British psychologist Michael Eysenck in his book "Psychology: An International Perspective." The study found that for the first three nights without sleep, people didn't do well on tedious tasks. On the fourth night, volunteers would have spurts of non-responsiveness called "micro-sleep." By night five, delusions emerged. From night six on, the effects were more disturbing, such as a loss of identity.

Case Studies:- Some people will do anything for a cause. Peter Tripp, an American disc jockey, stayed up 200 hours in the name of a charity fund-raiser in the 1950s. Teenager Randy Gardner, Eysenck reports, surpassed Tripp's record by staying awake for nearly 270 hours. He suffered intense paranoia, vision problems and speech difficulties.

Fatal Familial Insomnia:-Though extreme, there are other examples of how going without sleep for long periods of time can harm us. "Fatal familial insomnia" is a rare genetic condition caused by the wasting away of the thalamus, which is responsible for controlling sleep, according to the Merck pharmaceutical company. The onset usually is between ages of 40 and 60. Typically, victims survive only seven months to three years after symptoms start.

Metabolism:-Besides mental and emotional disturbances, such as phobias and hallucinations, long-term sleep deprivation can impair our ability to process and store carbohydrates and to control vital hormones, according to the University of Chicago Medical Center. In a U-Chicago study, healthy young men underwent 16 nights of erratic and deprived sleep. Their glucose tolerance and endocrine function became so impaired that it was what would be expected in someone much older or in the early stages of diabetes, the researchers found.

Performance:-The ability to perform on the job or at school also takes a hit, according to the Mayo Clinic. Any tasks involving information processing are impaired. Case in point--driving. Sluggish reaction times make sleepy drivers dangerous. According to the National Highway Safety Administration, drivers falling asleep behind the wheel contribute to more than 1,500 deaths a year and roughly 70,000 injuries.

Other Disorders:- A number of serious disorders have been linked to chronic sleeplessness. According to the Mayo Clinic these include obesity, high blood pressure and heart disease.

Answer 5

Don't eat food 4 hours before you sleep. Sleep with a lot of food in stomach will make you difficult to sleep. Food with high sugar will make you difficult to sleep. Don't have many thoughts in your mind when you sleep.

Answer 6

Did you try seeing your doctor? He might give you some sleep pills that would allow you to sleep at night and get you back on schedule.

Answer 7

if eat apple then it can help you stay awake because they have caffince in it like soda, try best to sleep and do work sometime so won't fall asleep in class and will miss something important

Answer 8

Exercise regularly, take balance diet and go to bed daily at a fixed time.

Answer 9

I think you'll find these sleep tips effective: http://healthfuldietandnutrition.com/category/sleep

Answer 10

Just change your lifestyle , and sleeping early by 9.00
Your problem will be resolved