Insomnia: better to lie down doing nothing?

Question

...or stay up until i'm actually tired? I can't fall asleep right now i've just been lying down for hours not sleeping at all-Just lying there, because i can't fall asleep.

So is it better to do that until i fall asleep eventually, or stay up until i'm sleepy? (aka going on the computer, watching TV, reading, etc. until i become tired)

Answer 1

smoking weed helps some insomniacs

Answer 2

Write in a journal. Take a bath with candles. Play guitar. Paint. You know, all those things I'm not doing because I can't sleep either? Take my advice, I'm obviously not using it!  :o)

Answer 3

ha, you're asking the wrong people at this hour!

i have it too- total night person. Sun goes down and my huz gets tired, i wake up.

usually i try to read or do something that makes my eyes want to close. another good one is to exercise like after supper, wear out your body

goood luck

Answer 4

Your best bet for insomnia is to stay up and do something that is not stimulating; such as reading.  It'll tire your eyes while gently soothing you into sleep.

The computer and tv will rev you up.

Also, have a snack; such as milk and a cookie or two.  It'll make you sleepy.  

Set an alarm clock to wake up the same time each morning.  It'll get you on a proper sleep/wake schedule.  

So, stay up, do something that is not stimulating, eat a sleep inducing food, and set your alarm clock.  This should work.

Answer 5

Stop trying so hard to go to sleep.  Get up and start moving you are thinking about it to much.

Sometimes it helps to take a shower/bath, or you could try doing something that is really boring.

I too suffer from insomnia and eventually try all of the above, and when none of that stuff works i just end up staying up for the entire night and into the next day until it is bedtime again .  I usually have no difficulty falling asleep when i do that.

Answer 6

Usually I just stay up until I am tired, mostly I dont get to sleep until about 3am.  I generally go on the internet or read until I feel tired.

Answer 7

Stay up until your tired.

A glass of milk helps because it provides the raw materials for the maunfacturer of serotonin, which is a neurotransmitter that aids sleep.

Sleeping on a regular schedule also helps as does excercising regularly, but not late in the evening. It also helps to reassure yourself that a little loss of sleep doesnt do you harm.