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FluerVanderloo

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It's 3am here, and I've tried getting to sleep for the past 2 hours. I've tried laying on either side, my back, and my stomach in the dark, eyes shut, no distractions, and I just can't get to sleep. I've settled on sitting at the comp until I collapse on the keyboard.

Anyone awake that has any tips for getting some shut eye?
 
Been there plenty of times. I've found I can't sleep if it's too quiet. I need music or TV at a soft level. Lately, I've been setting the bedroom TV to the weather channel and setting the sleep timer to an hour.
 
Inkara1 said:
Been there plenty of times. I've found I can't sleep if it's too quiet. I need music or TV at a soft level. Lately, I've been setting the bedroom TV to the weather channel and setting the sleep timer to an hour.
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I'll try my fan, no tv in my room. Thanks!
 
I'll tell you what doesn't work... sitting on teh computer. I swear to god, I could keep awake all night if I let myself. :tardbang: Anyway, I usually find reading a book does it for me. 'Specially if it's one of the BF's comp manuals. ;)
 
FluerVanderloo said:
I'll try my fan, no tv in my room. Thanks!
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Hope that works for you; it wouldn't work for me. It's a constant whir; I need a non-constant noise, like music. Unless you have an oscillating fan that makes a noise whenever it hits the end of its travel one way or the other, it wouldn't work for me.
 
I find anything that takes a lot of attention. When I was having trouble sleeping during exams (well, not so much trouble sleeping as my sleep schedule had shifted and I was going to be between 4am and 5am and I was trying to shift it back) I used to play mah jong tiles online til my eyes got heavy then I'd turn off the computer and crawl right into bed. Currently I've taken to doing a Sodoku puzzle right before bed (trying to get into the early bed routine for work).
 
Gotta be honest, I hit the pillow pretty hard last night. But when I am not falling asleep, a little reading usually helps. Then I wake up with the print of the book on my chest so I can finish reading in the mirror while I wash up.
 
Louie's suggestion werks for guys

but doesn’t it have the opposite effect on gurls?
 
A good walk, a hot shower or reading. Those three things work the best for me when I can't sleep and don't want to wake up MrsBish ;)
 
Luis G said:
I know it works for at least one girl (otc member).
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Is it me? I don't remember if I told you that or not...anyway, if it's not me then that makes two girls.
 
unclehobart said:
A dose of any type of cold medication would put me down in 30 minutes or less.
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During the days of the backwards sleep schedule if I had to get up in the morning for something I relied on gravol to knock me out, it did a wonderful job. I assumed she wanted methods that didn't involve drug abuse though :p
 
if the tv doesnt put me to sleep, then 50mg benadryl has yet to fail. course you might want to try 25mg first. i'm a bit bigger than you.
 
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