ever have one of those bouts of Insomnia, where you just can seem to get to sleep no matter what? seems I'm having one righ tnow, sitting here, typeing this, and listining to some white stripes, as there is nothing better to do... so what about you guys, how do you deal with Insomnia?
Insomnia....
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SeleucusNicator
Diadoch
C-SPAN.
Perfection
The Great Head.
Turn your moniter to the lowest amount of recycles per second, take of all protective screens turn up the florecsent lamps and keep on posting, soon you'll have to rest your eyes and you'll fall fast asleep.
That's when the Boogieman will eat you!
That's when the Boogieman will eat you!
Archer 007
Rebirth
My girlfriend never sleeps, so at least it doesnt get boring.
onejayhawk
Afflicted with reason
I always found that a combination of beer and antihystamines worked wonders. If I needed to be up the next day, I would try physical activity followed by reading.
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Archer 007
Rebirth
Originally posted by Xen
@archer_007- unfortunatley, my girlfriend isnt here with me (then at least I migh thave a reason for not sleeping)
I didnt mean it like that. We just like to talk.
Hitro
Feistus Raclettus
It's close to 7am...
Johann MacLeod
Duc de Lorraine
i for some reason have a slight fear of not getting to sleep. when i cant sleep i ussually think about philosophy, or girls, sometimes both which ends up very weird.....
Eastern Knight
Dragons!
I've never had problems with sleeping before, I get to sleep too quick.
Bozo Erectus
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Heres a sure fire way to get to sleep when you have insomnia, works for me every time:
Think about impossible things. Imagine that youre flying like a bird and are looking down on your house, picture yourself flying up into space without a spacecraft and waving at the ISS astronauts as you drift by their viewing window. Any impossible situation will do, youre only limited by your imagination. Thinking of impossible things while youre laying down with your eyes closed helps ease the brain into the dream state. If you lay there instead thinking about bills you have to pay, or other real world problems, you'll never get to sleep.
Think about impossible things. Imagine that youre flying like a bird and are looking down on your house, picture yourself flying up into space without a spacecraft and waving at the ISS astronauts as you drift by their viewing window. Any impossible situation will do, youre only limited by your imagination. Thinking of impossible things while youre laying down with your eyes closed helps ease the brain into the dream state. If you lay there instead thinking about bills you have to pay, or other real world problems, you'll never get to sleep.
Aphex_Twin
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Or you can read a book, go to bed earlier (you actually sleep better between 10 and 12 PM), take a jog before...
TrailblazingScot
I was kittenOFchaos
I too used to suffer from insomnia...but now I collapse to sleep with ease.
Why?
By working hard and drinking hard
cgannon64
BOB DYLAN'S ROCKIN OUT!
Dark Side of the Moon + 30-minute sleep shutdown on iPod = Peaceful dreams. 
Superevie
Latina Goddess™
#1 Don't listen to white stripes so late. Music will keep you up.
Turn off your computer and the lights and lay down. Even if you don't sleep, just close your eyes. You can meditate and focus on your breath as it slowly comes and leaves your body. Just focues on your breath, if another though comes in ("Amber looked so cute today!"), ignore it and focus again the breath.
Meditation always helps me out. I like to put on some lavender lotion because the scent is very calming and meditate in the dark. Also, make sure you're still not in your jeans or khakis. Were something nice and comfortable, like what you would wear to bed. For me, it's wearing soft velour and nice tank top, but you could figure something out I'm sure.
