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Omg its 4 am and i still cant sleep grr anyone out there on dakka have the same problem? ( : i tried playing call of duty painting working out nothing im like unable to sleep do share if you have the same problem lol


xVoid

yeah, I've been an insomniac all my life. Its 3am right now and I woke up at 11pm. I find melatonin and sleepy time tea help, but theres really no over the counter solution that I've found. The middle of the night is a great time to paint some warhammer models tho!

ChaosxVoid wrote:Omg its 4 am and i still cant sleep grr anyone out there on dakka have the same problem? ( : i tried playing call of duty painting working out nothing im like unable to sleep do share if you have the same problem lol


xVoid

Did you eat late? i have trouble sleeping if i have some late night snack

@norwulf: yeah i've tried alot of things to insomnia is fun eh (: but i got some yummy tea and painting space puppies lol

@lunahound: no i havent ate in almost 12 hours i had a massive dinner lol but yeah no snacks just some good ol' water (:

@ChaisxVoid
Your computer will emit light.
This light tricks the brain into thinking that is still the day as it is bright.
This is also why gamers have trouble sleeping.
Dim the computer screen. It won't help much but :/

Ensure your room is in total darkness when you go to bed.

Ensure you're not exercising too late and flooding adrenaline into your system.

No caffeine past early evening.

No eating too late.

Go to bed an hour earlier than you used to and read with only a bedside light on, begins the shutting down period in reduced lighting.

Make sure you're getting up at an early time of the day, get a routine.

Ensure you're hydrated through the day.

And lastly, I've never tried it but I might, take a look into meditation and all that. Stress is the biggest bastard for keeping your body out of sync and that fouls your sleeping pattern, consider lots of different ways to ensure your body isn't stressed.

Playing computer games into the night is going to stress your body out, if you get frustrated, are constantly concentrating and subjecting your eyes to bright lights and loud noises, then you won't be able to just switch it off afterwards.

well thanks for the advice (: i did sleep last night but at 8 am haha >< so nothing works insomnia is fun :\

Also, another thing that helps is to try and make sure to never use your bed for anything other than sleeping.

This may sound odd, but if you use it to sit and watch TV or read comics or just read and stuff, you begin to recognize it subconsciously as more than a sleeping device. Only sleep in your bed, nothing else(aside from intercourse, but who does that in bed anymore? I mean, you have so many other places to do it. Like, the kitchen perhaps, or maybe even your friends bed, that way you wont have to wash your own sheets in case of spills. The kitchen is nice.....), helped me out a lot when I learned that.

hahaha intercourse in the bed thats a good one no no seriously it happens there i'm traditional sometimes yeah i use my bed for a lot... see its also a futon so its my couch..i've grown attached to my bed..i f i could id never leave it, but i will try to sleep on the floor or something maybe help :\ thanks for the advice i'm trying everything!!!

Whenever I drink caffeine I loose all semblance of a routine . and it takes a while to get it back.

Strange, I was up until about three last night, which was unusual for me. But no, never. I just play "professor layton and the curious village" until I give up trying to figure out how many ants are in a jar with 3 apples.

Samus, what the hell does "Professor Layton and the Curious village' mean???

Sorry, that came off as aggro, but seriously, I don't know if that is the most hilarious or horrible thing I have ever read!

Only because of the heat.... It's killing me... fething 33(celcius)degrees in the shade.

Thats nice heat. I'd take that.

Its like 12 C right now (its winter) and its too cold for my liking.

Shaman wrote:Thats nice heat. I'd take that.

Its like 12 C right now (its winter) and its too cold for my liking.

12C isn't cold.. :\

I'd kill for that.

Stop drinking cokes and other soft drinks after 3 PM.

Read, don't play video games or watch TV an hour before you want to go to bed. The computer monitor is a stimulant.

As mentioned before, only use your bed for sleeping and that other recreational activity.

Have some good exercise, but not within an hour of bedtime.

Soladrin wrote:

Shaman wrote:Thats nice heat. I'd take that.

Its like 12 C right now (its winter) and its too cold for my liking.

12C isn't cold.. :\

I'd kill for that.

I'd make the trade if I could but I'd probably get lynched by the city of brisbane.

Have problems with sleeping patterns but they have settled a bit better the last few nights. Hopefully it will stabilise for a while so I can live a more normal diurnal life.

I think God invented Americans so I could chat on Dakka at times when most of the UK is asleep.

Yep.

Shaman wrote:

Soladrin wrote:

Shaman wrote:Thats nice heat. I'd take that.

Its like 12 C right now (its winter) and its too cold for my liking.

12C isn't cold.. :\

I'd kill for that.

I'd make the trade if I could but I'd probably get lynched by the city of brisbane.

Mainland wussy boy. It's under 12C for most of winter down here, and you don't see me complaining.

MeanGreenStompa wrote:Ensure you're not exercising too late and flooding adrenaline into your system.

Gonna disagree with you here. I find if I exercise at night (about two hours before I go to bed), I'm able to get to sleep easier.

That's just me though.

Jihadnik wrote:Samus, what the hell does "Professor Layton and the Curious village' mean???

Sorry, that came off as aggro, but seriously, I don't know if that is the most hilarious or horrible thing I have ever read!

It's a Nintendo DS puzzle game, haha. Very difficult. Don't play it, you'll go completely insane!


Just kidding, go play it if your'e into that kinda thing.

Cheese Elemental wrote:

Shaman wrote:

Soladrin wrote:

Shaman wrote:Thats nice heat. I'd take that.

Its like 12 C right now (its winter) and its too cold for my liking.

12C isn't cold.. :\

I'd kill for that.

I'd make the trade if I could but I'd probably get lynched by the city of brisbane.

Mainland wussy boy. It's under 12C for most of winter down here, and you don't see me complaining.

If I can't wear shorts, thongs (flip flops) and a Tee its cold. I wearing jumpers and long pants and socks.. it just ain't right.

On topic.. Stayed up all night for no reason at all. Woo.

I wear a man-nightgown. The difference is its manly. I find that I can't sleep with my socks on because my feet get insanely itchy and the itch can't be stopped.

Also, posting on dakka doesn't help. In fact it worsens it, my bedtime has went from 12AM to 4AM because of dakka.

@samus, Ah, okay...that's not what I thought you meant!

I've been working for almost two hours on a conversion, while watching the X-files, and flipping around on here and Facebook...

ChaosxVoid wrote:i tried playing call of duty painting working out

I assume you've already tried coffee, taking a cold shower and playing loud music?

Seriously though, a good routine- like having a glass of warm milk and then reading- will teach your body when it's time to turn off. Get some decent exercise during the day.

beer and tv and a couch

I went to sleep at work today... 3 times.

Very slow day.