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    arggghhhh!!!!! I have the worst fucking insomnia lately. I get tired too and I just can't go to sleep. Too much on my mind I guess, but I don't really feel like doing anything. My mind is tired. I WANT to go to bed, but when I get there I just LAY there and nothing happens. So now I'm sitting here drinking wine and took a Benadryl and damn that better work. But of course it leaves me feeling icky in the a.m. and I'll probably sleep half the day tomorrow. This is sooooo annoying. And then I had to hear my upstairs neighbor fucking and there was something just depressing about that and it made me even have more trouble falling asleep.

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    I get this all the time. My bodys tired but my mind wont shut up... hey babe - Im up not sleeping too so dont feel so bad!

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    My bodys tired but my mind wont shut up...
    that is EXACTLY the problem! And then there is nothing to do so I just get up and play on the computer. I'll play this stupid little computer card game and I'm too tired to play very well but then I still can't get to sleep. grrrrrr......

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    What works best for me is to force my thinking pattern into a dream... lay down, dark room cuddle in the blanket, turning on a fan works wonders! (white noise) and force myself to 'dream'. Usually I end up falling asleep within minutes without knowing it because my 'thinking dream' turned into a 'real dream'.

    Im not even remotely tired tonite tho so it wont work but when my bodys exhausted it does.

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    Default Re: I can't sleep I can't sleep I can't sleep!!!!

    well it's 245am here and I'm tired as hell but my mind is racing...so here I am

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    Default Re: I can't sleep I can't sleep I can't sleep!!!!

    I have always had a sleep problem thing goin' on at some stage or other in my adult life. Sometimes just the fear of not going to sleep and being too tired to deal the next day acts as a trigger.

    I don't think medication is always the answer but I have been taking Stillnox for a while and it does the trick. Meditation also helps to calm my mind down too.
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    My friend bought me this book "wide awake at 3am" that really opened my eyes. Supposedly people have a 25 hour clock, and without normal resets with light and dark cycles we get really screwed up. The book helped my anxiety, if nothing else.

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    Default Re: I can't sleep I can't sleep I can't sleep!!!!

    I've been the same exact way for a lil over a month now. i go to bed at 1pm wake up at 5-6 pm then be up all night until the next day!!! it's really URKING me now. What is the cause of this? Could it be stress or something? Feels like it's getting worst. I didn't actually fall asleep until 4 pm yesterday. It's kind of making me wonder what is up.

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    Yea, you need a white noise machine - I have one with sounds of the oceans, a heart, rain, birds, white noise, etc. Whenever I have trouble sleeping, I flick that lil sucker on and I am sleeping within half an hour.

    And yea, insomnia usually has somekind of stress associated with it.

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    i take the easy way out.....pop a lunesta when needed. it works...but my mouth tastes like metal afterwards...ick.

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    Nyquil.

    heheheh.

    I hope you get some sleep frustrated bunny!
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    Default Re: I can't sleep I can't sleep I can't sleep!!!!

    For those of you that know what I'm saying about transcendental meditation, I have a related technique that often works for me -- when my mind is tied up in knots, I just force it, unceassingly, to think of a sound thsat distracts me from my previous thoughts and worries. This might take several minutes, but if you have the patience to start this, doing it becomes easier after each minute. Then while thinking of the sound I drift off. No chemicals, no hangover. Just sleep.

    Durn that alarm clock!
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    Default Re: I can't sleep I can't sleep I can't sleep!!!!

    When I can't sleep I like to take Valerian. It more natural than other sleep aids and it doesn't leave you feeling cracked out in the morning. Just take one about an hour before you plan to sleep and then do whatever late night thing you want to do (read, watch tv, play on SW . . .) an dthen lay down. Your mind will seriously be calmer and it will be a lot easier to sleep.

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    Been there, done that. Sorry for your trouble Bunny! Hopefully you're sound asleep by now. I just got my script for xanax filled. I only take the .25 when I have to fly or when I'm like you and can't shut my mind off. It's a very low dose, just helps calm the mind. IMO it's better than turning to alcohol b/c as you said now you're going to feel icky when you wake.

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    I use melatonin (learned that trick from some of the older threads here) and I swear by it. Valerian doesn't seem to work for me but melatonin knocks me out in about half an hour and I sleep wonderfully for 8 hours, and wake up feeling refreshed.

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    Hey, don't worry about it. 3:30 for me last night...
    Two things that work for me:
    1) Try getting out of bed and lying on the floor with a blanket for a while. Sometimes, when you get back in bed you are more comfortable and its easier to sleep
    2) Make your mind empty (easier said than done) . Try to "watch" your thoughts, like a cat watching a mousehole. Don't pressure yourself either way, just separate 'yourself' and see what thoughts come in to your mind. ~Or~ Inhale while counting "one", exhale on "two", etc. and don't let your mind focus on anything but the counting. if you mess up, start back at one.

    Hope this helps, but i know sometimes that breathing stuff just pisses me off! (then go for the Benadryl )

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    I smoke a joint if I really can't sleep, which isn't very often since I don't really have insomnia. But i've taken sleep meds before and they make you so drowsy...just try to stay as natural as possible i'd say...like that valerian?

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    Hun, I feel your pain right now, lol!!!

    Hubby told me I was getting crazy again the other night, lol.

    So I drew a picture, (gotta love my paint animations, rofl!) of what he said.

    He's right though, my plate is WAY past full, but there isn't much I can do about since we are offically moving in 10 days YEAY!

    So this one is for you too hun!!!

    (Well holy fuck, it will not load!!! Damn damn damn!!!)

    Oh well, you guys didn't wanna see my goofy assed pics anyway, lol!
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    Default Re: I can't sleep I can't sleep I can't sleep!!!!

    I don't sleep much. I used to be up all night worrying about it. Now, I'm just up all night. I probably average 5 hrs a night but sometimes it's only three. I decided to just listen to my body and sleep when Im tired.

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    oh, I'm tired all right. All the time as a matter of fact, probably because I don't sleep well when I do sleep! I got a lot of good ideas from people on here so I'll try them out. As far as smoking weed, that would help but I don 't know anyone here who smokes and I'm paranoid about my neighbors smelling it

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    ^^^ an easy fix may be a new mattress.... if you have a crappy cheap or old mattress youre probably tossing and turning all night and not really getting the deep sleep you need so youre tired and groggy all day.

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    my mattress is fairly new so I don't think that's the problem. Think it's just stress.

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    Benadryl.
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    Sominex has been my friend lately....

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    Default Re: I can't sleep I can't sleep I can't sleep!!!!

    I feel your pain FrustratedBunny I havent been sleeping either. lol I'm suprised I didnt see this thread last night when I was up. I dont know what I am gonna do either. I havent even been out of the house for most of the week ( except Valenties day) cause I feel like crap. Might end up getting some sleeping pills at the grocery tomrrow. Anyway hope you can get some sleep
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