Usually I am up all night long. Any one got any suggestions?
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i have always been quite the insomniac.  luckily for me, I'm on a night shift now, and seeing as i enjoy staying up late i just do and it's fine.  however i wasn't always on a night shift so i can give u some of my techniques.\n\n1.)  first of all, u don't want pills?  is this a health thing like you don't like taking pills? u could try herbal supplements.  Valerian root and melatonin are the two best.  melatonin will always be in pill form that i know of, but it's just a replicate of the exact same chemical that your brain uses to put you to sleep.  it's either the best stuff out there or it won't work at all. that depends on you.  Valerian root on the other hand, has one major benefit for you.  it doesn't to be a pill.  u can actually buy this in it's natural form and i think u boil it in some water.  there may also be some herbal teas that have it.\n\n2.)ur second bet is herbal teas.  there are alot of them available a  sleep aid and even if they don't have Valerian root they do have other things that work.  and drinking something warm before u go to bed usually helps you go to sleep anyhow.  warm milk can sometimes do it for me.  you need to make sure, however, that you do not drink anything with sugar or caffeine in it at least 2 hours before you go to bed.  if i have to go to bed at ten, i don't drink caffeine after 5 pm, or not at all if i can help it.  also, u might try not smoking about a half hour before sleeping if u r a smoker.\n\n3.) another thing u can try is a sleep CD.  my friend Whitney swears by some of them.  they have music or sounds or just gentle whispering and she says that some of hers will put u to sleep within 5 minutes of starting them.\n\n4.) make sure that you have the most comfortable bed set up possible.  if your like me, your body and mind love finding any excuse to get up, and the wrong pillow blanket and mattress is an easy target.  i love the foam pillows but the foam mattresses suck for me.  but it all depends on you. if you sleep in clothes, make sure they are soft and loose.  it's better to sleep in the nude, however. also keeping a room a bit too cold for ur tastes but having plenty of cover is a great way to go to sleep.  you'll wrap urself up tightly and u won;t move.  soon you'll be asleep.  i always sleep better in winter.\n\n5.) reading or watching a television show that just DOES NOT INTEREST YOU is another way.  i watch the news because i hate the news.  sometimes the news can conk me out in the middle of the day.  \n\n6.)there are plenty of meditation exercises out there and lots of them can relax you to the point of sleepiness.  instructions for quite a few should be available on line, but try this one: breath in and fill your lungs all the way up.  imagine that when you breathe in you are breathing in a number (the number one for the first breath and so on).  fill ur lungs up completely with ones.  then breath out all of the ones (emptying ur lungs completely) and then continue with the number two. sounds crazy but it does relax you and if ur laying on ur back in ur bed, it can actually put you to sleep.\n\ni hope one of these works!!
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Ask a family friend or relative to watch your kids over night. (or even hire someone!)\n\nTake a long hot bath. Light candles, use your favorite bubble bath, listen to soft music, and even read a book in the tub if you wish.\nThen get 12 hours of uninterrupted sleep! You'll be amazed at how revitalized you are.\n\nDo this periodically. You'll restore your sanity, I promise!
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I am surfing the internet, wasting some time. \n\nHow can you get to sleep? Masturbate, it helps a lot if it's an emergency to sleep.
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Stay up all night then the next day youll be very tired but only go ot sleep like at 10:00. Ive tried it because it takes me a while to fall asleep too.
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take a break every 20 minutes to give your eyes a rest and make sure there is enough light surrounding you in the room.  I used to have this problem and I used to get really drowsy.  I did what I've told you to do and I also turned down the brightness on the screen. Works a treat!
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sleeping late and watch t.v alot
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I used to have the same thing about having the tv on low, Now i can only sleep if im holding (but not reading ) a book and the light's on. The wardrobe doors have to be closed because i have a problem with clothes-hangers! Also i cant have any clocks in the room , i can never find out the time else thats it ,no more sleep(so i dont know how much sleep ive lost ), I need the shutters down on the windows so i cant see the sun come up (again so i dont know the time )Bedroom door closed. And finally a pint glass of coke on the night stand. Apart from that not much really
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Try listening to relaxing music.\nJazz, Samba anything that is relaxing to you. avoid the loud ones.\n\nOr apply Night Lotions that have bedtime scents.\n\nGood luck. :D
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Already a lot of good and not so good answers... Don't use alcohol, I did that for years. I don't drink now and sleep better. Stress, is the main thing that keeps me awake now, but only occasionally. Don't smoke either. Feeling secure makes you feel secure in your bed. Do everything to make sure your home is secure obviously. Financial security is important - people do lie awake worrying about money. Emotional security, knowing people care and love you. That's more difficult. But generally speaking you get back what you give out in that department. Obviously avoid stimulants like caffeine in the evenings. When you go to bed tonight. Think about me! A mysterious romantic Englishman - and let your imagination run wild! Even if you don't sleep - it'll make staying awake much more enjoyable. But after a while - maybe 8 hours - you'll get bored with me and nod off! Incidentally, it's 3.05pm in the afternoon now in England. Not the early hours of the morning! I haven't had lunch!
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sleep  more  at   night.
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mee too! i try to bed earlier......its 10:47!!!!!! goodnight!
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DUH!, lol, that is a given. Try listening to Mr. Coffee when you have been up all night and into the morning drinking coffee.
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Well one thing that may help when you get home drink some sleepy time tea, relax in the bath.  But you have to make your mind up that you are going to have "YOU" time you are probably stressing because you feel you do everything around your house or work.  You  just have to sit back and realize what is important to you and enjoy it!  Goodluck and try the tea, that helps me relax after a crazy day
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Hello, I woke up too early too and can't go back to sleep. I'm not blue though, have you thought about what you're gonna do for the rest of the day? Perhaps a bit later at lunchtime you could stick on a bit of chilled music and cook a nice roast slowly whilst having a couple of glasses of wine. I find that really peaceful although not high speed and exciting, it is nice sometimes just to mill around the house doing gentle domestic things. Hope you get over your blues soon.
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Fill the closet or the shower stall with balloons. It's quite a shock for a sleepy person :-)
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have all of ur friends over and sleep out in a tent in ur backyard. then, before u go to bed, watch movies until dawn and see who can last the longest. i did it once, and i had a blast!! i was the only one who made it to dawn too. or have a race down the street. or go streaking. or roast marshmallows with a lighter in ur tent. or read. or do something. HAVE FUN!!!!
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I know exactly how you feel. Here I am up at 2.24 a.m. and I have to be up by 6.45 a.m. I am going to try a hot relaxing short bath and a warm glass of milk with a little low fat chocolate. I think we should both log off our computer for a start if either one of us is going to go to sleep.  Ha! Ha! Hope it work for you, try to close your eyes and think of pleasant thoughts.