What is the best way to get to sleep?!
Question: I am always so tired and I can only fall asleep when I am dead what should I do to go to sleep faster.. It really sucks I go to the doctor tomorrow anything I should ask him???
Answers: I am always so tired and I can only fall asleep when I am dead what should I do to go to sleep faster.. It really sucks I go to the doctor tomorrow anything I should ask him???
Do not take sleeping pills for one. That is the worse thing you could do. I have many ways to get to sleep. I am like an expert on this because I used to have the same problem. I have done many things but a thing I do that works for ME is I get it very cold in the house, I trun my plug in fan on low and point it a bit towards me (make sure it is a quiet one if you get one) and I turn my ceiling fan on low. The softness drowns out everything else in the world. I cuddle up in my sheet (first layer), Light comforter (second layer) and big poofy comforter (on top). It is cold on the outside but under the blankets you are so warm and cozy that you will sleep like a baby.
A little method that a doctor tought me was to take deep, slow breaths and loosen all of the muscles in your body. Start with your head or toes and work up or down.
You know those cool little water fountain type things? You could put one in your room and listen to the water flow as you slowly drift off and go to sleep.
When I was a bit younger I would listen to Enya to help me drift to sleep. Here is one of her songs http://youtube.com/watch?v=jFlrwgYN4f0. Find more of her music at http://youtube.com/ type in enya and tons of music videos will appear. If that does not work maybe you are a nature-sound person get a nice cd of nature sounds such as the forest, ocean or rain.
My mom says she just prays to God untill she falls asleep. Maybe just keep saying the Lords prayer? This is a good method. It does not work for me but everybody is different. We are trying to find the perfect method for you.
The last thing I can think of is this. I like to picture me in an imaginary world and act it out in my head like it is actually happening. One of my fantasies is the worl has changed. Mythical creatures are on earth and everybody is fending for themselves without any technology. I have some creatures as pets and my power is I can call on them and I can manipulate the elements (or I am a ninja).
I hope you got something from this that will help! I spent a nice amount of time working on it for you. Oh! I almost forgot Melatonin is a natural herb. It is something some peoples bodies do not produce enouph of that will help you get to sleep. WARNING: I have tried it and it makes me feel feverish. It also does that to one of my big brothers. It is not a good feeling but it does not hurt you so try it. It is all natural. The fever thing is probobly just a me and brother thing. Here are some things about Melatonin. http://health.yahoo.com/other-other/mela...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melatonin
http://www.melatonin.com/
You can find Melatonin at your local health food store I believe. Good Luck!
EDIT: I just thought of this one. Take a warm bath with scents or bubbles in it to sooth you. Make sure you have enouph pillows, clean sheets, and comfortable blankets. If you hate your bed, I always LOVE memory foam. Put it under your sheet. It is cushy and it molds into your every curve. Do not get a memory foam bed. They suck. They are hard as a rock! Just get some nice memory foam. Make sure the flat, smooth side is up and the lumpy side is down. Lumpy side up is just wrong. Smooth side up is AMAZING.
drink very warm milk....and don't eat anything at night its easier to get some sleep with an empty stomach....and make sure everything in your room is very dark. so that way you think your eyes are closed and will fall asleep...because your eyes will be open when you think your eyes are closed that way your eyes will get tired and when your eyes are tired you think that you are tired....so that usually helps with me because i make sure when i go to sleep my room is picth black..
insomnia?
Valium or Ambien. I have taken Valium before to go to sleep, it works like a dream. no pun intended.
Don't take sleeping pills. It's not worth it.
Try reading before bed.
Maybe a hot bath.
close your eyes and count some sheep, ask you doctor for sleeping meds
PLAY LOTS OF LOUD METALLICA THEN STAND NEXT TO A PERSON SNORING- thats they way to sleep
OCD's they work for me
Herbal tea may help also .
I excercise late at night so Im dead tired when I fall asleep.
Exercise regularly, have sex, wind down about an hour before you attempt to sleep.
try putting on a movie
or
just thinking about a guy you really like.
fantasize about him
it does work
haha
=)
count sheeps....tats how i go to sleep lol.......1 sheep 2sheep 3 sheep etc..
warm milk
I take sleeping pills alot, but dont do that its not good for you, im just so used to it if i dont i cant sleep
warm milk
Ask about prescription sleep medications, and the risks. See if you can take something OTC instead, and make sure it's something you won't become at risk for depending on to fall asleep. Your doctor will also probably ask you about your lifestyle, so be prepared for that; often times, people who can't sleep well have a lot of stress.
I always took like 2 hours to fall asleep, but I now have an ipod, and it takes 10 min.
i try stretching out before i lay down and then imagining my toes "turning off" and then my feet, my ancles, my calves, my thighs, and so on up to my head. by that point im asleep. :)
Lay on your back with your head on your pillow and rock your head left and right just to the speed where you can do it semi-fast and it isn't painful. Do this while counting backward slowly from 100. Keep going, don't stop halfway. The feeling when you are finished will be really relaxing and heavy.
he will prob just ask you if you have any worries or anxieties... you could try doing more exercise during the day, and eating healthier...
*aparently bananas help you sleep too, as they trigger the release of seratonin, so down one before bed!
good luck, its a pain in the *** not being able to sleep!!!
have a couple glasses of beer or wine
well i take a hot shower that makes me go to sleep or drink a hot cup of tea or tell somebody to massage u. i know how u feel, i had the same problems. but do these things and u will fall asleep faster. and also excercise in the morning it helps u go to sleep. good luck and oh yea if these dont work then sorry i have no other idea or u can read a book and fall asleep thats all i can think of soory bye good luck
have a nice evening sleep tight
Try making your room about 53 degrees and have a fan going. It works for me =D
eat then sleep even though u gain weight but u'll really feel tired after u get a good meal. but if u dont want to get fat, read a book that always helps, listen to your favorite album that has soft music in it (i like coldplay or john mayer).
My friend suffers from what your going through. And I decided to stay with him for one night and he slept. And well, I couldn't sleep next to him every night.
So, we left a the T.V on and fell a asleep, though it wasn't a deep sleep but it was sleep.
I believe your doctor might prescribe you ambien and well, my mother took those and she went suicidal. So be sure that you don't take it too far with the pills if he gives you any.
close all the blinds and turn off all lights, try and make your room as dark as posible. Try listing to some soft music that doesnt have any learicks. and just relay and try not to think about what is going on in you life just think of some place that you feal at peace at or a really happy place not like happy party place but just calm happy place.
a warm bath and some warm milk right before you go to bed. make sure your neck is comfortable against your pillow, it could be too overextended. dim the lights to your desired level, or put them off completely. turn off the tv and other things which make noise. think about a calming place like a deserted beach or what..you should be off to lala land in no time :)
I have this problem a lot too and I take an herbal sleep aid called Sleep MD that you can get at any drug store. It works great, you fall asleep gradually instead of being knocked out and there are no weird feelings the next day. Of course, ask your doctor if it is OK for you to take.
hey what you need to do is lay in bed very still. Think about something that is peaceful or about something good that happened today. Sit there and count to 60 then 60 backwards. And after that do your abc's and then try to do them backwards. It always works for me!!! Good luck with your sleeping problems and i hope everything works out for you.
everyone has different biological "clocks" in them that make them naturally want to sleep and wake up at certain times, and that can determine when you are sleepy or not. I find the best way to fall asleep is to bury myself under some blankets and just close my eyes, or listen to my ipod depending on how tired i am. hope this helps
First- don't take sleeping pills, that is the last resort! You can become dependent on them and you shouldn't need to use drugs to fall asleep. Here are some suggestions:
(1) Try natural sleep aids, like melatonin (available at drugstores). It is a natural hormone your own body produces and it will make you drowsy. (2) Do not use the computer or TV within 1 hour of bedtime because the bright light of the screen stimulates your brain, making it harder to fall asleep. (3) Exercise! Nothing will make you fall asleep faster than a 5 mile walk, or a 50 mile bike ride! (4) Keep your room dark (5) Try a sound machine that makes natural sounds like the sound of the ocean or rain.