How many of you can't sleep like me?

Question

It's 2:44 am and I am still not tired. I don't like to sleep bc I find it unproductive and night time is the only time I feel happy. Am I weird? Or is this normal? Also can anyone tell me how to go to sleep fast? I am asking this bc it is a real problem for me, I think I have a sleeping disorder. I swam laps for 5 hours straight today and when I got home I was so tired that I went to bed. But I woke up 1 hr later and can't go to to sleep again. What is my problem??

Answer 1

You're so lucky. I wish I was you.

I sleep for 10 to 14 hours per day/night. I am always tired, even though I get all of my vitamins.

I guess I'm just depressed. I wish I could improve my situation, but with controlling, abusive and angry parents who won't let me have any power over my life (I'm an adult, by the way), it's very difficult and hopeless.

Answer 2

were all here buddy. its 5:42 am 2nd nite up for me

Answer 3

I haven't slept in a year n a month and i got my GSCE's comin' up :(

It sucks.

It looks like you do have insomnia.

Answer 4

If it  is effecting you so bad you should ask you parents to take you the doctor to see about getting a sleep aid I find Ambien works the best and see if that could help you.

Answer 5

You're not weird ! you sound alot like me too. I'm more of a night person and i have to take melatonin to help me sleep, but i'm still awake because i haven' t taken it. I drink alot of caffine during the day , because i feel that i need to be productive during the day , and plus i'm moody and i feel that i'm also more happy at night.

Answer 6

Sounds like you have a good case of insomnia. I used to think that if I wasn't sleeping I could be doing something so much more productive so I would stay up for 24+ hours at a time, then I would get so tired I would just pass out and end up sleeping for over 13 hours and totally miss out on a whole day. Not to mention I would wake up with a killer headache. You shouldn't feel guilty for sleeping as your body needs it. I know I have no room to talk since it's 3:00 in the morning and I am still awake but just try relax, maybe drink some chamomile tea, and try to get good night's rest. I know it's easier said then done, especially when you lie in bed and all you can do is think about how you need the sleep because of your busy day, it makes it that much harder to sleep. I would strongly recommend that you do try to stay away from the over the counter sleeping aids. I know people who have taken them and they feel worse then if they hadn't slept.  

Answer 7

Exercise, but not within 2 hours of bedtime, and I believe you are doing too much: no naps after exercise! Have a warm bath, or shower, an hour before bedtime, then a glass of very warm milk, possibly with Horlicks, or one of the herbal teas, below, and use dimmer lighting. Put your mind in a position where it wants to shut itself off, and sleep. See insomnia treatments, in much more detail than can be included here, in section 3, at ezy build, below. Use one of the relaxation methods, in bed, after lights out, on pages 2, 11, 2.c, or 2.i, but they can take some time to learn, (progressive muscular relaxation excepted) so learn and become proficient in their use during the day.

An alternative is to use the EFT, in section 53, and pages 2.q, and 2.o, saying to yourself: "Even though I currently have a sleep disorder, I deeply and completely accept myself." (or choose your own wording) while you use the acupressure tapping. Some more; quick, and easy to learn, are at http://www.umm.edu/sleep/relax_tech.htm The progressive muscle relaxation, (most easily learned) guided imagery, and mindfulness breathing are known to be effective.

Find out which works best for you, in the daylight hours, so you will be prepared, come bedtime. For many people, a good idea is to develop a set "wind down" routine for the last hour before bedtime, so your subconscious mind learns that it is time to put thinking aside, and prepare for mindfulness, (awareness, without cogitation/purposeful thought) or the EFT, in preparation for sleep, but the idea with mindfulness is to not even think about sleeping: just drift off, naturally, during exercising those techniques.

Avoid TV, computer, or anything exciting in this hour, although reading a BORING! book is a good idea. I suggest that you try using the EMDR variant, below, prior to the mindfulness, or the progressive muscular relaxation, but after the EFT, if that method is chosen. Experiment, to find which combination works best for you.

In section 3: INSOMNIA: PAGE O - INSOMNIA: A COMPREHENSIVE POST a variant of Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing therapy is shown, which has been used successfully for those people suffering from insomnia, depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and anxiety. It is easily learned, quick to use, yet can be very effective; although it is easy to be dismissive of such a seemingly unusual technique, give it a good tryout, for at least a few weeks, to see if it is effective in your case. I learned it from a book by a published clinical psychologist, and now use it every night, and find it works well.

Usually, I have a cup of chamomile herbal tea, an hour before bedtime, and employ many of the techniques in section 3. Others may prefer Sleepytime, by Celestial Seasonings, Relax, Be Sleepy, or valerian root, from supermarket tea, or health food aisles. Milk, or cream should not be used with herbal tea. http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris  

Answer 8

yeah i have the same exact problem =[[[ its 2:49 am here to, ya same ill go to sleep during the day then wake up a lil later and cant go to sleep again, its been like this for months now :((((

Answer 9

u could be hving anxiety? insomia? not sure..

Answer 10

Scroll down - i just posted about not being able to get any sleep either. Read the answers i got, and maybe you'll have some ideas. i've been up since 11 pm last night and have given up trying to sleep. Don't worry about trying to sleep....worry seems to make it worse (like i've been doin all night)

Answer 11

i know how you feel if i sleep for like 1 hour or 2 i and wake up i cant go back to sleep.

and i always lay in my bed thinking i if i cant sleep i can be doing something better