Who else has sleeping problems? how do you deal with it?

[Anonymous]

For the past 6 years my sleeping has been getting worse and worse, I stay up late, sleep late, when it first started I went to bed at like 3am, then some months later it went to 4am, then 5am, now 6 - 7am in the morning and I'm really feeling ill. Whenever I eat my main meal lately I feel super sleepy, I can't get up for the life of me, I've not been showering as much and I'm just generally in a major rut, I have been for a long time now. Being at college just made it worse, I cannot cope with morning for the life of me, it's just NOT when my body wants to wake up so I struggle with how this earth is run, I don't fit into it nor do I want to, everything we do these days is bad for our health.

I got to bed at 5am last night but because I've been going to bed at like 6 - 7am I didn't get to sleep until like 7:30am. I know a lot of people are fed up and depressed beyond words about everything, how do you cope with it? I'm just a mess... I easily fall into bad habits but that is only because I'm surrounded by a family who have major bad habits and their negative vibes just kick me down constantly, just being in the same room I feel totally horrible with myself and my parents are the most awkward people in the entire world, they don't even clean the house properly ether, it's disgusting. I've tried medical and herbal sleeping tablets but I'm afraid it will take a huge tranquilizer dart to get me to sleep lol.

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Okie I need other answers instead of "take sleeping tablets" as I have mentioned up about they don't work on me lol it's like trying to get a bear to sleep with me lmao, try to think outside the box instead of what others might say, what are your daily routines when you go bed? and id rather not take drugs thanks... when I tried proper sleeping tablets all they did was make me feel doped up most of the day and I do not want to be walking around half a sleep still lol.

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I also don't believe in all that "Depression is a diesese" stuff, people were alright years ago but soon as people became brainless alcoholics and high on weed believing all this crap of being so "open" and "free" it just made things worse not better, now people are made to believe there is something wrong with them if they even feel natural feelings humans do when surrounded with different environments, these days I can't say how we live is nice at all because it's not it's awful.

[whitneyalexandra]

I had the same problem, stay up all night, sleep all day .Well I still kinda have that issue. Everyone hated it, but I had gotten used to it. I'd go to bed around 5 or 6 and wake up at 2 or 3 in the afternoon. If you have a lot of things on your mind it will make you do this. When I HAVE to go to bed early because I have to wake up early. I turn everything off, computers, TV's, phones, all electronics, then I take a hot bath. Then I lay down in the bed and relax. I also turn the alarm clock away so I can't constantly keep looking at it in the middle of the night. I can't do that routine every night for some reason. I've taken over the counter sleeping pills but they only worked for 2 nights. But when I don't have to wake up early I go to bed around 3 or 4 and wake up around noon. Everyone tells me that it's the schedule I've put myself on. Part of me think that's what my problem is.

[greyiggy]

I little trick to fall asleep...

This is it: you're not allowed to close your eyes. Sounds crazy, right? It's not. It's a concept called paradoxical intention. You



actually try NOT to fall asleep, and you do... very quickly.

Make sure the room is dark of course, but every time you feel your eyes close, remind yourself to open them again.



You will not remember doing it for long, though, because before you know it, it's morning.



IDK it might be worth a try?

[Asker]

I already kind of do this because I have a lot on my mind I guess so I keep opening my eyes as the stress from all the problems I have with my family and outside of home it sends a jolt to my brain and I'm like *closes eyes**quickly opens them* lol I will do this for like an hour most nights and I just toss and turn and I even have a foam mattress which is extremely comfy but it doesn't help my sleeping. Anything at all that gets my mind going.

[Shyguy_1988]

I have always had sleeping issues. Sometimes I still do, I have a problem with thinking too much. How I fix that is give myself hard work outs and being active. Also only drink water, really limit my caffeine intake and sugar intake, specially after 8pm. So my end result is I'll be really tired and fall asleep without an issue. Every once in awhile it still won't work though. :(

[shyboy123]

I am the same issue. One solution is that I would want to try to chloroform myself or I would like to choke myself to the point of self consciousnesses. I know extreme, but you said to think outside the box. Maybe try and read a book during that time, so at least you will get smarter if you can't sleep aha its a win-win situation.

[Asker]

That's just not nice, be kind to yourself, you sound like you have more than just sleeping issues, don't harm yourself.

[vertigo3201]

Would you consider yourself depressed? Depression can really mess with your sleep schedule, and since you've described yourself as 'in a rut' and you mentioned not bathing as often it sounds like you might have depression.

I think you should go see your doctor and ask for a blood test and get your vitamin b-12 checked as well as your iron levels and other things if your doctor thinks it's appropriate. Vitamin deficiency can cause these things too.

[lostbutincontrol]

I have stress induced insomnia.

Exercise tends to help a lot. I run until I'm exhausted and it helps me fall asleep. It's a great habit in many aspects and helping you sleep is only one plus.

[Asker]

Yes mine is stress too I think, I have family problems and then problems with people outside constantly getting on you about everything all the time, I want to move out but I can't whatsoever as I can't get a job to save my life and even if I did I probs would have to move in with other people who I don't know because I can't afford to rent on my own, if you live in the UK you know how bad it is, I really don't want to live with other people again though.

[Asker]

Every night I take up to an hour to get to sleep and that is problem because I could use that hour, I don't want to go back to college because of problems with bullying and the teaching is terrible, I'm 23 an I still get bullied and there is nothing I can do about it any more, people are determined to bring out the worst in me. I stay up until my eyes are closing but I still take an hour to sleep, if I change my sleep schedule I take up to 3 hours.

[lostbutincontrol]

I take an hour to fall asleep too. The only thing that helps if finding a way to relax and stop thinking. Exercising helps. Playing music softly while you're trying to fall asleep helps. Honestly, it's not abnormal to take an hour to fall asleep. It's pretty common actually

[ArabianPwincess197]

I end up reading a book, daydreaming, going on YouTube, listening to music, tossing and turning,watching videos

Try closing your eyes, relaxing yourself and not doing anything

[NightBlindness]

You have insomnia, talk to your GP or doctor about it.

I have chronic insomnia and I take good sleeping tablets for it

[TheLonerofLife]

I got insomnia so I haven't slept for a week strait so um yeah its not normal to go to bed at 7 in the morning but at least you CAN SLEEP!

[jswag]

What worked for me was practicing relaxful breathing techniques. Try googling them.