I can't sleep

[troth]

Hello escapists. I thought you might like to know something about me (Although I don't know how I came to that conclusion, everyone on this website thinks I'm an idiot) anyway: Today I hit the one week mark of no sleep at all.
I've not slept well since the beginning of September, but this is the worst it?s been so far. Not sleeping has cost me entire weeks of my life. I'll wake up one morning, and not remember anything about the previous day.
I've also gotten more and more idiotic. Like the other day when I spilled coffee on a school paper I had done, and I decided to eat the paper. I only realized what I was doing when I was halfway through the first page.

I had an intelligent final word prepared, which incorporated some discussion value. But I forgot it in the time it took me to write the post. But the gist of it was: Do you suffer from sleep dep.? How do you deal with it? And, holy balls its 2Am.

EDIT: Good job me for posting at 8Am in Europe, I'm predicting one post before everyone goes to work.

 

[thest3alth]

You sound like a much more extreme case of mine.

I normally get into bed at 10:30 and get to sleep at 2 am.

Couple of things I've found:

1)Eat a good breakfast, a good lunch and a small dinner, that way you'll have minimal energy by the end of the day.

2) I'm gonna go ahead and assume your computer is in your bedroom. So's mine but the more time you spend in your bedroom not sleeping, the more you train your mind to associate your bedroom with a time to play games, not sleep.

3) Get rid of all indications of time in your room, these only serve as distractions as you lie in bed worrying about how late it is, instead you should focus on clearing your mind.

Also, I'm sorry but I lol'd at your coffee paper. You are my hero.

 

[SalamanderJoe]

I can sympathise with you. I haven't had a decent nights sleep in months. No idea why but atleast two or three days a week I cannot sleep and stay awake all night then sleep all the following day and then the cycle begins again.

This week's reason is because of wisdom teeth coming through. Two at once I think. Good times...

 

[Floppertje]

nope, can't say that i do. more like the opposite, i stay up too late and then i'm tired the following day.
tried listening to soothing music? drinking warm milk? sleeping pills?
or maybe your insomnia stems from deeper psychological issue. in which case, go see someone.

as for the coffee paper bit. lol, that's kinda funny, if a bit fucked up.

 

[Sacman]

occasionally... I just pop some advil and masturbate vigorously... it usually helps...

 

[Gaz6231]

I 'suffer' from the exact opposite, in the sense that if I want to go to sleep I just lie down and sleep. Doesn't matter how long I may have slept just a few hours ago, I will zonk out.

It's AWESOME.

 

[Feste the Jester]

This week's reason is because of wisdom teeth coming through. Two at once I think. Good times...

Don't worry, getting wisdom teeth pulled isn't that bad. You'll probably be drugged in some way. There's bleeding to deal with for the day after. But after that, its just a patience game with the healing and swelling.

OT: I sympathize. I don't always get a lot of sleep, though mainly just because homework keeps me up late.

 

[lambsheep]

occasionally... I just pop some advil and masturbate vigorously... it usually helps...

Isnt that what everybody does?

 

[Sacman]

Can't Sleep? Clown will eat you.

occasionally... I just pop some advil and masturbate vigorously... it usually helps...

5 Minutes of FURIOUS flesh pounding! lol.

5 minutes? more like 35 seconds...lol...

 

[dududf]

Can't Sleep? Clown will eat you.

occasionally... I just pop some advil and masturbate vigorously... it usually helps...

5 Minutes of FURIOUS flesh pounding! lol.

5 minutes? more like 35 seconds...lol...

...

Must...resist...urge....to....say...a...chaffing....joke...

 

[Super Toast]

occasionally... I just pop some advil and masturbate vigorously... it usually helps...

This man is a prophet! Lead us, O lord!

 

[Revolutionary]

Nope I sleep whenever I'm tired..(insert obnoxious, contented sigh)

 

[Gaz6231]

'e's NOT the messiah...

 

[blankedboy]

I decided to eat the paper.

That's nothing. A guy in my Form class once ate his friend's entire science book. In one period.

And he didn't suffer from uber-insomnia...

 

[De Ronneman]

That's nothing. A guy in my Form class once ate his friend's entire science book. In one period.

Lolwut?

Try working out. Always helps for me. Go run a mile, shower then bed. Never fails me.

 

[Jovlo]

I always listen to some relaxing music when I'm in bed, mostly Sigur Rós.
If that doesn't work, and I keep worrying about something, I block the thoughts by counting my breath.
1, 2, 3 seconds in... 1, 2, 3, 4 seconds out. That usually does it.

occasionally... I just pop some advil and masturbate vigorously... it usually helps...

Isnt that what everybody does?

And this when nothing helps...

 

[Wutaiflea]

Here are some things from the NHS Mental Health Trust booklet that I was given at work during training:

Firstly, it's not true that everyone needs 7-8 hours sleep. Anything between 4 and 10 hours is completely normal. The amount required varies from person to person, with age and with levels of activity.

Common problem: Worrying about not getting enough sleep
Solution: Try to remind yourself that loss of sleep will not ultimately damage your health, and you will fall asleep eventually. Lying calm and relaxed in bed can be just as refreshing as sleep.
Don't keep looking at the time. Try to forget about sleep and tell yourself you don't care if you sleep or not. Try daydreaming about what you'd do if you won the lottery, or even actively trying to stay awake.

Common problem: Medical reasons
Solution: Try to identify any medical reasons for lack of sleep, such as certain medicines, joint pain, or emotional issues such as bereavement or depression. Speak to your doctor about these concerns as you may need additional support and advice(or I can type out a bunch of things from more counselling leaflets...)

Common problem: Worrying about other problems such as money, relationships, work etc.
Try sitting somewhere quiet and comfortable with a pen and paper. Write down the problems you're thinking about, then take each problem in turn and write down every potential way of solving the problem.
Then choose the best of these solutions and write down all the steps you need to take to do so. Then write down what obstacles you might encounter while following your steps, and how you might deal with them.
When you have finished, say to yourself firmly that there is nothing else you can do about it now, so there is no reason to worry until the morning. Remind yourself that your worry is now dealt with for tonight, and spend at least 30 minutes winding down before returning to bed by listening to music or reading etc.

Good bedtime habits:

- Try to go to bed and get up at regular times, although only go to bed when you are sleepy. Try to resist the urge to nap at odd times or have excessive lie-ins.

- Have a pre-sleep routine. Try to use the hour before bedtime to wind-down in the same way children do, ie. bath, pyjamas, brush teeth, story, bed.

- Avoid stimulants close to bedtime such as caffeine and nicotine. Alcohol also adversely affects the quality of sleep, even though it makes you sleepy.

- Try to increase your exercise and daily activity, but don't exercise too close to bedtime.

- Make sure your bed is associated with sleep, rather than watching TV or gaming, etc. The only exception to this is sex. Try to ensure the surroundings are as you need them ie. right mattress, right light level, right noise level etc.

- If you have not fallen asleep within 30 minutes, get up and return to your wind-down activities, such as listening to music or watching dull TV.

This epic post was brought to you by someone with too much time on their hands.

 

[blankedboy]

That's nothing. A guy in my Form class once ate his friend's entire science book. In one period.

Lolwut?

Yeh, sometimes when he runs out of food for the day he just munches on paper from refill.

I'm surprised he doesn't have ink poisoning yet.

 

[Subzerowings]

You're about eleven days away from the world record, so I'd recommend doing everything you can to sleep before you fall into psychosis and start having hallucinations.
Actually, this doesn't help you much does it?

 

[imnot]

Does this help:

proberly not, still its fun.