Lungimsam Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 How'd ya do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Several factors to consider.... Overly warm sleeping area Eating too late Too much caffeine etc Alcohol Working too late Good Luck !! V 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 No... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 I typically post on here between midnight and 4am so I obviously haven't beaten insomnia in fact it's pretty much whupped my butt for years. I usually sleep 2-3 hours a day and that's with Ambien CR, Muscle relaxers, anti crazy pills and pain meds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Yep. I go to sleep. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57classic Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Though it doesn't help my sleep deprivation, there is some consolation in knowing there are many who suffer with the same problem. Hoping someone comes up with a solution to post here but that probably won't be at this time of the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 I just stay up and do something. Write/Learn a song. Go to work tired tomorrow, then you'll sleep like a baby tomorrow night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 No caffeine after 6 pm. I used to drink a couple cups of coffee after dinner but found I was waking up at 2am and could not fall back asleep. Seems to work for me for the most part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 How'd ya do it? a good nights sleep usually works for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heymisterk Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Insomnia is a *****. I tend to have it worse during the week because I work things job-related in my mind over and over. One thing that a therapist had me do - which helped - was to write down the things I was thinking about and keeping me from sleep, and just write briefly how I would handle it TOMORROW instead of trying to figure it out that night. If it gets TOO bad, see a doc; he can help you. Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Two slices of dark bread peanutbutter toast. And OJ. Then deep breathing and relaxing my face muscles. I think that sounds a bit odd, but it's surprising how much effort we put into face muscles and that helps keep us awake. m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 I found the perfect cure for insomnia.....sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crocstar6 Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 I never drink any coffee or tea. And ive always slept great. I only need about 5-7 hrs of sleep to feel great for the whole day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 I have issues sleeping often, 4 days a week for some stretches (of course it could be worse). It's almost always because there is too much on my mind, usually I'll go and sit in the dark playing guitar, or (I find the repeated tetromino patterns distracting and mildly soothing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4 Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 SEX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman5293 Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 I don't believe in insomnia! It's foolish nonsense! I sleep whenever I want to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 It's terrible. I average about 4 hours of sleep on good nights. No idea why. I usually only have caffeine on the weekends and in the morning with coffee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 It's terrible. I average about 4 hours of sleep on good nights. No idea why. I usually only have caffeine on the weekends and in the morning with coffee i like vodka...jus sayin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Bi polar, PTSD and other fun stuff messes with my sleep....I've now been up for three days....( no drugs, no booze )... It passes, then I sleep well.........I keep busy with studies and recording.................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Yep... I can beat insomnia with my wife's assistance. By myself? Not with out better living through chemistry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Yep... I can beat insomnia with my wife's assistance. By myself? Not with out better living through chemistry. Meet Rosie Palms and her five sisters... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shnate McDuanus Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 I'm amazed (and confused) at the amount of "yeah, I beat insomnia by going to sleep" posts here. Clearly a lot of you haven't dealt with insomnia or even know what it means. Insomnia is an actual physical inability to sleep or difficulty with falling asleep and/or staying asleep. It can be caused by many things, and can't be dealt with simply by "going to sleep," because you can't cure a disorder by doing that which the disorder leaves you incapable of doing. That suggestion is, if I may be so blunt, idiotic. I have encountered insomnia as a result of PTSD (after getting hit by a car when I was fourteen,) as a secondary condition associated with my clinical depression (also something that's widely misunderstood and is often met with the advice that one should just "get over it,") as a secondary condition associated with my anxiety disorder (also widely misunderstood and met with similar advice to "get over it,") and as a free-standing primary condition seemingly unrelated to other physiological or psychological conditions. It's not easy, it's typically a manifestation of a neurochemical disorder (as are most disorders of the type that are typically misunderstood as "nonsense" conditions,) and what makes it worse is sanctimonious "advice" from uninformed groundlings who aren't as smart as they think they are. OP, if you're struggling with insomnia, get help. A guitar forum, especially one like this, isn't going to give you the treatment you need. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzboy Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 There is a lot of factors for people who have insomnia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Meet Rosie Palms and her five sisters... Not NEARLY as effective. Just sayin' :) Nyquil works pretty good, though, when I'm sick. So does Thera-flu night time formula.... I have woken up face down on the kitchen table, tea cup in hand taking that stuff..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzboy Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Not NEARLY as effective. Just sayin' :) Nyquil works pretty good, though, when I'm sick. So does Thera-flu night time formula.... I have woken up face down on the kitchen table, tea cup in hand taking that stuff..... You mean ol' lady thump and her four finger daughters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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