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i WANT TO TRY A MIND EXOPOLDING
EXPERIMENT FOR ALL US INSOMNIACS
THEY SAY EATING CHEESE BEFORE BED GIVES YOU
NIGHTMARES,TO HAVE A NIGHTMARE YOU NEED TO BE ASLEEP
DONT YOU,,
SO IJUST ATE A CHEESE DOORSTEP SIZE SARNIE AT
9 ,,,,,I TOOK A SLEEPING PILL,NO SLEEP ALL DAY NONE
LASTNIGHT OR NIGHT BEFORE OR BEFORE THAT,

WE WILL SEE XXXXXX

i like your thinking Dizzy..lol :-)

Well, i'm all of a bruddy quandary now...........

I don't know whether to say "goodnight" or not? :-| :-|

:-D :-D

xxx <3

I often have trouble getting to sleep and heard a useful tip on the radio a few weeks ago - make sure you can't see a clock in your bedroom.

It works like this - you're trying unsuccessfully to go to sleep and you look at the clock thinking e.g. "it's 2 am and I'm not asleep" then later "it's 2.30 am and I'm still not asleep". Seeing as you need to be fairly relaxed in order to go asleep then you're contributing to your sleeplessness by agitating about the time that you're still awake.

I now have my alarm clock where I can't reach it or see the time - it's really worked for me. Granted, if the cause of insomnia is down to medical or personal situation then this mightn't work but thought worth passing on if it helps anyone else.

Still not asleep
TOTALY shattered

Dizzi - try counting Errols

Joking aside - have you ever tried homeopathic sleeping tablets?

Still awake
Error can't take them

Put some lettuce on your sandwich...it has laudanum in it,especially the stalk....anything worth a try.

Marie Celeste that sounds like a very good idea I keep looking at clock and as you say keep thinking I only have a couple of hours till I get up etc. might just try it or else will be wandering round looking for a clock :-D
Hope you got off Dizzi try Brenda's suggestion lettuce has got all what she says .... might give you the runs though if you eat too much :-D

I find that my overactive mind can keep me awake. Sounds quirky, but I go through things alphabetically if I can't sleep.
Could be anything:- countries(3 for each letter), placenames, words ending in ing or ion - the list is endless. I've rarely got to the end of the alphabet! :-)

Dizzi - Brenda's post reminded me - lettuce sandwich is supposed to help.

A few drops of lavender oil on your pillow. Stop thinking of sleep - sounds daft I know - take a book/magazine to bed. Put a talking book on. It has worked for me.

My son has bad insomnia since a teenager now it is aggravated by pain wakening him - he will go days with only an hour or two and then crash for 20-24 hours - nothing would waken him.

I do the same as Geordie, and it usually works. I think the main thing is not to worry about it and, if you can, have a nap during the day.

My aunt, in her 80's, used to keep busy so that she wouldn't go to sleep during the day. I told her not to be so daft! She was alone, nobody would know, so if she felt tired sit down and snooze. Even half-an-hour can work wonders.

FINALY FELL ASLEEP ABOUT 5;30
FOR A SHORT WHILE MOST SLEEP INONE GO 45 mins


WILL THE LETTUCE THOU

Dizzi you need to turn your lappy off at least an hour before bed time.

Then set yourself a bedtime say half an hour after the lappy of.

Go to bed and clear your mind of all the things going on in it.
(Know you worry over things)

Just relax and listen to either the radio (soothing music or talking book like Chris suggests.

But just relax and don't look at a clock or any time piece.

Your body clock needs re=training to go to bed at a certain time.
not neccesary to sleep but relax.

Lavender pillow would help.

Bet you can't be in bed by 11pm tonight and lay and think of nothing.

IM NOT TAKING THAT RUDDY SLEEPING PILL TONIGHT
AN SUE I TURN TV AN LAPPY OFF HOUR BEFORE BED
NO CLOCK RADIO OR TV OR LAPPY PC OR IPAD IN BEDROOM.


I STILL CANT SLEEP

Dizzi, you probably won't see this until tomorrow, but Sue is right.

Lie still, relax and stop trying to go to sleep. It doesn't matter if you don't so long as your body is resting.

If you're still awake, DIZZ, read for a while. It distracts your mind, stopping you from worrying about not sleeping.

Lynda x <3

Enjoy your lettuce stalk samidge Dizzi!!

xxx

<3

watch the history channel,

works for my brother every time :-D

count backwards

works for me