What Do You Do When You Cannot Fall Asleep?

you are better off than me. At least you had the nap. When I get on mylot at that time I have had no nap. So it'll be extra coffee for me.

hello wiliamjisir , what you talk about is really a problem that disturbs almost everyone. i usually go to bed and get up in a regular time , that is around 11:30 at night and 7:30 inthe morning , most time i sleep well , but there is some exceptions , like recently , i always can't fall asleep in the afternoon or at night ,that makes me feel tired in the whole day , it is really an unhapy experience.

I usualy get up around 8 am and I have no problem getting to sleep at nights because I usally go to bed by midnight.I did take a nap yesterday but that is only because my grandsons whom spent the night with me got up about 6 yesterday morning and by 10:00 we all laid down and went back to sleep

whenever i can't sleep i usually listen to music preferably jazz... sometimes i do pushups in my room and then take a nice hot shower then lay in bed.. that works for me :D

That certainly was some afternoon nap you had, 4 hours, no wonder you could not sleep at night!! Your body would not have needed much sleep after a nap that long. To be honest with you I would not nap in the day and then you will probably sleep at night.Take care!

count nos in reverse order .. u wi l fel assleep by 10 min ... this plan may look silly but try it its really works

I keep awake.ha ha ha

If I couldn't fall asleep, I will just switch on the light and start to surf the net (Mylot of course) or read the books. If there is any boring movie, I will watch it. After some time, I will start to get tired and fall asleep again. But most of the time, I don't have the problem of insomnia. But before the age of 25, I used to have this problem. It could be due to my body metabolisme activity is high. Besides, consumption of a little coffee will keep me awake for the whole night. But after the age of 25, I gained weight and could fall asleep easily. How funny!

Wow I am so sorry :( I know how that is, I totally sympathize. Fortunately its been quite some time since I have been up that late because of not being able to sleep but I am on sleep meds with melatonin. I would take some melatonin to sleep, and if you did earlier, take more if you must. Its natural. My homeopathic dr said its safe if you have to take extra in cases like that. It USUALLY helps.

Hi dear jisir, If I find I couldn’t fall asleep, I will get up from the bed straight away, and do some light physical exercises like swinging hands for about twenty 15 minutes. I usually do this in the sitting so as not to disturb my hubby. This could let me relaxed gradually. I then will make myself a cup of hot milk and do some reading at the same time. Normally I would feel tired and sleepy after reading several pages of book. I know this is best moment for me to lie in bed again. Very fast I will fall asleep and have a sound sleep. Hi dear, a too long siesta normally will affect your normal night sleep, so please don’t indulge too much in an afternoon nap. Happy posting and bye.

I just keep thinking and thinking about the day's events or else I start counting from zero to infinite till I feel I am sleepy. Otherwise, I just go for my mobile phone and listen to some light music.

hi william! wow. you napped from two til six?? four long hours for a nap?? that's already a good night sleep for some people! ^__^;; i also experience sleepless nights like that. some people say that someone might be thinking of you that is making you restless and couldn't sleep. i don't know if its true but if it is, then please stop thinking about me! i want to go to sleep! LOL usually when i can't sleep, i just stay in bed and wait till i get tired of thinking and finally go to sleep. i seldom open the tv or opent the computer again because it will only make me sleepless more. so i just stay in bed, daydream until i fall asleep and the daydream finally becomes a real dream.

why don't you read my discussions? what a pile of balony! if that does not send you to the land of ZZZzzzz then it will have you turning to the bottle!!! just kidding, hope you get to sleep soon. try thinking of tranquil things. that is what i do. i picture my self on the beaches of st lucia, azure seas lapping on my feet as the sun rests on my body lulling me into a calm sleep..........i need to go lie down now!

Hello ,I also have this problem . I have just looked over the responses above and have learned a lot But I still want to tell you my own method to get rid of that problem. That is to listen to foreign language English is not my mother tongue yetI have to learn it so every night when I cannot fall asleep I'll listen to English.It does work well. By the way,according to the ancient Chinese medicine book the best period of time for sleep is the 11a.m. - 1p.m. and 11p.m.-1a.m. Wish it would can help you

h myfriend, when i cannot fall asleep at nignt, i just watch televison. but most of the time, when i go to bed i can sleep immediately because i am very tired. i dont have hard time to fall asleep. i love sleep. thanks and have a wonderful day.

I have often done the same thing. Sometimes I'll nap for awhile in the late afternoon and then have trouble sleeping. I've often found that a glass of warm milk or bread slice helps me sleep. Putting a little bit of food on the stomach causes the blood to rush away from the brain and to the stomach for digestion. Then you won't feel like thinking cause you will be digesting!

Hi Williamjisir. I watch TV or a movie the minute I lie down to bed and set the timer of the TV to sleep. That way I tend to sleep and dont forget to turn of the tv. So i guess it helps me in getting a sleep.

yeah ,i sometimes have the same problem like yours,these two days i always sleep early at night but just a few minutes later i 'll wake up ,then it will take me a hours to fall a sleep,maybe listening to some music or read sth on your bed will help,but the most important thing you should do is that have a good habit of sleeping.

I try to make myself lay as still as possible, and do long deep breaths, most of the times that works for me, unless I am having a serious bout with insomnia in which case there is really nothing I can do, so I usually look around the internet.

hello,my dear friend,i also have this experience before.one day,because i have done lof of works.so i am so tired that moment. and later that time i have been asleep on that afternoon for several hours.as a result, i can't sleep till 1:00 at night when i feel very tired.i think it is a bad experience. good luck to you.