What do you do when you can't sleep?

[Cazza]

I accept it and go research a topic that I'm currently interested in. Then when I feel so tired I know nothing will stop me sleeping I retry. If it doesn't work go back to step one.

 

[Easton Dark]

I talk to people who I know are also awake.

And masturbate sometimes, yeah.

Sometimes simultaneously, depending on the person and the topic.

 

[Artina89]

When I can't sleep I will often watch a movie or a TV show that I really enjoy, like Law and Order: Criminal intent or Lucy the daughter of the devil. I find that it relaxes me enough that I will fall asleep. Failing that, I will read a book.

Huh... I wonder why... though how does that send you to sleep? Would've thought you'd watch another ep or three... -_-

OT: I game... if I want to bore myself to sleep, I'll play an RTS battle on easy and make it last as long as possible, the only problem being I wake up with keyboard face and the sound of defeat ringing in my ears.

Though once, I set up a perfect defensive ring while playing C&C:RA2, fell asleep, woke up a few hours later and IT WAS STILL FUCKING THERE!!

Heh. It usually takes four episodes of Law & Order: Criminal intent to get me to sleep, but it relaxes me. Usually when I can't sleep I am quite pent up and stressed out.

Waking up with keyboard face is never good though. I did become well acquainted with that phenomena when I stayed up to read a friends dissertation. My glasses also dug into the side of my face. Bad times...