sleeping problems

[TUG]

i got problems sleeping, its very hard to pin point.
Here goes, right, the problem is, i sometimes cant get to sleep at all, sometimes i have nightmare bout well, my dad, or bike crashes or my ex an stuff, u know, lifes little problems. Or as current... sleeping for 12 hours sometimes even longer.
What can i do to get it back on track, its becoming a joke.
Any tips or suggestions would be amazing.
Thanks for reading.
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[Tonka]

Well, I know what all the advice is, but none of it actually works for me all of the time, so you'll probably just have to give it a go and see what works for you.

A healthy routine is the key (apparently ) so make sure you go to bed at the same time and get up after 8 hours-ish regardless of still feeling tired. Bedroom not too hot or cold, nice and dark and no electronic stuff (TV's, PC's, mobile phones etc.). Try a warm bath and a warm drink (+ wee dram?), but not coffee! Sounds like your brain is keeping you awake if you're having nightmares, so try and get it properly tired by reading a book (not surfing the net).

There are loads of insomniacs on BCF so expect advice to just flood in but my advice FWIW would be try and avoid sleeping pills if you can, as they're a bit of a slippery slope.
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[pyx_e]

As above really. Routine is very important. Bedroom for sleeping only (no tv ect) avoid eating a big meal for a good few hours, avoid caffeine. For a couple of hours beforehand have a quiet time reading or watching something sensible on the TV (e.g. not horror movies). Try a couple of books or articles on the net on relaxation techniques for when you get horizontal. Don't ramp up your drinking or smoking. Don't give up if it does not work at first. Keep at it. Aim to spend eight/nine hours in bed.
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[Itchy]

Go for a ride, a fairly fast one , the concentration needed soon empties your head and tires you out...
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[LimehouseCBF]

you sleep in 4 hour intervals, thats why wen you wake up after 4 hours, 8 hours or 12 hours sleep you feel quite good, but if you have had 6 or 10 you feel a bit rougher, this is because when you sleep you have a sleep cycle and if you wake up at the wrong time then thats why you get a bit grouchy and stressed.

I used to have trouble sleeping best things to do are:
-exercise till you are so knackered (thats like 5 min jog for me haha)
-some say lavender oil works, i use that when i cant sleep well, smells a bit funny, costs under 5 quid from holland and barratt but helps you relax before you sleep, i thought it was a load of shit but as desperate to try anything, worked for me.
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[killa]

Reading a book is quite a simple effective one, its taken me a month and a half to finish one because i always fall asleep.

Dont use a mobile phone before bed and keep things electrical switched off, it does effect you.
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[steppen22]

I have quite .... disordered ... sleeping patterns myself.

I simply can't get to bed before 2 - my mind just won't switch off. An option that might work for me would be to get up at 4, and then I'd be tired by 12, but what's the point?

Staying up til 4 - you can get a lot done.
Getting up at 4 is just a drag - you find yourself sat in the kitchen, nothing to do until work.

I always look really tired, apparently.
And - if I'm honest - I could look a little tidier at work.

I have to get everything ready the day before becuase I know I won't get to bed before 2-3, and then I'll sleep right to the wire. I'll force myself up about 15 minutes before I need to leave for work, and somehow in that time I can get dressed, get breakfast (toast in hand as I'm walking about looking for my shoes, etc), brush teeth.

It's crazy.

I don't like living like this.

But I don't like going to bed early. If I go to bed at say 12, it means I've had 6 hours of "me time" that day. The rest I've been boed at work. 6 hours a day just isn't enough for me to do what I need to do.

So my insomnia isn't without its charms.

So I stay up, squeezing every last minute from the day until well past 2, and suffer the horrible torture of having to force myself from my cosy bed in the mornings.

I've lost track of the number of times the last few months I've been up at three drinking lager and eating snacks. You text your mates hoping for a reply, but nothing, nada. It's stupid. I'm not a student anymore.

I've got responsibilities.
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[mad4it028]

have a joint before bed works for me
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[chillpill]

also music helps me nod off , but for alot of people it hink it would make things worse , try it sometime though

lemon jelly is your freind

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[LimehouseCBF]

carbs are slow releasing so eating noodles you are slowly introducing sugars and carbs into your body which will keep you awake, try not eating anything after 8pm for one night and see how you get on. also camomile tea as gay as it sounds is so calming try some of that or lavender oil ( on your pillow)
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