<p>it's one a.m. right now where i live and i cannot seem to fall asleep. i already deleted my facebook and blocked yahoo answers. so how do i fall asleep? nyquil?</p>
<p>I dunno, I'd like to know this as well.</p>
<p>Melatonin stopped working for me after the first three times, I still take it though before SATs and whatnot.</p>
<p>It's annoying whenever you almost fall asleep but you get an itch or something and that snaps you back into consciousness.</p>
<p>Turn off the computer. Make sure it's deathly quiet (if you need noise to fall asleep, turn on some low, relaxing music). Just lay in bed, close your eyes, and breath as though you're asleep. Sometimes there's nothing you can do but wait for it to come.</p>
<p>I don't think it has to be deathly quiet...In fact, some people say that white noise (like a running ceiling fan or something) helps you go to sleep....</p>
<p>^ how do you delete your facebook? I can only deactivate it. Plz PM me.</p>
<p>listen to eugen</a> weber. works like a charm for me.</p>
<p>HisGraceFillsMe has mentioned the exact method that has always worked for me most of the time. Just make sure you're comfortable and that the computer is OFF. It's too tempting otherwise. </p>
<p>Drinking warm milk or eating turkey before you go to bed can help, too, because of the tryptophan.</p>
<p>^ OMIGOSH!!!</p>
<p>andreaaa you listen to eugen weber? Me too! My AP Euro teacher recommended listening to him. (but not for sleeping of course, hehe)</p>
<p>SolaCatella-</p>
<p>I don;t know about drinking the milk but as for the turkey...
it was recently proven that turkey has just as much tryptophan as any other meat. AND the reason that people become sleepy at Thanksgiving is because they drink alot and/or eat too many carbs. The sleepy trurkey theory is disproven.</p>
<p>That's interesting! I hadn't heard of that study before. I was repeating what a psychiatrist told my mother about eight years ago, so obviously it's quite possible that my knowledge there is out of date.</p>
<p>Vodka.</p>
<p>Yeah.</p>
<p>Long shower/bath before bed.</p>
<p>Wearing socks to bed.</p>
<p>Making sure that the temperature in your room is good (not too cold, not too hot).</p>
<p>When you're laying in bed, picture somebody writing numbers on a blackboard backwards from 100.</p>
<p>Spray lavender linen spray on your bed.</p>
<p>Wear an eye mask and/or earplugs.</p>
<p>Listen to calming classical music (aka, not Beethoven), turned down really low.</p>
<p>All the above work. I myself just let my mind wander, not concentrating too hard on any particular subject It lulls me to sleep with relative ease.</p>
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<p>andreaaa you listen to eugen weber? Me too! My AP Euro teacher recommended listening to him. (but not for sleeping of course, hehe)
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<p>haha yeah. i take european history at community college, and it's a telecourse, so those videos are required. we have a textbook made especially to go along with the videos.</p>
<p>I would not suggest nyquil or any other medication for that matter. Usually when I can't sleep, it's because I'm too worried or excited or just haven't used up all my energy for the day. A quick 10 min on the treadmill and a hot shower, then turn off all the lights and you should be good.</p>
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<p>What, like Stravinsky or Ives? Maybe some Mahler or Wagner. Le Sacre du Printemps is excellent for getting to sleep I hear, especially the Sacrificial Dance.</p>
<p>shower
drink a lot of juice (to fill your stomach)
take a really hot shower
read a book
look at a movie/show that is familiar to you
yawn</p>
<p>Read a history textbook or something</p>
<p>I second mr.chipset's advice. (vodka) If nothing else works.
But first try what everyone else said, turn off computer, shower.</p>