insomnia

[DirtDiva]

I suck at getting to sleep. Always have and should think I always will. Once I actually get to sleep though, I tend to be fine. Deb's right: hormones sure don't help - always have the most trouble sleeping when I'm PMSing. Exercise helps a lot in allowing me to get to sleep more quickly. I don't know how much of it is that I'm obviously physically more tired and how much of it is that I've had some quiet thinking time whilst I'm riding/running/swimming/walking/whatever and don't end up only having the thinking space when I'm supposed to be sleeping.

[mimitabby]

if something woke you up, go to the bathroom and do everything you usually do when yo go to bed
Then go to bed with the lights all out... if you don't fall right to sleep start counting backwards (or forwards,). If you lose track, start again. keep focusing on counting instead of all the interesting conversations you just had..

[applegum]

Yeah I've tried all the counting tricks and all that. Thanks for the tips though. It just takes a while to shut my brain down again once it's been woken up. Since I'm on birth control my hormones are usually pretty stable (since I use it for just that reason) so I'm hoping it's nothing to do with that. I didn't get as good a workout as I usually do rowing last night though, so maybe I should start going to the gym afterwards if I have too much excess energy.

[chickwhorips]

when i was taking classes all the time i was the same as you. no problem sleeping. but when summer came around forgit sleeping.

i figure class just wears out your brain and it just wants to shut down and go sleepy. i don't even remember dreaming much while i was in class.

now that i haven't taken classes for a while, my brain doesn't want to shut down and i have lots of dreams that i can remember. that's been my problem for the last two nights. can't sleep, the brain just wants to keep going, but my body is exausted. laying in bed last night i was tempted to get up and steal my bf's math book and work on some problems to make my brain tired. but i decided to toss and turn instead.

no clue how i'm moving today with no sleep in the last two days. sleep is as important to me as getting a workout in.

[Deanna]

Off the top, I'd suggest taking your phone off the hook or turning off the ringer so you don't get people calling and waking you up when you do get to sleep. In our house, the only phone with the ringer on is the one furthest from the bedroom.

[applegum]

haha I like the math problem idea, maybe I'll try that out. I need to pull up my math SAT score anyway, so two in one! I'm going to start silencing my phone at night, but yesterday I was getting calls for birthday party plans for tonight, so I didn't want to not answer. I wouldn't have a problem with this schedule if it was so hot outside and I could bike later in the morning. I blame the heat wave!

[chickwhorips]

i definatly can't sleep when its warm out. i have to have at least a sheet covering me.