Can't sleep! Should I just give up?

[Jackthelad2014]

I've been lying in bed for 3 hours (since 12am), and it's now 3am.
I never gave trouble sleeping!
I have to wake up at 7am, in four hours.
I can't see myself getting to sleep anytime soon- should I just get out of bed and start the day?

Have no idea how I'll survive without sleeping, suppose it will be like doing a night shift!

Updates

+1 y

Has anyone not slept for a whole night and survived? Tomorrow I got to get up, do a school run for a friend then babysit her youngest for 3 hours.
Then I have to drive my nan to the hospital and back, and in the eve drive and do basketball training.

[stardust101]

Yes, I remember years ago (God I sound old) I stayed up all night drinking beer and I knew I had to wake up early so I stopped about 3 hours before I had to leave in the early morning to go SNOWBOARDING with my best guy pals at the time. I tried going to sleep, but couldn't, because this was my 1st time snowboarding! WOO! I was so tired all day. Then that night, I came home took a shower and went to dinner with my friends and my family for a family b-day dinner. I got home around midnight and just passed out! haha

[stardust101]

To answer your question, you could drink some chamomile tea (that always relaxes me) and stop worrying about going to sleep. Stress makes it worse.

[Jackthelad2014]

Wow! Crikey, guess I got an advantage as I'm sober lol

[stardust101]

Sounds like it! lol just drink lots of coffee :)

[Jackthelad2014]

Yeah I'm clock watching atm which isn't good.

[stardust101]

lol just close your eyes, do deep breathing exercises and eventually your eyes will get tired. This works for me.

[springocelot]

Has something different been going on with you lately? Often times, when you think too much of something it's hard to sleep.

[Jackthelad2014]

Nothing much. I'm seeing this girl at the moment, but it's not on my mind right now, and not troubling me.
Only thing I can think about is the time and trying to sleep.
Generally, I don't let things bother me and certainly itching is too big to bother my sleep! I'm a hit my head against the pillow and fall asleep kinda guy.

[springocelot]

Hmmm...just set your alarm an don't think about the time so much. Maybe you should try sleep hypnosis. When I have trouble falling asleep, listening to this seems to do the trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFYcAAK_LEw

[douride2]

It happens from time to time you will survive. You may be tired but you will survive.

[Jackthelad2014]

Such a mental day tomorrow. It won't be till 11pm that I can sleep!

[douride2]

Might be why you can't sleep over thinking everything coming up tomorrow?

[Jackthelad2014]

Might be, but I'm use to long and busy days. They don't trouble or stress me out...though the thought of having to get by one on 0 hours sleep is troubling me!

[tiredofwaiting]

Drink warm milk and take an all natural sleeping pill.

[Jackthelad2014]

I don't take pills, and don't have access to any right now!
And I can't have milk :(

[tiredofwaiting]

Over the counter pills like Advil or Tylenol? And why can't you drink milk? Are you allergic to it?

[Jackthelad2014]

Not at 3.30am.
And yes.

[tiredofwaiting]

Read then reading is boring it will make you sleep.

[Jackthelad2014]

Reading isn't boring for me, I love it! Haha

[jmr2191]

Benadryl can help on those nights.