Insomniac's Unite!
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I am definitely down with the lack of sleep, and I think it is as a result of an overactive mind.
I've been told not to smoke before bed, avoid drinking because it's not restful sleep, or try drugs and stuff. The only thing I can do that works well for me is to make myself SO tired that I'm in bed by 7pm. It took a while of training, but by waking up at 3 or 4 oclock and heading in to work made my work days SO freaking long that by the end of the day I was absolutely wiped. Eventually I adjusted things slightly at either end but it worked out well.
That said, for the past 5 months since I moved a few thousand miles from where I grew up I've averaged something like 4 hours of sleep per night so I'm trying the retraining thing here.
Problem is, I love night time. Driving at night, working at night, etc. It's the best. If only the rest of the world were on the same schedule...
I've been told not to smoke before bed, avoid drinking because it's not restful sleep, or try drugs and stuff. The only thing I can do that works well for me is to make myself SO tired that I'm in bed by 7pm. It took a while of training, but by waking up at 3 or 4 oclock and heading in to work made my work days SO freaking long that by the end of the day I was absolutely wiped. Eventually I adjusted things slightly at either end but it worked out well.
That said, for the past 5 months since I moved a few thousand miles from where I grew up I've averaged something like 4 hours of sleep per night so I'm trying the retraining thing here.
Problem is, I love night time. Driving at night, working at night, etc. It's the best. If only the rest of the world were on the same schedule...
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Originally Posted by GroovyNeilNeil,Sep 27 2007, 10:12 PM
I can not sleep without pills. It is a problem, I know. Tuesday I forgot to take pill, and I was up until 5:00 in the morning with work the next day. Tonight, it's past 1:00 and I haven't even tried laying down.
I don't use pills every night, but I use them more often than the average joe. I've always been a difficult sleeper, even when much younger. 
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Originally Posted by 8D_In_Trunk,Sep 28 2007, 05:19 PM
Somebody tried that before; he's no longer with us.
Or the cement shoes?
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From: SJC
Originally Posted by Raven628,Sep 29 2007, 01:33 AM
Is he the one they could not identify with dental records?
Or the cement shoes?
Or the cement shoes?
