<p>Right now it is 6:30 am CST.</p>
<p>I haven't slept at all last night. I just tossed and turned in my bed.</p>
<p>I feel fine right now, but I bet I will be miserable later. I have an exam at 6:30pm.</p>
<p>What is wrong with me? How can I prevent this from happening? I never had crazy insomnia like this before, but I really don't want it to ever happen again as it can mess with my activity cycle.</p>
<p>I didnt go to bed sunday-tuesday. Didnt go to bed either. I'm going to the doctors today to ask for some sleeping pills for my insomnia problem.</p>
<p>Welcome to my life, working out helps me.</p>
<p>I am in near-constant pain, even with treatment, to the point that many days I can't concentrate to watch a TV show. Not enough sleep means more pain; too much pain means no sleep. You can see what will happen if I get caught in that cycle. So I take sleeping very seriously. At various points in my life I've used Benadryl and melatonin for sleep. If I use them too many days in a row they quit working, but for occasional insomnia they work fine.</p>
<p>A friend of mine once recommended turning on the TV and turning the sound very, very low so that you have to strain to hear it, and then watching while you're in bed. It never worked for me, but apparently it works for some people (and it doesn't have the downsides that using any drug, even OTC drugs and "supplements," has). If you don't have a roommate that might be worth trying.</p>
<p>burgler, i lift for an hour, run for like 30 minutes, swim for an hour. no effect</p>
<p>As odd as it sounds, I use hypnosis. Generally I spend about 3 hours tossing and turning every night before I can go to sleep. But when I listen to a hypnotist on my ipod, I'm knocked out inside of 15 minutes. The oddes thing is the next morning I'll always wake up exactly at 7 am. But yea, something to try.</p>
<p>Hey, I'm not saying its fool-proof. I've had sleeping problems my whole life haha. I've just noticed that when I'm working out during the day I'm more tired during the night. It doesn't always work liek that and sometimes I go 48 hours without sleeping.</p>
<p>Today was the first day I got more than 2 hours of sleep all week!! Normally I love to sleep and can sleep at night, but I have no idea what the hell is going on.</p>
<p>I normally have a really good sleeping schedule (eight hours a night), but this past week I've been having issues falling asleep...or more of, I fall asleep and then wake up two hours later and can't close my eyes again. My only piece of advice is that if you do have an exam or did...I guess it's past that now...you might have been stressing out. Stress causes you to not be able to sleep which in turn stresses you even more out and, yeah, it's a vicious positive feedback loop. </p>
<p>The people who said exercise/hypnosis/meditate are right. Do something to relieve stress (although, don't exercise right before bed or you'll get all wound up). </p>
<p>Oh. Another trick I learned when I was younger and this used to happen is trying shifting directions in your bed. For some reason, if I moved my pillow and slept the opposite way, I would find myself able to fall back asleep. It's like I tricked my body.</p>
<p>Right.</p>
<p>Turn on the lights, grab a copy of Apostol, and I guarantee you'll be out cold within the hour.</p>
<p>(Actually works. It's easy for me to fall asleep when I'm studying but hard for me to fall asleep when I'm trying to fall asleep. It's like I need a textbook to sleep. I guess I've pulled too many all-nighters in the last two years.)</p>
<p>warm milk does the trick</p>
<p>I am having a severe problem of my own, I live in an apartment with uncles and they snore to the point i wake up every night around 3- 5 AM. Its so frustrating, that it affects my study habits. I then come home rather than stay at the library and sleep around 7 pm - 12 am. I have no clue how i will spend the next 3 years going like this.</p>
<p>^Earplugs?</p>
<p>For those trying hard to sleep...........</p>
<p>While you are trying to sleep, turn off all the lights and make sure your sleep is also not distracted by lights from outside the room. Then light a candle, lay on your bed and focus on the candle rays. As you focus, recall good thoughts and memories or just force youself not to recall any of your problems and anxieties. You could also include warm milk and onions in your meal as they are better at inducing sleeps. Lower your caffeine intake level.</p>
<p>Workout during the daytime or atleast go for a walk during evening times. Take a brief shower before bed. Use beds for sleeping purposes only, meaning not for studies and stuffs. Make it comfortable, clean and cozy. Have proper ventialtion in your room. And yes take deep breaths...........</p>
<p>going along with what isnwta said:</p>
<p>clean up your room, and give it a relaxed feel.</p>
<p>Lie down on your bed and just think of things. if you can't go to sleep you might as well be productive. Or think of a imaginary story. then like ADD take effect and next thing you know it's morning.</p>
<p>Haven't slept much either. :[</p>
<p>lethargytm " I didnt go to bed sunday-tuesday. Didnt go to bed either. I'm going to the doctors today to ask for some sleeping pills for my insomnia problem. "</p>
<p>How about asking the doctor to help you solve the problem instead of asking for sleeping pills?</p>