How do you cure insomnia?

Question

I find myself not going to bed until 3am most nights even when I need to wake up at 7.30am the next day and then feel kinda groogy the rest of the next day. I've tried forcing myself to try and go to sleep at around 11pm but just cant for some reason I always end up just saying to myself I'll go at midnight then it 1am and so on.

Am I alone?

Answer 1

Usually insomnia is caused by stress. Have you been going through any changes lately? On my 10th grade finals that whole week I barely had a wink of sleep. After finals were over I had a nice long sleep. /^_^\ So just take time to relax and see if there is anything you can do to make the stress factor go down.
Good luck on getting some sleep and I hope that i helped!!!! Special K~*

Answer 2

you need to develop some sleep hygiene. You need to get a night time routine and stick to it. Try to go to bed and wake up at the same time every day. avoid anything with caffeine after late afternoon. Do not eat/drink a couple hours before going to sleep. Avoid watching tv an hour or before going to bed. If you can't fall asleep within 20 mins get up and do something like read...and try to go to sleep in 20-30 mins. Exercise this helps insomnia and depression. Depression and suicidal thoughts are actually more common than you would think for people in your age range. If you don't think you can talk to your parents about it, talk to your guidence counsler and they will help you. Talking over things with someone who can help you problem solve and show you a different prospective is more helpful then you may realize. From one girl to another girls are crazy at your age. One day they are your friend, the next they are not for no apparent reason. Find some new activities and meet some new friends.

Answer 3

Well, your first sentence is pretty self-explanatory: If ya goes to bed late and wakes up early, then yer gonna suffer da consequences!

"Forcing" yourself to sleep is a great way to do just the opposite, because you are over-thinking the process, and your brain cooperates by trying to "reason" it out!

Assuming this is just an occasional problem, then it will probably work itself out, eventually. Try to keep to a regular schedule; DON'T dwell on it; avoid eating within four hours of bedtime (your stomach needs to work to process the food, and that keeps some people awake); avoid drinking alcohol or smoking (they are drugs which could affect you in negative ways, awake or asleep!); try to do some light exercise about two hours before going to bed; try reading an absorbing book or magazine, but don't finish it, and DON'T read in bed, as this may tell the brain that you're not ready for sleep! Avoid TV shows that may overstimulate you, including news broadcasts (bad news keeps many people awake), violent shows, not to mention video games, etc.

If this is an ongoing problem (i.e., more than a week), then you might want to consider an over-the-counter sleep aid, but don't take it for more than two or three nights, as it may become addicting (even if the medicine says it isn't narcotic, you still might develop a psychological "crutch" for it). If that doesn't work, you might have a physical or psychological problem. At the very least, see a doctor about it.

The links, below, might offer some help.

And, no, you're not alone.

Answer 4

Don't ever take the sleeping pills route!!

1. They will damage your liver big time and you can get into serious health problems.

2. You will get hooked up on them and you won't be able to have a normal life any more if you don't take your pills everyday.

The sleeping pills industry is damaging our health by capitalizing on our ignorance, and by distracting people from effective and natural ways to deal with this problem. I had been taking prescription sleep medications [Ambien] for over 5 years. It stopped working and I simply took more. Still did not work. Nights were very difficult - medication put me to sleep but I would wake up after 2–3 hours with a strong sympathetic response (fast pulse, pounding heartbeat, wide awake alert). It was a very difficult cycle to break. I was really in bad shape due to lack of sleep.

After years of struggling I was able to cure my insomnia naturally and pretty fast. I followed the Sleep Tracks sleep optimization program, here is their official web -site if you want to take a look: http://www.insomniacure.net

Ohhh..and Good Luck!

Answer 5

No. I'm severely disabled and suffered from nerve pain which wakes me up every 2 hours. But it depends on a lot of different criteria as to why you cannot sleep. One is diet, do you drink a lot of Caffeine, in Tea and Coffee, especially in the evenings. Some foods also have additives which might keep you awake. Try change these and if that doesn't help you can see your doctor and ask to be referred to a sleep clinic which will look into the problems you have.

Answer 6

i asked this Q a while back and some people gave some really helpful answers.
one that was particularly effective was this:
write down eveything you're thinking of in a journal or even just on a piece of paper. it doesn't work every time, but it can help. just every though that passes through your head, write it down. keep going until it's all written down, or you feel sleepy. i found that if you use a dim light, like one of those glowglobe things, it's easier. you can burn the paper after, if you don't want other people to see the thoughts, or keep a private diary that you hide from them.
also try talking things through with someone, if there's stuff on your mind. please try to sort this out; if it goes on too long, not getting sleep, you can end up in a coma.

hope this helps.
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Answer 7

Insomnia is often caused by fear, stress, anxiety, medications, herbs, caffeine, depression or sometimes for no apparent reason. Make sure your bedroom is quiet and dark. Soak a tablespoon of mint leaves in a cup of water for an hour, drink every night. Check out http://useinfo-insomnia.blogspot.com/ for more info

Answer 8

You don't need pills to help you sleep you need to work out what it is that's keeping you awake. If you're not sleeping because you can't stop thinking about something you need to deal with whatever you're thinking about.

If nothing's on your mind you probably just need to get some exercise, or get more exercise - even if you hate exercise think of it as a necessary evil - it does wonders to send you to sleep...

Answer 9

Keep going a little earlier each night until you reach something reasonable like 11.00 p.m.
Relax at least one hour before you retire to bed.
I am the opposite I sleep too much

Answer 10

If you smoke quit, stop drinking tea and coffee if you do, and also try to get more exercise, run at least three mile's a day do these thing's and you should get better.