jules Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 any good techniques to get back to sleep after waking up in the middle of the night? fappage aside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happycase Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 What's it like while it's happening? I rub my legs together, but I have RLS, so that's where the energy builds up. Try exercising during the day if this is consistently a problem. Or have a project by your bed that you only work on when you wake up in the night. Fighting it doesn't really help. Meditate on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted September 3, 2010 Author Share Posted September 3, 2010 its just stupid racing thoughts about my future, house, family, bills, job, etc. i exercise regularly too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
producer snafu Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 have you tried killing yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essines Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 i read or turn the news on. i find that background noise can help me fall asleep. but i have difficulty sleeping to begin with. booze does it. a lot of booze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
posture Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 I put on relaxing music and tell myself everything that i have to be grateful for. I love being a Christian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impakt Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 I close my eyes and switch to the cold side of the pillow, gone in 5 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happycase Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 do something with that time to better organize this future you're concerned with. future, bills, family. sounds confusing. when you have more clarity around those issues, you'll have more clarity around those issues (!) and you'll also sleep easier (!!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psn Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 I get up and post meaningless stuff on forums for a while, then go back to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest no carrier Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 i don't sleep. i go on chatmm. you should too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chax Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 yeah, i don't even sleep anymore it's just a bunch of micronaps while chatmm decides my whole attention where i step in and out of sleeplessness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 you need that slow-wave sleep though, don't deprive yourself. Find a good sleep pattern for yourself that includes this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke viia Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 smoke weed, get terribly unfulfilling (but immediate) sleep, repeat etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest isakk Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 meditation. www.dhamma.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blir Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Organise your thoughts. I file all my stresses, anxieties, excitements and any other things that would keep me awake into a mental cabinet that I open only when I wake up. Basically I close my eyes and switch to the cold side of the pillow, gone in 5 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAXIMUS MISCHIEF Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 i try to get in a comfortable position and then stop moving period, lay there for a long time and breathe as slow as you would if you were actually sleeping. i find breathing slower helps me get to sleep a lot faster i wish i woke up more during the night... its really good for lucid dreaming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted September 3, 2010 Author Share Posted September 3, 2010 this is happening more and more. thanks for the suggestions though. at least on the weekends jim beam helps me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
data Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 I close my eyes and switch to the cold side of the pillow, gone in 5 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Member Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 cold side of the pillow makes everything right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mafted Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 yea exactly. try getting up and walking around for a second, but not for too long. try to think about nothing when going back to sleep. your racing mind will keep you up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltoi Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 go for a wee stroll round the house, rather than tossing and turning. although some tossing helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
encey Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 this is happening more and more. thanks for the suggestions though. at least on the weekends jim beam helps me. Nice one! :) The bar across from my apt. offers a PBR+Beam shot for $4, which is pretty sweet. If I have a bunch of shit running through my mind, I will tell myself that I won't lie there and sort it all out in detail, but I will get up and make a quick list of the topics, to get it somewhat out of my head and secure somewhere so that I can take it on properly the next day or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltoi Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 this is happening more and more. thanks for the suggestions though. at least on the weekends jim beam helps me. this was happening to me all the time too... like you, not at weekends when i was more relaxed and probably drinking. tried melatonin? i find it helps now and then to fully recharge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted September 3, 2010 Author Share Posted September 3, 2010 im sure its the fact that im trying to sell my condo before our baby comes. plus just the stress of a baby countdown until my life is totally altered forever. its a lot to take in. our condo is a great size for 2 people and we would be able to manage with an infant but not for more than a year. plus to try and sell our condo with it packed to the gills with baby toys, clothes and empty bottles of red wine, jim beam and a few broken dreams wont be the most ideal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltoi Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 im sure its the fact that im trying to sell my condo before our baby comes. plus just the stress of a baby countdown until my life is totally altered forever. its a lot to take in. our condo is a great size for 2 people and we would be able to manage with an infant but not for more than a year. plus to try and sell our condo with it packed to the gills with baby toys, clothes and empty bottles of red wine, jim beam and a few broken dreams wont be the most ideal. same boat. we've always had a spare room for hoarding shit but now it's needed so what do you do with all the shit? i intend to use it again... someday. i've been "nesting" like a mofo for the last few months. my tool/utility belt has never seen so much action! try not to think your life's being altered so much... rather, added to. that's what i try to do anyway. it's definately a step into the unknown for us and obviously you'll have to accomodate to a degree. i could be completely deluded. probably am... oh shit. when's yours due again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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