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Started by: Glade Sent: 17/01/2001 17:01 25 Replies
I CANNOT SLEEP every night im up till about 4 or 5 AM i hate it so any one have a similar problem or knows of any things to cure it please share thanx BB glade

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From: Runebear Sent: 17/01/2001 17:15 1 of 25
I WISH! :p I have exactly the same problem. Takes me forever to get to sleep. Then again, I'm a Virgo, and I like to spend the nightly hours worrying about things which'll never happen (like the world being devoured by a giant packet of Walker's Crisps).....well someone's gotta worry!!!!!

From: munkipoo Sent: 17/01/2001 18:15 2 of 25
nanny ogg prescribed me a wonderful recipe as usually its between 5 and 6 when i get to sleep...

MUNKIPOOS PROVEN METHOD OF GETTING A GOOD NIGHTS KIP

you will need
1. a pub(tetleys aughta do it)
2. bout 20quid
3. a nice comfy cushion just inside ur front door
4. someone to unlock the door
5. a dark room to be carried to

From: Runebear Sent: 17/01/2001 18:22 3 of 25
Ah, the eternal wisdom of Nanny Ogg.............the citizens of Lancre don't realize how lucky they are

From: Lauren Sent: 17/01/2001 19:29 4 of 25
A milky drink before heading to bed. Make sure any distracting noises (radio, music, beepy things, traffic) are either turned off or cannot be heard (ear plugs are great for getting to sleep, but not so great if you need to hear your alarm in the morning). Make sure you wind your mind down after your day. Take some time out to really relax (I do Yoga before bed for a few minutes, but this isn't everyone's cup of tea. Just lying on the floor with some new age music on, trying to clear your mind can be enough) away from the television or any work you have to do. Try reducing the amount you don't sleep for by small amounts - 15mins a night, or so - until it gets down to a time period you feel is comfortable. And don't look at the clock as you're trying to get to sleep!

Hope this helps a little - it has helped me lots
Lauren
x
"In this world, a little bit of magic goes a long way."

From: sleeper Sent: 17/01/2001 21:17 5 of 25
Hi

I dont know if this might help but my way off coping when I cant sleep is to close my eyes and 'feel' as if you are floating in a cloud. Slowly the cloud gets darker and darker and you sink deeper and deeper. This works for me most times, it also helps if you have many different thoughts racing round in your head. If you consentate on this you cant think of anything else.

Good Luck and sweet dreams

From: Glade Sent: 17/01/2001 23:27 6 of 25
Thanx guys ill be sure to try out your suggestions. Good suggestion munkipoo but the thing is if i spent even ten quid in a pub i would spend the next week with world war three commencing inside my head lol but good one anyway mate lol Glade x

From: Star Sent: 18/01/2001 12:53 7 of 25
I'm not sure about the giant packet of crisps Runebear, but have any of you considered the threat of wheelybins? They are taking over sneakily. Strategically placing themselves on guard one outside each house. Dark and brooding waiting for some signal before they move off the garbage and on to us! This is certainly enough to keep me awake. I look out the window at night and see them, so watchful in their stillness.

That aside, I dont know if you want to try physical exhaustion in the arms of another as a pretty good way of getting to sleep?!

For a more spiritual send off, I would suggest a relaxation tape. I have one called 'A course in Miracles'. It's very beautiful, read by a soothing male voice, with waves as a backround. I wish I could hear it all the way through because it sounds so enlightening, but it lulls me to sleep in minutes.

Love and light, Star.

From: Akasha Sent: 18/01/2001 13:39 8 of 25
first deal with the obvious,keep your head at the north for restful sleep, shut out all light sources, unless like me you get edgy in the dark, try to shut out all noise. try ear plugs and a blinfold.
have you tried a few drrops of lavender oil on your pillow, or in a vaporiser on a bedside lamp? dont use a candle vaporiser if youare going to sleep.
you can also get sleep stones which are pumice impregnated with lavender, they stink but it works. you can get them from new age shops or markets.
the milky drink thing is a good thing you might also want to cut out all caffene and similar stimulants ie tea coffee, cola, chocolate, red bull. not just near bed time but all the time.
there are a few good herbal remedies on the market, go for ones with balm and hops, you can try others later if those dont help. or get a decent herbal (i use a book called the green witch-a modern womans guide to using herbs) and make your own.
try meditating to clear your head of all tha worrying stuff. i listen to a recording of wave sounds (solitudes-ocean surf) to help me get into a trance state and if im tired this sends me to sleep.

good luck and swwet dream

From: Galen the Wanderer Sent: 18/01/2001 23:16 9 of 25
I'd just like to add my thanks for someone asking this and for the replys, as I have had the same problems with sleeping, and I'll try a few fo the remedies that you have suggested. Althought I've already been using munkipoo's system for a while now and it has it's advantages and disadvantages, especaly if the pub you drink in is the same one you work in .

Well Thanks Again,
Galen

From: Fox Sent: 23/01/2001 00:45 10 of 25
stop surfin the net all nite

seriously ......best cure is regular exercise.If you dont like running,get a bike or go swimming.
Into the outdoors ? Go hillwalking or mountaineering as I do.
3 or 4,000 ft up a hill,back down again, a couple of whiskies and youll be sleeping like a baby.
bb
Fox

From: JRC Sent: 23/01/2001 23:38 11 of 25
As a herbalist I recommend A strong Chamomile Tea as this little White flower is natures greatest Sedative. Also Insomnia is quite common during periods of stress. Try to relax more.

Yours
JRC

From: Ranatash Sent: 24/01/2001 03:40 12 of 25
Hi a quick message to of you suffering from insomnia come online for a chat my MSN messenger address is [email protected] and my ICQ is 86177424
so if you can't sleep come for a chat.
BB
Ranatash
ps. note the time of this post 3.37am

From: White Ivy Sent: 24/01/2001 20:35 13 of 25
Glade

I have so many recommendations as my brother is a severe insomniac. He only gets about 2 hours sleep a night. Poor little soul.

The first and most simple method is to put a few lavender drops on your pillow and inhale. The warm milk and good book is also a good one. I assume you have tried relaxing music.

Of course, it could be more indepth. Have you thought about what is keeping you awake. Are you worried about anything?

Warm blessing.

White Ivy

From: Farrah Sent: 26/01/2001 22:36 14 of 25
Cartoon Network
(You can tell I'm 15, can't you?)
anyway. Ed Edd and Eddy in sign language can while away the long and boring hours quite effectively, leaving you effectively hammered by the time you have to get up in the morning (6:30, sob, it's not natural).
Oh pleez you amateurs. Wheelie Bins? Crisp Packets? Any world dominator worth it's salt knows that the most feindish and maelevolant being on the planet is the Notorious Emu. Surely they are the ones that will carry out this insideous and hateful world domination. I'm sitting here with a theosaurus , I also had a bad run in with an Emu in the zoo when I was 5. My dad once managed to get weed on by a hippo once though. He swears that hippos are the most vile of creatures and surely the perpetrators of this evil crime. Anyway, we never went back to Marwell.
Farrah

From: Sandra Sent: 03/02/2001 20:39 15 of 25
if you cannot sleep then try neat lavender oil on a piece of cotton wool, under your pillow. i swear by this and so does my daughter who sometimes has trouble going to sleep.

From: Akasha Sent: 04/02/2001 09:34 16 of 25
if you find chamomile tea icky, and i do , try a tea called tranquility by dr stuarts you can get it at health food shops. it has limeflower, hawthorn, and sckullcap, amongst other things, and if you drink a couple in a row (you cant have more than 5 a day) it knocks you out, in a spacy floaty way, good shit!!

From: Ravenchild Sent: 06/02/2001 00:52 17 of 25
I wish I had the wisdom of Nanny Ogg! The nearest I get is Magrat though (pre-baby)

I find I sleep better with the window a little open, if its not too cold.

From: munkipoo Sent: 10/02/2001 22:56 18 of 25
the best cure for insomnia no matter how severe, is a run called the fan dance which i do twice a year......basically a 64km i think sprint around the brecon beacons carrying 40lbs of stuff with you.....that bits optional depending on how stupid ur feeling...start at one side of pen-y-fan run up it, run down it, turn around, run up it again, run down it again ........collapse in a messy heap....if anyone ever says do this and i will buy you beer and cigs...politely refuse cos it hurts

From: munkipoo Sent: 10/02/2001 23:10 19 of 25
MUNKIPOOS BOOK OF STUPID CURES FOR ANYTHING...ISH

CURES FOR INSOMNIA

MORPHINE
TETLEYS
A LARGE BLUNT OBJECT
CHEESE TOASTIES
PARTY POLITICAL BROADCASTS...KEEP SHARP OBJECTS OUT OF REACH
DAWN OF THE DEAD
EMPIRE RECORDS AND BIODOME
COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WEED
VODKA AND COKE
HEAVY THINGS GOING FAST HITTING HEAD
BANANA BOMBS....BODY WILL AUTO SHUT DOWN DUE TO EXCESS SUGAR UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
SPACE CAKES
WRESTLERS BEING SLOWLY TORTURED BY MR MUSCLE
HEROIN
MR MUSCLE THEN BEING SHOT
TWO PINTS OF GUINESS AND A BAG OF CHIPS
ERM A COMFY BED??
SEX
MORE SEX
EVEN MORE SEX
BIT MORE SEX
AND IF UR NOT ASLEEP BY NOW THEN THEY MUST BE A CRAP SHAG....SO
FIND SOMEONE ELSE
AND
SEX
MORE SEX
EVEN MORE SEX

From: Akasha Sent: 11/02/2001 00:09 20 of 25
i would go with the space cakes works for me every time, drugged up hippie that i am!
except that you get dependant on weed to help you sleep and in the long term it CAUSES insomnia!
i liked empire records
i wonder if you can get a collection of the best party political broadcasts, for sleeping to?
i think we may have found a niche in the market

From: Fel Sent: 11/02/2001 19:19 21 of 25
I find that sleep is one of the best cures for insomnia

From: scott Sent: 13/02/2001 21:00 22 of 25
Lie on the edge of the bed...and u'll soon drop off!!!! Hahahahaha!!!Hahahahhaa!Haahahahahaha!
Someone shoot me please!

From: munkipoo Sent: 16/02/2001 18:57 23 of 25
<BANG>

From: munkipoo Sent: 16/02/2001 19:05 24 of 25
roasted or fried sir?

From: Mel Sent: 16/02/2001 20:20 25 of 25
try hot milk with some honey, brandy and 2 teaspoons of cinnimon added
also works for colds.