why do i have problem sleeping??

**Heartless Angel** · 04-02-2010, 05:04 PM

Also, didn't think of this before, it may not even be helpful to anyone but me. But I seem to be alot more able to get relaxed and sleep when I'm cold. I usually sleep with nothing but a sheet, and like 3 fans aimed at me constantly.

**LIGHTNING_71013** · 04-02-2010, 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by Heartless Angel

Also, didn't think of this before, it may not even be helpful to anyone but me. But I seem to be alot more able to get relaxed and sleep when I'm cold. I usually sleep with nothing but a sheet, and like 3 fans aimed at me constantly.

oh dont worry about me being warm...i live in a room thats the temperature of a basement, maybe just a little warmer, but i do turn on the heat but i dont feel it that much. its just me and my weird mind....

**Nightmare Cloud** · 04-03-2010, 04:45 AM

You could have what my ex boyfriend has... I can't remember the name of it and I've just been looking on Wikipedia for it

But it's basically where your body clock is in front of your sleeping time, so say if you try to sleep at 10pm, your body clock could only let you sleep after 12. That means you wake up later too. It's something to do with a weird sleeping pattern. I just can't remember the abbreviation >__<

**Heartless Angel** · 04-04-2010, 02:45 PM

That sounds more like my situation. WHen I CAN sleep, it has to be like, at 1 or 2 AM, whicch is almost a bigger problem than not sleeping, because it means I'll wake up at like, noon.

**LIGHTNING_71013** · 04-04-2010, 04:59 PM

and the problem is i sleep at 1am or 2am and wake up at 8.

its not like someone woke me up, i woke by myself and usually people that sleep that late wake up in the middle of the day but that will never happen to me. i dont even have an alarm clock to keep track of what time i wake up. i just have my cellphone by my side to see what time i actually go to bed. and i'm only saying i'm going to bed and not actually falling asleep...

**Ralz** · 04-05-2010, 01:06 AM

People keep saying to think of a black void in your mind, but that never worked for me. -_-

For me, I usually fall right to sleep as soon as I get in the bed. If I wasn't worn out that day, I'm usually dead tired because I go to bed at about 2 AM.

But, there are plenty of times when that didn't work. Take the night before the first day of another year of school after a 3-month summer vacation. I simply could not sleep, at all. I was used to staying up so late, and I just couldn't get to sleep. That's why its important to choose earlier times to go to bed. It might not work at first, but the more you do it, the more your body adjusts to it, and prefers it.

**Heartless Angel** · 04-05-2010, 09:26 AM

The oid thing never wors for me either. When I TRY to sleep, that's when I can't do it. I usually fall asleep thinking about random video game related crap.

**LIGHTNING_71013** · 04-05-2010, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by Ralz

People keep saying to think of a black void in your mind, but that never worked for me. -_-

For me, I usually fall right to sleep as soon as I get in the bed. If I wasn't worn out that day, I'm usually dead tired because I go to bed at about 2 AM.

But, there are plenty of times when that didn't work. Take the night before the first day of another year of school after a 3-month summer vacation. I simply could not sleep, at all. I was used to staying up so late, and I just couldn't get to sleep. That's why its important to choose earlier times to go to bed. It might not work at first, but the more you do it, the more your body adjusts to it, and prefers it.

thats kind of similar to my problem, and i'm not talking about summer vacation, i'm talking about the last day of the weekend, sunday. its just impossible for me getting to sleep on sunday nights.... i mean thats only one day for my time schedule to change a little bit...

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**Serah** · 04-05-2010, 12:49 PM

I had insomnia for abit and when I went to doctors who referred my to a shrink...
They gave me a leaflet which said the problems can be that your doing to much activity in your bedroom.
Basically you should try and spend less time in your bedroom watching TV and playing games and stuff so you eventually associate your room with sleeping and not alot else.
You should also try deciding a time you want to go to sleep and for about an hour before you shouldn't do anything that engages your brain too much, avoid playing games or reading or anything that requires you to use your mind lol. If its really bad I would try even not watching TV for a time before you sleep.
Obv avoid caffine after about 12.00 midday.
I don't know if it will help you any but I know it got me out of mine and once you get yourself in a good sleeping routine you should be able to relax them abit :|

**Marceil** · 04-10-2010, 12:17 AM

Well thinking of a void or nothingness is part of it ... but really it's about breathing. I really liked this one supposedly hypnosis cassette I had when I was younger. It had nothing to do with hypnosis at all LoL
What it did was taught meditation and deep breathing

If you imagine any continuous wide open space (ocean, field of tall grass swaying, clouds floating, etc.) breathe slow and deep at a steady rate you'll be asleep before you know it.
Should work unless you're cheating and still thinking random thoughts

**LIGHTNING_71013** · 04-10-2010, 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by Marceil

Well thinking of a void or nothingness is part of it ... but really it's about breathing. I really liked this one supposedly hypnosis cassette I had when I was younger. It had nothing to do with hypnosis at all LoL
What it did was taught meditation and deep breathing

If you imagine any continuous wide open space (ocean, field of tall grass swaying, clouds floating, etc.) breathe slow and deep at a steady rate you'll be asleep before you know it.
Should work unless you're cheating and still thinking random thoughts

i dont know about my breathing...i think my breathing is perfectly fine but i dont really pay attention to it. LOL. its not like i keep track of how many times i breathe in one second or something... i guess theres a lot of reasons that can cause my sleeping problem... and it could be a different reason everyday, its not a disease. more like i think too much in one night and the next night i sleep too late or sleep too early... although i still sleep late because of the fact that its impossible for me to sleep early, my sleeping problem is kind of settled. well, before i sleep, i play my DS. and it makes me tired after an hour or so then i fall asleep. thats how i do now... (not really sure if its a good idea...)