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Anyway, you need good sleep hygiene. From doing all the suggestions I'm about to list, the only real one that worked was when I moved accommodation. I went from a hospital accommodation of a single room (think uni halls of residence) to a one-bed flat. It's important to keep bedroom and sleep separate from everything else in your life.

Don't have any carbonated or caffeinated beverages after 6pm
Make sure there's at least three hours (ideally four) between your last meal and bedtime
Don't do anything stimulating* prior to sleeping (*this means computer games, TV, tommy tanks)
Make sure your bedroom is free of anything that can distract you (tv, games, phone).
If you keep clock-watching, hide the clock but make sure your alarm is still set to go off
Make sure nothing can distract you (room too bright? get heavier curtains or facemask. Noisy? Ear plugs)
Just before you go to bed, go outside and grab some fresh air (it's even easier in summer)
Make sure your clothes and bedding are comfortable
Don't let yourself be too warm (sleep is best induced by a cooling down process)
If you don't fall asleep fairly quickly (give it ten mins), get back out of bed - you're not tired enough

Author:	PaulKey [ Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:09 pm ]
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What exactly DO you do when you go to bed and to sleep at 10.45 and then wake at 2.00 ?

Author:	HeatherKay [ Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:13 pm ]
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Make a warm drink, and read a book. Don't try to do anything that gets your brain too active otherwise you end up feeling tired out when you're supposed to be awake - if that makes sense. The worst thing is I get more agitated if I wake early or can't actually get off to sleep, so I toss and turn and make things worse. I need to take my own good advice sometimes.

Author:	JJW009 [ Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:30 pm ]
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Drink a very large whisky and post nonsense on the forums until 4am.

Author:	big_D [ Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:01 pm ]
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Turn over, cuddle up to my girlfriend and go back to sleep...

Author:	cloaked_wolf [ Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:51 pm ]
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I won't go into the nitty-gritty stuff of what happened to me but I had insomnia pretty bad. It used to be frightening logging into the DUMP. I'd press the letter 'c' for cloaked_wolf and there would be two usernames dropping down from the log in box. One was 'cloaked_wolf'. The other was ....'churchcat'.... Anyway, you need good sleep hygiene. From doing all the suggestions I'm about to list, the only real one that worked was when I moved accommodation. I went from a hospital accommodation of a single room (think uni halls of residence) to a one-bed flat. It's important to keep bedroom and sleep separate from everything else in your life. Don't have any carbonated or caffeinated beverages after 6pm Make sure there's at least three hours (ideally four) between your last meal and bedtime Don't do anything stimulating* prior to sleeping (this means computer games, TV, tommy tanks) Make sure your bedroom is free of anything that can distract you (tv, games, phone). If you keep clock-watching, hide the clock but make sure your alarm is still set to go off Make sure nothing can distract you (room too bright? get heavier curtains or facemask. Noisy? Ear plugs) Just before you go to bed, go outside and grab some fresh air (it's even easier in summer) Make sure your clothes and bedding are comfortable Don't let yourself be too* warm (sleep is best induced by a cooling down process) If you don't fall asleep fairly quickly (give it ten mins), get back out of bed - you're not tired enough There's some more stuff but what you have isn't insomnia (inability to fall asleep) - you've already had some sleep. The entire sleep process involves you first going into deep sleep for four hours, followed by lighter sleep for the remaining hours. If you've already had the important four hours, you're unlikely to get to sleep again because you don't need that deep sleep again. The best you can achieve is a 'napping' level of sleep where any change in noise etc will wake you. Stay awake for longer.

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Author:	Spreadie [ Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:26 pm ]
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I usually force myself to relax, close my eyes and concentrate on my breathing. When I get bored of doing that, I get up, put on a pot of Hot Java Lava and read a book or watch a film, or both. Then, I stop off at the garage on the way to work for a box of pro plus, which I usually need by about 1pm, to stave off the rolling eyes and helicopter head nonsense. Finish work, go home and have an early night. No problems getting to sleep the second time around.

Author:	lacloss [ Mon Jun 01, 2009 10:06 pm ]
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work a bit harder then you will be tired enough.

Author:	brataccas [ Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:12 am ]
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Ive had trouble sleeping in years now, went to bed at 2am these days which is a weak insomniac? its so annyoing

Author:	PaulKey [ Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:40 am ]
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Whiskey works a treat but I'm trying to give it up. Reading a book might work but it also might get me a kicking from my dear wife.

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