I can't fall asleep please anyone i need help really bad!?

Question

OK here's the deal, the past couple of months i have not been able to get to sleep. Some night i roll around in bed lieing awake or 2-3 hours. All i want to do is fall asleep but i can't. It there anything i can do to put my mind at ease. I think I can;t fall asleep because my mind races at night. So is there naythign at all to help me fall asleep fast besides medication.

i dont have a girlfriend, i cant smoke weed(drug testing at skool), and i actually excercise my mind all day. I watch tv and read b4 bed.

Answer 1

I have suffered the same kind of insomnia for years and, really, if it's just about your mind racing, these are the things I would recommend - all of them work for me.

Eat some turkey, followed by six plain almonds, and wash it down with a big glass of milk. These foods have all been known to help people sleep.

Also, you may want to consider drinking a big fat mango lassi - they sell them at Indian restaurants and for some reason, people find that they absolutely flatten them.

Don't read, or watch TV or go near your computer for half an hour before going to sleep. Sit in a chair, focus on the goldfish, if you have them - don't do ANYTHING that requires you to process information.

Just lie in bed for half an hour. Practise deep breathing - breathe in for eight seconds, hold for four, breathe out for eight seconds, hold for four. Concentrate on doing this and it'll regulate your breathing, absorb your attention and stop your mind racing.

I use one of the commercial lavender sprays that you can get at supermarkets - I douse my pillow with it and that usually does an efficient trick in knocking me out cold.

Also, try having a shower before you go to sleep - or, if you're having one of those nights where you just CAN'T get to sleep, get up, have a shower, and then go back to bed.

Your bed may be too warm - have you considered that? You may be sweating and dehydrating and that's making it difficult to sleep.

Try going to bed at exactly the same time every night, and getting up at the same hour every morning. That will help you get into a routine.

Consider taking up yoga or doing a meditation class - they're really good for teaching you how to clear your mind and relax.

These are all tips from me, gained from YEARS of having sleeping problems. Good luck!

Answer 2

Troubles getting to sleep can be caused by an eye-opening number of factors:

* Exercising too close to bedtime
* Eating energizing foods and drinks before bed — things like sugary desserts, coffee, and caffeinated soda
* Going directly from working/studying to bed without a break
* Noise
* Light
* Uncomfortable room temperatures (usually too warm)
* A tossing and turning bedmate
* Fear of the dark
* Illness, or a chronic condition like arthritis and allergies
* Not being tired
* Anxiety about that day, the next day, or everyday for the rest of your life
* An inability to stop thinking about the day's events

Ask yourself if any of the above conditions are keeping your eyes wide open. Remedies to the more physical and environmental sleep-deprivers — exercising, eating, noise, etc. — are fairly obvious, all-be-them not always easily employed. At the end of the day, however, Go Ask Alice! readers most often point to the last two items on the above list as the primary culprits keeping them up. So, if you're in the majority, here are some do-it-yourself suggestions:

* Do something you really enjoy prior to sleep: take a walk; chat with a friend on the phone or on line; watch an amusing re-run; read something not related to school or work; take a bath; masturbate; etc. The idea here is to take your mind away from whatever's feeding your angst, allowing for greater ease into slumber.

* Make tomorrow's to-do list just before you call it a night. Not only might you be more organized for the next day, you may also have fewer anxiety dreams and a better night's sleep overall.

* Instead of just lying awake with worries, write them down in a journal. When you're done, close the book and put it away. Better to leave your stressors on the night table than take them to bed with you.

* Listen to music or a guided imagery tape to take you peacefully into zzz-land. Imagery often comes in the form of tapes with pleasant scenes in which you visualize yourself relaxing. They're available at many mainstream bookstores.

Answer 3

Here's a couple of tricks that work for me... If you find your mind won't "shut off", focus your thoughts on a SPECIFIC task... Like "take something" apart, piece by piece- in your imagination... -Or study a World problem- & figure out how to fix it. Think about NOTHING ELSE...-JUST the one thing you've set your mind too... -it may relax you enough to fall asleep! Another trick is...-reverse your sleeping position; put you head where your feet are now in bed & vice versa. I don't know WHY- but that usually works!!! Also, try sleeping in another bed, or on the Couch. Just sleeping in a different ROOM- can help. ...- Good luck, -Get some rest! :)

Answer 4

Stop watching t.v. about 2 hrs. before bed, in that time, read a boring book. Have a cup of hot chocolate and some graham crackers.

Getting a comfort foam matress topper changed my sleep cycle almost immediately.

Avoid visual stimulation before bed, anything that happens on the 11 o clock news is still news when you wake up.

Take a late walk.

Insomnia can be fixed without drugs.

Answer 5

Count sheep. No really you should probably get a new bed. I used to have a very bad time getting to sleep but when I got a new bed everything changed. I fell asleep a lot quicker and I stayed asleep.(which is the important thing) SO yeah just try to get a new mattress if you can. Believe me it will do wonders. Peace.

Answer 6

I have had the smae problem before Here's what you do you set a time to go to bed when you are tired
go to bed if you cant sleep GET UP! go read a book do somthing "boring calm " umm drink sleepy tea watch a movie just do somthing that is quiet . try not o excersice before bed dont eat big meals before bed . just relax get tired dont lie in bed it gives your head more oppurtunity to think and keep you awake so if you distract yrou sellf liek i said reading or what not your head will get tired. I hope that made sense I know what i want to say but i dont knwo if it cam out right GOOD LUCK . SLEEP TIGHT

Answer 7

When you lay in bed you have to clear your mind. If you think of something then you stay awake. Also make sure your room is not too hot.

Also avoid any light. When your brain sees light then it tricks your body into thinking it is daytime. Try to go to bed at the same time every night any wake up at the same time. Sleep in on Saturdays.

Answer 8

Have you tried Melatonin? Schiff makes them in 3mg doses, real low dose and its considered a supplement since you produce melatonin on your own. Also don't try too hard to sleep, the more you count hours the harder it is. And don't listen to music, try turning on your TV to BBc or Voice of America on low volume, it's very boring. Also what I do is lie down in bed early even if I'm not going to sleep.

Answer 9

What I do and my teacher told me about is if you have a lot of things on your mind keep a journal by your bed and write what you think in it it helps! If that does not work then (if you are a Christian) pray to God and ask for a sleep filled night.

Answer 10

What you need to do is work your body throughout the day, mind and body so that it is exhausted at night. Work out, do work, do strenuous activities throughout the day and eat well, by night you should be tired. Don't workout before night, that just gets your heart pumping. The things you think about at night, work towards the next day to try and accomplish, otherwise recurring thoughts will probably surface. Good night!