Help Sleeping

Antony101 · 30 Apr 2012 at 01:48

I am currently having trouble sleeping for completely unknown reasons, it's not much fun and days go on for ever. Does anyone have any recommendations to help with this other than 1. Counting Sheep 2. Drugs 3. Horlicks. Non of these have helped, and well I'd rather avoid drugs.

Antony101 · 30 Apr 2012 at 02:15

Thorper said:
I find if I go to bed straight from watching TV/the PC then I take longer to get to sleep, so I always try to get to bed a bit earlier and read before I try and sleep. Works pretty well for me

Trying this one right now. Excersize is a little difficult for me having haemophilia but I walk the dog as much as I can. And all my bedding is new

Antony101 · 30 Apr 2012 at 03:47

Eames said:
I prescribe exercise and a hot bath shortly before bedtime.

And when I say exercise, vigorous cardio exercise that leaves you sweaty and breathless.

Avoid fizzy drinks before bedtime.

As stated above, exercise is a rather big issue for me.

Antony101 · 30 Apr 2012 at 06:16

Haha I'll give some of these a go tomorrow as I haven't really had the chance to tonight, Episode 5 of Game of Thrones popped up and well, can't help myself.

Antony101 · 30 Apr 2012 at 08:00

godinman said:
This worked for my dad, he saw it on BBC news I believe. Keep repeating the word 'The' in your head (Thu, not Thee), apparently it works really well for him.

Also, exercise hard, really knacker yourself out, you'll sleep like a baby (minus the crying and defecating) and feel better when awake.

Crying and defecating is a normal part of sleeping for me anyway.

Antony101 · 30 Apr 2012 at 08:28

Hopefully more rabbits show up on the field I have permission to shoot on so I can do that again. Then again the last time I went shooting I jumped of a 9ft fence onto my left ankle and couldn't walk for 3 weeks, never has been the same since.

Antony101 · 30 Apr 2012 at 09:18

I always normally listen to music when I'm in bed, I just stick a headphone in and wake up in the morning being strangled by the cable. However for some reason recently I just cannot seem to get to sleep.