Hard to Get to Sleep

haha, it's normal to lose sleep at times, it happened to me as well. There are nights where i just couldn't sleep no matter how tired i'm. I would simply wake up, take a cold shower, if not i will head out for a short explosive run.. lol If i'm not able to sleep, it's pointless for me to stay in bed, i might as well get out of it, make myself tired before i head back onto it ^^ Some research says our bed is meant for sleeping, if we were to do some other stuff like reading, working etc, our body would be used to that state, resulting in our body unable to rest properly ^^

Do you have some pressure recently? which cause you can't get to sleep. if so, you can just keep in a relaxed mood firstly. besides, you can do some sports before sleeping, which can help you get into sleep easily. I ever try to do like this before and I found it is workable.

i have the same problem as you, these past few days i have had very little sleep so for me it was stress and a medication change needed.. so i got that and last night i slept like a baby and my husband let me sleep in this morning to get caught up so i will probably sleep in again tomorrow.. but here is some things that did help a little.. i save my favorite show to watch right before i go to bed in bed i have tv in my room.. so by the time that is off it last one hour .im sleepy becasue im relaxed.. so i think find things that relax you as i think being relaxed is what heps you to fall asleep.. nothing to worry about, try and leave all worries out of the bed.. the bed is for sleep.. and another that helped alot is being very active during the day.. like when i was a kid i was always running and jumping around and i wore myself out..and at night when my head hit the pillow i was asleep..so doing physical activities just to tire you out helps too.. dont sit on the computer all day long unles you have to,, go for walks in the evening and set a time to unwind for bed.. and get a schedule for bed and stick to it every night go to bed at the same time and try train your body to get sleepy at that time.. im having trouble with that one.its 335 am here now and im still up but only becasue i know i can sleep in tomorrow morning..so i wont miss any more sleep.. good luck..

Have you consulted a physician about your situation? There might be a problem, a health problem with you. If you consult a doctor, he/she would usually prescribe you some medication and give you some recommendation so you can deal properly with that problem. He/she will also explain to you what specific problem is causing that.

ins0omnia is quite an annyoing problem, yup. I'm kinda dealing with it for years, but its mild. However, I try to fall asleep by tucking my blanket in on all sides, os I feel warm, but sure that doesnt work in summer, so there's other 'method' I use. Its similar as for lucid dreaming if you're familiar with it. Its like you close your eyes and try to not think, your brain sends you signals like you have to blink, scratch yourself, move your leg etc. but you ignore all of those and eventually you WILL fall asleep along with your body. so so far thats how I get to sleep and of course cutting caffeine very late from my schedule as it stays in your sytem for about 8hrs making you fully alert.

You are just like me,cearn.Falling asleep is difficult for me too.I go to bed,but keep changing sides for long.Sleep remains elusive.Often I have sleepless nights.One thing I tell you,counting backwards is not a weird thing as you have dubbed it.It is done to divert our attention from our worries and problems.It does not work with you and it does not work with me too.So I read books on wildlife or detective novels or interesting articles on historical times and events.This helps me a lot to get relaxed and I fall asleep.

Not being able to get to sleep is something that is a great problem to a lot of people, and the more you stress yourself out about it, the more it's going to be a problem so this is something that you should bear in mind. You should practice deep breathing and just lie in bed and think about things that make you happy, or things that you're looking forward to in the coming weeks or months. If you can't sleep, then don't lie in bed worrying about things. Get up and sit somewhere else, otherwise you will learn to associate your bedroom with not being able to sleep.

Cearn25, i actually had that same problem couple of months ago. worst thing is, i cant sleep but i had to go to work at 8. so couple of times i sleep at work when im done with my task. but everything changed when i started drinking milk in the morning and putting eye creams for my dark circles. i dont know, but for some reason, these two makes me sleepy at 10 to 11 and that's the time that i would lay down to sleep. for the milk, probably, because of the l-tryptophan but as for the eye cream, i am clueless.. im just thankful im getting enough sleep now. and since then, i did not stop drinking milk. :)

Sometime i can't sleep ,in which case i would not be so nervous ,instead, i let it be. i will think of something. And when i haven't something to think of i will just lie in bed calmly.I just lie, thinking of nothing.And in this kind of situation, i will go to sleep fast. And in fact if one does things according to some rules, he will not have some trouble in sleeping.

Dear friend, I must tell you that until recently, I had a similar problem to yours. In fact, at night I could never fall asleep before 3:00 AM. This also was reflected in the morning, where the fatigue, I pulled up out of bed sometime about noon. Fortunately now, only from this side, things went better for me. Now I go up to bed at 1:00 AM, and incredibly in the morning am already standing before 8.00 AM. Remember one thing though. I take the medicines because of my psychiatric problem. Such care, has recently undergone some changes, so I attribute to the reason of my change in the biological stage of sleep.

hi there, that happens to me from time to time but what i would do is read so i can fall asleep. sometimes when i pray before sleeping, i get so sleepy too right away. the weirdest i think is crying because that really is effective for me. like wwhen my boyfriend and i fight, i usually can't sleep, i can be up all day waiting for his call or message hehehehe but when i go to bed and start crying, the next thing i know is, i just woke up hahahah sometimes, i do it on purpose, like think about sad things and cry so i can sleep already hehehe.

umh, we sometime get the same problem. You should try to go to sleep at fixed time every night. Better you drink hot milk before going to sleep. You also can soak your foot in the warm water for a while in the evening. These methods will make you sleep easily. Hope you can get back a nice sleep tonight...^^

I do not find it hard to sleep in my case, because I love sleeping. I often come from work tired and when I get to bed, minutes and I pass out. I suggest that do some physical stuffs during daytime instead of sitting in front of your computer. You can also do some exercise to keep yourself healthy. Jog a little during afternoon so your energy will get drained at night and your body would want to take a rest.

Hi cearn25, a lot of mylotter had had a lot of wonderful suggestions,,,so if all continues to fail perhaps speaking with your doctor will also be a suggested move to make... after all can/will it hurt????

Counting doesn't work at all, I have tried it. Why don't you drink a warm glass of milk before bed, it works for me..also, clear your thoughts and just close your eyes, maybe an hour or two, you'd get to sleep. When I try to listen to music, I never get to sleep since i sing along with the song.

I usually turn to my right and sleep. When I see that i don't, I turn to the left and that does the trick. When I find it hard to sleep, I take a deep breath, let it out slowly in a joyful way and smile at the same time. Like I am very happy. It relaxes me a lot. It may sound very weird hahahaha, but it helps. You shouldn't make your mind work. Empty your thoughts.

Try focusing on your breathing. Think of nothing else. It works for me. Wake up earlier in the morning, at 8 or 9 am. Do this for 3-4 days and you will be tired enough and you will go to bed early. I may not be easy but no pain no gain.

Try reading a book until your eyes gets tired or watch a movie until you feel asleep. That's what I always do when I couldn't sleep.

Well,i also have a habit of sleeping late at night.But after some time i realized that my next day get spoiled.I know you have a time to waste.but instead of wasting you can use it for your some creative work...like in night you write diary this makes you know how much you waste your time and how much you use it...play outdoor games...this will make you tired and help in sleeping.do exercise daily.yoga...this will help you to control your mind....hope you follow the routine...

I count as well, but I start at 10,000 instead of one. It takes more time to think of the number 10,001, 10,002 than it would for me to race though 1,2,3...etc. Eventually, my mind gets bored and I fall asleep. my grandmother actually goes through the alphabet with different categories. For example, she would have the category of presidents, and then think of all the presidents with the first or last name that starts with the letter a....yeah hard. But she gets to sleep that way and also keeps her mind going as well ;)