Sleep problems
By dorianna
@dorianna (509)
United States
November 11, 2015 12:19am CST
Not sure if I would call it insomnia but I do have difficulty falling asleep. There are some things that aid. Melatonin helps me get to sleep but I still wake up in a few hours.
Reading does the same thing some nights, helping me get to sleep, but other times I am able to read for hours and still no sleep comes. I have tried herbal teas and warm milk to no avail.
Regardless of what aid I try, I generally wake up two or three times through the night and rarely sleep straight thru for more than 2 0r 3 hours at a time.
Have you any sleeping problems? What helps you?
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@seenu97dxb (58)
• India
11 Nov 15
I haven't had sleeping problems of late, but used to while I lived in Arabian countries. Aerobics, brisk walking and ground exercises just before going to bed would make me tired and help me to fall asleep earlier when I had problems. Since I was living in Middle East Asia (temperatures soaring around 60 degree C at times), I used to find it hard to practice brisk walking outside the house. So, I applied a technique of walking inside my bedroom within a small circumference (by walking in the shape of "8" within a small radius). Such "8" walking helps in two ways. One is that it clears the nose blockage if any. Second, it makes us tired and helps us to fall asleep.
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@dorianna (509)
• United States
11 Nov 15
Interesting, funny how it made you tired. When I used to work out at night it had me all wrought up..lol I do the walking in my apartment in a small space too, not for sleeping but just to stretch the muscles and get exercise when I cannot get out
@seenu97dxb (58)
• India
11 Nov 15
@dorianna How long would you walk? I used to do it for 25 minutes within a small radius (mind will be wavering of course from pillar to post during the walk).
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@birjudanak (14320)
• India
11 Nov 15
i have same problems sometimes then my one friends suggest me one thing which help me lot
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@birjudanak (14320)
• India
11 Nov 15
@dorianna no no i will tell you but after try you will tell me it helps you or not ok
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@dorianna (509)
• United States
11 Nov 15
@birjudanak if I can try it, yes I will tell you if it works
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@mindthoughts (32)
• Mumbai, India
13 Nov 15
yea as I used to stay awake to study, It has became an habit and now I cant fall asleep till 3 or 4am...I keep on thinking which affects mt sleep. Tried deep breathing exercises with closed eyes lying on bed..also to clear my mind and try to keep it blank...slowly I doze off.
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