<p>This may sound like a stupid question but I am curious about sleep. If I am not tired at all, would going to bed knowing that I won't fall asleep for 2 hours be better for my energy the next day or should I do whatever I want I get tired and then go to sleep when I am tired? I usually don't get tired until midnight but my parents sometimes make me go to bed at 10 or 10:30. Is there maybe some sort of activity that I can do to make myself tired so I can fall asleep faster and not be so tired the next day?</p>
<p>ive heard putting lavender in/on your pillow helps you go to sleep. and you can get some supplements from GNC too if needed.</p>
<p>lol my parents try to make me do the same thing!</p>
<p>If you have time, exercise during the day so you’re tired earlier. I seriously envy you for being able to sleep at 10 though. Don’t you have homework?</p>
<p>Drink warm milk and/or eat a baked potato. They are both foods that will help you become tired.</p>
<p>@jhwu: How much homework do YOU have? LOL, I often go to bed at 8 some nights. Sleep is SO important for developing minds and bodies, so I make sure I always have plenty of it. And I still get all my work done with plenty of free time. :p</p>
<p>I go to bed a 12 most days.</p>
<p>Once, I lay awake until 2. It was the most agonizing thing. And I woke up at 6 the next morning.</p>
<p>If you can’t fall asleep, you’re either not tired enough or not confused enough. Or both.</p>
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<p>How is that humanely possible?! lol…j/k</p>
<p>Seriously, I can’t remember the last time when I fell asleep before 12:00 AM.</p>
<p>I would love to get more sleep - maybe after the whole AP madness :)</p>
<p>^ agree. i want sleep =[ really bad. but cant. nope. cant.</p>
<p>Wow how do you get to bed that early? I haven’t gone to bed earlier than 12 like all semester… 
Uhm, sometimes resting in bed works pretty nicely for those ~2 hours, or you could read. Just something that tires your eyes, makes them heavy, and want to close.</p>
<p>You should listen to classical music.</p>
<p>^ That gets me excited rather than going to bed. I’m a classical pianist.</p>
<p>I have reasons to believe I’m nocturnal.</p>
<p>I usually finish homework at 9 or 10 now that the tennis season is over. I do not procrastinate at all so there are no days at all when I have to stay up any later than that. I may attempt to try to do some more excercising to see if that can ware me out.</p>
<p>I usually spray black chamomile on my bed spread. It’s extremely relaxing and I’m always up and ready to go.</p>
<p>Yeah, lavendar and chamomile do help, and excercise should wear you out enough. Maybe watch more tv lol :p</p>
<p>Sleeping 5-7 is optimal. People who sleep 8+ die faster.</p>
<p>^ That’s not 100% true for teenagers.</p>
<p>It’s not true at all, to be honest. Teenagers need a good 9-10+ hours of sleep per night for optimum brain and body function and development.</p>
<p>As you get older, yes, less sleep is required. But a lot of people seem to think that when you’re in your late teens (16+) you’re essentially an “adult” and therefore need no more than 7 hours of sleep each night. That’s outrageous, considering the fact that our brains still develop into our early twenties.</p>
<p>Sleep is for the weak.</p>
<p>I wake up so i can go back to sleep</p>
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<p>Then why are you on CC?</p>