Insomnia Sleep Problems?

Question

I am thirteen years old and I have had trouble sleeping lately to get to sleep I have to read for hours and I am getting to sleep at 3:00am which leaves me tired in the morning.I always have purple rings round my eyes when I wake up but my glasses cover them thankfully.It's not so bad in the Holidays but when I go back to school (3rd September)

and have to get up at 6:30am it's going to be awful.I have a Lavender Spray that I spray on my pillow but it doesn't help.

Any Ideas?

Answer 1

Do you go outside during the day?  I can tell if I stay inside all day I don't sleep nearly as well as when I get some activity in outside.

There is just something about fresh air that is soothing.

Answer 2

its quite normal for teenagers sleep cycles to change when they get older it was proven that teenagers peak times are at twelve in the day so they would benefit better if skool started around midday so they could have there lie ins however since school doesnt start at that time u could try tapes with oceans sounds or getting an eye mask  

Answer 3

Try drinking camile tea before you go to bed and don't drink anything that has caffeine in it late at night  

Answer 4

i had these problems a few weeks ago, and im only 15. what i did, i went to bed earlier than usual, say 9.30/10pm and then took as long as i needed to get to sleep. then instead of going back to sleep when i wake up in the morning, so that i slept until about 10am, i woke up about 8.30am, so that i was tired the next night.

try it, and if it doesnt help, then do something more active during the day, but not just before you are going to bed. also, avoid bright lights or watching  tv just before you go to bed, because this can make your brain wake itself up, and you would find it harder to get to sleep.

it is best to read a book or do something calming, like take a warm bath before you go to bed. i also heard that a glass of warm milk helps too, as it releases something inside your body that makes you calmer than usual.

sorry if its a bit long, but something on here has to help.

Answer 5

hey i have same problem as you.

but i don't worry about it because there is no point.

you are only getting to sleep so late because you think about lots and lots of horrible stuff that is why you can't get to sleep.

try not to think about horrible stuff think about somethig good it might help you a lot.

hope it helps.

x*x

Answer 6

Try to take your dinner as earlier as possibble.