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INSOMNIA- OT but NEED help !
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 12:40 am
by marky
hey guys
im hyper active, and im 20, so i have bounds and bounds of energy
wat i cant seem to consitently be able to do is turn those energy producers down, or off
i constantly have trouble sleeping
the only time i had no trouble sleeping was wen i was in scool
but having graduated HS almost a yea ago now, i dotn really have anything to suk up that enbergy and bleed me
i dont know wat to do, or how to do it anymore
if uve got a pill, a technique, anything, i have more than an open mind, and i like to think i always do
tho sum yoga wou8ld prolly b good for me, or sum of that other good stuff
just dont say sex, cuz i cant get that right now, and im sure as hell not ready for it lol
(still a virgin)
cmon guys uve gotta have sum kind of trick[:'(]
today after staying up all night i was so worn out that i went to clean my car, and i left a light on inside, the rear passenger light
and it was on for at LEAST 6 or more hours
good news is that Destiny started right up with no problem[:)]
god i love her[:D]
only girl i can truly trust[:)]
RE: INSOMNIA- OT but NEED help !
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 12:50 am
by Big B
ORIGINAL: marky
hey guys
im hyper active, and im 20, so i have bounds and bounds of energy
wat i cant seem to consitently be able to do is turn those energy producers down, or off
i constantly have trouble sleeping
the only time i had no trouble sleeping was wen i was in scool
but having graduated HS almost a yea ago now, i dotn really have anything to suk up that enbergy and bleed me
i dont know wat to do, or how to do it anymore
if uve got a pill, a technique, anything, i have more than an open mind, and i like to think i always do
tho sum yoga wou8ld prolly b good for me, or sum of that other good stuff
just dont say sex, cuz i cant get that right now, and im sure as hell not ready for it lol
(still a virgin)
cmon guys uve gotta have sum kind of trick[:'(]
today after staying up all night i was so worn out that i went to clean my car, and i left a light on inside, the rear passenger light
and it was on for at LEAST 6 or more hours
good news is that Destiny started right up with no problem[:)]
god i love her[:D]
only girl i can truly trust[:)]
Ahem, well - you kinda limited my suggestions, but I do have one for you that is garunteed to work - no fooling.
Exercise, working out. Hit the weights and hit the track...it WILL work if you put the effort and discipline into it....not that it'll be THE - MOST -FUN you ever had, but it will pay off oh so nicely in many was for the rest of your life.
B
RE: INSOMNIA- OT but NEED help !
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 12:58 am
by patrickl
Hi marky,
Totally agree with Big B, go for exercise - jogging, swimming, etc. Cut down on stimulants such as coke, pepsi, coffee and tea, smoking is no-no [:-][:-]. You are young - you have many years ahead and keeping fit is one good and cheap way to live a life- healthcare cost is very expensive.[:@] I wish I do what I say. Maybe I will run the marathon.. after practising for many months of course - boy running sure make me feel sleepy[>:][>:][>:].
Cheers!
RE: INSOMNIA- OT but NEED help !
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 1:30 am
by marky
[:'(]
well
ive never touched a cigarette, or any kinds of drugs, and i barely drink at all, last drink was in july i think and b4 that new years
i have been working out and swimming and walking
yesterday i went to westwood health and fitness center, which is wher ive been going
my goal was to lift 8 maybe 9 tons worth
i lifted 10[:D]
i also swam and walkeda few laps
since going ther ive lost a cpl inches, maybe 20 pounds and my arms r starting to get bigger and bulgier[:D]
also im startin to get sum pecs[:D]
i havent been able to the last cpl weeks cuz ive been busy, and i got a chunk taken out of my heel, i could barely even wear sandals, so no walking ther
but its healed now
Ahem, well - you kinda limited my suggestions
i wont be engaging in that particular activity for at LEASt another year[;)][:'(]
so ill be a virgin for at least a while longer[:'(]
RE: INSOMNIA- OT but NEED help !
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 1:31 am
by marky
ne other techniques?[:'(]
RE: INSOMNIA- OT but NEED help !
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 3:35 am
by Dereck
ORIGINAL: marky
ne other techniques?[:'(]
Any free clinics or can you afford to go to a doctor? I know a girl who has insomnia and she was given some medication to help her.
Also ... you under any kind of stress that could be making you not be able to sleep? Stress can do wierd things at times.
RE: INSOMNIA- OT but NEED help !
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 6:24 am
by Charles2222
The most iimportant thing I've found, and I'm not so hot-wired anymore, is to simply try to eat and do the same things at the same times every day. IOW, the most important points are like an hour before you go to bed and when you're actually in bed. Don't do anything in that last hour that might excite you. Do the calmest thing you have to do at that time. I need not say that you also should watch what hours you take on caffeine and what not. Avoid sugars big time at that hour till, or even earlier. Also don't eat anything that late that will conflict possibly with your stomach, like hot sauces.
In my case regularity of that last hour and going to bed the same hour help immensely. I'm working 3rd shift right now and it's quite a breeze if you do this. I would also urge that you DON'T take naps at any point of the day. Just find some way to stay awake such as a short loud noise to change the pace of what's around you, then get back to whatever it was you were doing. Also know that if you wake and just can't go back to sleep, that the next day's sleep will very likely be much easier.
I suspect you're greatest enemy, however, is the one-more-turn menace, of whatever game you may be playing. In my case I've stopped playing on the computer at least 45 minutes before I hit the hay (yeah, the results on the computer can excite at times). Despite everything else I've said, if you can conquer the one-more-turn menace and go to bed at the same time EVERY NIGHT your worries are largely over. Nerves will still hit you every once in a while and wake you up, as they do me now, but that happens irrespective of your sleeping habits to some degree. I know it must be difficult for you, afterall I remember being 20 and there was no such thing as sleeping regular with me, and I wanted to stay up late simply because my job at the time demanded it, but also because since I was living with my parents then it was just simply at time for some freedom, but then I didn't realize the advantages of a consistent sleep either.
RE: INSOMNIA- OT but NEED help !
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:05 am
by ilovestrategy
I suffer from chronic insomnia, it sucks [:(]
RE: INSOMNIA- OT but NEED help !
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:14 am
by patrickl
ORIGINAL: ilovestrategy
I suffer from chronic insomnia, it sucks [:(]
Sorry to hear that.[:(] Any medication or treatment , maybe I can hear your advice.[;)]
RE: INSOMNIA- OT but NEED help !
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 9:17 am
by ilovestrategy
for me, believe it or not, chocolate milk helps. my stomach feels really smooth after i drink it and i relax.
RE: INSOMNIA- OT but NEED help !
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 9:57 am
by patrickl
Hi,
Sounds good. I will try that! [;)] Hey marky, you hear that?[:)]
RE: INSOMNIA- OT but NEED help !
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 11:24 am
by Charles2222
The best advice yet:
Just login every time you're ready to go to bed. Put the monitor by your head in your bed if you must (preferable to falling asleep in the computer chair, since falling out of chair could cause permanent sleep or ruptured limbs) and stare at the following smiley endlessly until you can't stare no more:
Smiley to stare at>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [>:]
Failing that perhaps Matrix could come up with a screensaver of fence-leaping sheep or something to help insomniacs.
RE: INSOMNIA- OT but NEED help !
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 11:31 am
by patrickl
Thanks Charles_22,
Work stress can really get to one.[:@] On the other hand a lot of us just don't have enough sleep, well at least quality sleep. That is modern day life - demands of being a father, husband, co-worker, WITP PBEM partner[:D] etc. [:(][:(] Relying on sleeping pills is bad (provided you can get a doctor to prescribe for you).
Cheers!
RE: INSOMNIA- OT but NEED help !
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 11:39 am
by Charles2222
Yeah, I keep forgetting one of the problems that used to give this once 20yr old sleep irregularities -other people- (I live alone now).
RE: INSOMNIA- OT but NEED help !
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 12:06 pm
by patrickl
Hi,
I suppose the weather plays a part. Here in Singapore, the weather is hot and humid practically all year round, so if you don't sleep in air-conditioning - you just can't sleep!I don't sleep in a/c because of sinus while my wife and daughter sleeps in a/c.[:@] I think up in US or Europe the weather should be condusive to sleep esp the winter months.[:D]
RE: INSOMNIA- OT but NEED help !
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 5:09 pm
by fokkov
Taking i job did the trick for me, and having little kids also helps a lot.
RE: INSOMNIA- OT but NEED help !
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:47 am
by JJB647
This a little personal but, The advice given to me while in the Navy was:
1-Read for a little bit.
2-Rub one out.
3-Repeat as necessary.
Steps 1 and 2 may be switched.
RE: INSOMNIA- OT but NEED help !
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 3:07 am
by madmickey
Get in a hot bath and make certain that you lower you head into the water so that hot water hits your ear drum. Hold that position for about a minute your nose and mouth should be above the water line.
RE: INSOMNIA- OT but NEED help !
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 3:17 am
by patrickl
Hi,
ORIGINAL: JJB647
This a little personal but, The advice given to me while in the Navy was:
1-Read for a little bit.
2-Rub one out.
3-Repeat as necessary.
Steps 1 and 2 may be switched.
2 - Rub one out ? Meaning ...
Thkx
RE: INSOMNIA- OT but NEED help !
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 3:20 am
by madmickey
ORIGINAL: JJB647
This a little personal but, The advice given to me while in the Navy was:
1-Read for a little bit.
2-Rub one out.
3-Repeat as necessary.
Steps 1 and 2 may be switched.
If you switch 1 and 2 wash your hands