I hate insomnia

[chin_wan]

So I can't sleep...and I hate it!

So quick, amuse me!

Who else have problem sleeping?

[wanmei]

me lor....2 nite...no sleep...listening to some of my fav CD(spirited away)...nothing to do...any ghost stories ah?

[wanmei]

Wah!...so many GUESTs(68)...why not join in!...not sleeppy meh?? :D

[wanmei]

aiyah... Haloo, chin-wan..log out olredi ah? Halo! halo! aiyah..Im talking to myself niah...(not enought sleep) :p

[mon]

Chin Wan, Wanmei. You guys must have had too much going on your minds in the day to cause your sleeplessness? I had the same problem too but I've overcome that, and nowadays, if I don't get to bed earlier, I would be like a walking zombie in the night! My other half had the same problem as he was a heavy coffee drinker and both of us loves supper! It's actually one of the main causes for our insomnias. But we're back to sleeping at regular hours nowadays, I'm blaming it on the World Cup, or else we would have k.o. earlier already! And yes, if you like milk, try taking a glass of warm milk before bedtime. It works for me, and no more supper! Hehe..hope the below helps.

What can I do to sleep better? (extracted from WomensHealth.gov)

* Try to go to sleep at the same time each night and get up at the same time each morning. Do not take naps after 3 p.m.
* Avoid caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol late in the day or at night.
* Get regular exercise. Exercise during the day--make sure you exercise at least 5 to 6 hours before bedtime.
* Make sure you eat dinner at least 2 to 3 hours before bedtime.
* Keep your bedroom dark, quiet, and cool. If light is a problem, try a sleeping mask. If noise is a problem, try earplugs, a fan, or a "white noise" machine to cover up the sounds.
* Follow a routine to help relax and wind down before sleep, such as reading a book, listening to music, or taking a bath.
* If you can't fall asleep within 20 minutes or don't feel drowsy, get up and read or do something that is not too active until you feel sleepy. Then try going back to bed.
* If you lay awake worrying about things, try making a to-do list before you go to bed.
* Use your bed only for sleep.

See your doctor if you think that you have insomnia or another sleep problem.

[tupai]

stay focus on WANTING to sleep...here's how.

Paint a serene country side scenario. Have a path, a fence (running all the way to the horizon) with a big gate in the foreground, a big leafy tree in the near background and a flock of woolly bleating sheeps.

Then u start counting the sheeps, only do it in the reverse. Yes, in the reverse :D

...Have the sheep 1-by-1 jump over the gate, but only they do it backwards...like when u reverse-play the DVD...control the backward jump to a real slo-mo....and go 100, 99, 98, 97, 96, 95....and the next thing b4 you know it..lights out!

Stay FOCUS and remember to count backwards...It is imperative that U remain steadfully in charge, as there are some black sheeps which will go against the order; by crawling under the fence (backwards too :D , by freezing the backward jump in mid-air and a couple other will want to wander off to greener pasture.

It works every time for me..i will be in na-na land before I hit 70 count. :D :D

Yang Amat Baa baa black sheep lato tupai

[chin_wan]

^^ I say, go have a beer! ;-) Alcohol is a good sedative...only in moderation tho. Too much and you die!

[chin_wan]

Sorry Wanmei...got too excited when US scored last night so turned off the PC :p

[bm007snr]

^^ I say, go have a beer! ;-) Alcohol is a good sedative...only in moderation tho. Too much and you die!
Sexual intercourse is also a good sedative.

[USJ27Resident]

Sexual intercourse is also a good sedative.


hahaaa... it'll help if you have a willing partner worrr.... :p otherwise it'll be called something else... :D

[ghj]

So funny la Chin Wan you kekekekke coz you said ==> "So I can't sleep...and I hate it! So quick, amuse me!"

Try to read a philosophy book guaranteee ZZZzzzzz.... :D or a book with a writing so small and PADAT, buku sejarah @@

[chin_wan]

^^ Well, I like philosophy and history, that won't work. :p Maybe I can count beer bottles.

100 bottles of beer on the shelf, 1 bottle fell off, 99 bottles of beer on the shelf.
99 bottles of beer on the shelf, 1 bottle fell off, 98 bottles of beer on the shelf.
...
...

[evecyanide]

I used to count sheep but after a while the sheep jumps over my bed at too fast a pace that I lose count... gave that up already. A good foot oil massage.... hmm.. makes me drift off to sleep all the time...

[chin_wan]

^^ Actually, a head massage is better.

[evecyanide]

Head too but I kinda hate it when my hair gets pulled... :) Back rub?

[chin_wan]

Head is the best....so orgasmic! ;)

[evecyanide]

Haha... dunno bout that!! *blushes*

[wewa25]

hmm..everytime my hair dresser does that..it feels ichiban! :)

but i have my fair share of insomnia 2...6am or 7 am!! only can sleep... :)

the past few weeks been tough 4 me la..

*hint* *hint*

[evecyanide]

wewa. Since Chin_wan and yourself got same insomnia, you guys stay in usj.com and entertain each other lah... :p

[lilifjp]

Chin_Wan, are u sitting for an important exam ? Maybe that explains yr insomnia. :rolleyes:

Anyway, don't drink too much Nescafe. Not only insomnia, it can also cause gastric. :(

If u cannot sleep bcos u are worried about exams, then after u sit for yr exam, your insomnia will cure lar :p

[chin_wan]

Chin_Wan, are u sitting for an important exam ? Maybe that explains yr insomnia. :rolleyes:

Anyway, don't drink too much Nescafe. Not only insomnia, it can also cause gastric. :(

If u cannot sleep bcos u are worried about exams, then after u sit for yr exam, your insomnia will cure lar :p

I wish. I am 33 years young...no exams for me. Just bills, bills, bills.

[lilifjp]

Ha, ha. I thought u are doing MBA.

*Married But Available* course. Double insomnia. :D

[tpboyz]

Try reading a book you find totally boring sure knock out wan... example school text book... :D

[lilifjp]

Wah tpboyz, how old are you kiddo ? I have not seen a school text book in ages. :D

[ghj]

Wah tpboyz, how old are you kiddo ? I have not seen a school text book in ages. :D

I still have my school textbooks stored in boxes hehe... :D

[tpboyz]

Wah tpboyz, how old are you kiddo ? I have not seen a school text book in ages. :D

Old enough but still young at heart.. ;)

[evecyanide]

Wah tpboyz, how old are you kiddo ? I have not seen a school text book in ages. :D

Have to curi from your nieces and nephews :p My sejarah text book did me good when I was in secondary school... Barely even a page, Zzz liao... :D

[blackgammon]

anyone taking sleeeping pills in order to sleep?

[tupai]

a good roll in the sack can put both parties into a good snooze until the next morning. Proven & Guaranteed! Or double your money back :D

Yang Ada Banyak techniques utk tidor lato tupai

[kokomo]

anyone taking sleeeping pills in order to sleep?

A friend of mine does take sleepin' pills to sleep previously. If not, she would be drinkin' a few peks every nite before she goes to bed.

As for me, I can't sleep easily nowadays. Unless, I watch boring drama ... listen to boring ppl talk .. read books (can sleep faster than you think!)

They say, ppl whom are aging is harder to sleep at nite .. is that true? If it is then I know am aging already ... terribly old! :(

[evecyanide]

As for me, I can't sleep easily nowadays.

Me too wor. Doing too much Sudoku, getting Sudoku nightmares every nite! Aaarrrggghhhhh!!! :o

[kokomo]

Eve, I don't even know what is wrong wif me that I can't sleep at this hour now. Eyes still wide awake. :( Only solution is online and watch some movies till wee hours then go to bed try to sleep. This is also just a temporary solution. I don't take tea or even coffee.

I don't have such problems like this previously till lately.

[castlegard]

The only cure for insomnia is to get more sleep.

Cheers

[lilifjp]

Huh :confused: How to get more sleep when cannot sleep :rolleyes:

If I sleep in the afternoon even for 5 mins, I get migraine. Anyway, I thought we need just 4 hours of sleep everyday. ;)

[lilifjp]

Kokomo, you must be in-love is it :D

Thinking of someone ? ;)

[PJS]

What? Someone got insomnia here? :confused:


:D :p

[kokomo]

lilifjp, you sleep 4 hrs only everyday? I got insomnia but I don't sleep 4 hrs everyday. At least 5 hrs. In love? Hahah ..

[lilifjp]

Kokomo, I sleep 6 hours a day lar. Not 4 hours.

PJS, I am not insomnic lar. Just alot of things in my mind. Cannot sleep. :(

[PJS]

PJS, I am not insomnic lar. Just alot of things in my mind. Cannot sleep. :(

Me neither :D

My previous post was at 4.21am lar, haha..., I tot someone else wld still be up ma... Anyway, I stayed up all nite to finish work in advance for that day and went to sleep at 5am then got up at 6am for another 12 hrs of different kind of work. :(

Finally had a good nite's sleep last nite, though it was only for 5 hours, that was good enuff for a week day, I seldom sleep more than 6 hrs a day but I sleep soundly everynite.

Take care, people. :)

[kokomo]

Usually they say, ppl who suffers insomnia are the ones whos mind is disturb with something , a lot of think about like their work and so on ... so that's why they can't sleep until certain things are settled. If we can't be bothered with it then definitely every nite we can sleep soundly.

[chin_wan]

^^ As in your case, I think you're in love...

[kokomo]

Haha .. I've heard that ppl that are in love cannot sleep. Usually they sleep soundly and have good dreams right? Unless, that girl gives nightmares.

[jianwei85]

hmm, insomnia..sometimes it could be caused by our emotions? we could be too happy, too excited, too sad, too heartbroken, too stressed or just having the occasional 'interior wiring' shorting out 4 the moment.

but i think being in love, shouldn't bring out nightmares..if it does..time to :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

erm, does falling in 'good' love gives anyone a good sleep?

[evecyanide]

erm, does falling in 'good' love gives anyone a good sleep?

Falling in loves gives people beautiful, magical dreams :D

[mon]

Or should it be, staying in love gives everyone a good night's sleep. :D

[Sasha]

Love makes the world go round ... siiggghhh.. :)
And being in love makes you dizzy enough to ensure good slumber...... siiighhhh :)

[kokomo]

Seems like most of you are in love more than me in here. Haha .. anyway, is a good sign! Should change the topic of this thread already.

Here I'm now tryin' to post until I can get a good nite sleep! Arrrggghhh ...

[wanmei]

kokomo...me also like that, it will past wan, dun worry...my insomnia can lasted around 3 to 6 month....

[kokomo]

WanMei, you still having insomnia? Mine just started recently only. Not as bad as you I hope. I don't want to have insomnia for 3-6 months long.

I tried workout, sweat everything and tired myself but then it didn't really work also. :(

[lilifjp]

Hi, it's me again. I am bored, bored, bored.

That's why cannot sleep :o

I will go to NST online, STAR online & USJ.com ; Google search until nothing to read. Satisfied, then I will go to sleep :D

Does that makes me internet addict ? :p

Wan Mei, 3 to 6 months insomnia is a long, long time leh :confused:

[kokomo]

lilifjp, that doesn't make you an internet addict .. but eventually we're being turned into internet addicts. Nothing to do at nite .. what else can we do? What movies until nothing to watch, go online post until nothing to post ... surf around other sites until nothing to surf. Then what happen? It repeats .. it's a cycle that we eventually do everyday.

[wanmei]

not long ler still can tahan wan...heheheheh :o

[kokomo]

So usually what's your cause of insomnia? Play too much of music? :D

I heard ppl say, if we play those classical music it can help put us to sleep .. is that true? How soothing it can get?

[lilifjp]

Kokomo, funny leh. You work out, sweat out & still not tired ?

I am too lazy to exercise. If I run/exercise, I will sleep like a baby immediately when I hit the bed.

I see that you have been posting into the wee hours almost everyday :eek:

[kokomo]

Yea, lately I've been posting at wee hours cos am having insomnia'lah. Wanna sleep early also cannot. Eyes just cannot shut. Mind is still running. I think I can even drive all the way to Penang right now. :rolleyes: It cannot be too much of exercise .. it should be able to help me drain off all my energy.

[castlegard]

Have you tried counting sheeps?

[kokomo]

Counting sheeps? Nah, I can't get over myself to do such things. Anyway, once the time touch 3am .. my eyes will be half shut but then mind still running. Aiyaa ... such timing is so bad for me. Lookin' older by the day now.

[castlegard]

I believe it's alright for men to look older than their age. Ladies on the other hand, should get more sleep. Beauty sleep.

[lilifjp]

Yes. Going to sleep now.......zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Wan Mei, hit the bed quick .............zzzzzzzzzzzzz
Want to see you look young forever :D

[kokomo]

Me having ppl callin' me uncle which I think am not suppose to be. Some unca thinks that I'm even older than them, married wif kids. You see how this insomnia gets to me? Anyway, shouldn't blame insomnia part, partially also my fault .. previously use to hang out late nites .. sometimes for 2 days consecutively, I don't sleep also can.

[kokomo]

Yes. Going to sleep now.......zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Wan Mei, hit the bed quick .............zzzzzzzzzzzzz
Want to see you look young forever :D

Haha .. I do think wanmei is a young girl. ACtive, full of energy and cannot sleep! Anyone tried sleepin' pills wif alcohol / coke or any other drinks besides water?

[castlegard]

Young man, shelf that idea. Not good at all. Do not be dependant on sleeping tablets or drink yourself to sleep.

[kokomo]

I'm actually contemplating to drink myself to bed. Sleeping pills is a no no for me. But if I start drinkin' myself to sleep then every nite I might have to depend on alcohol to put me to bed. It's a very tough decision.

Good point is, trainning myself to be a good drinker but that doesn't bring me anywhere at all.

[wanmei]

Haha .. I do think wanmei is a young girl. ACtive, full of energy and cannot sleep! Anyone tried sleepin' pills wif alcohol / coke or any other drinks besides water?
woi....me still here leh...i'm not young gal gal ler, me 28 alredi ....no energy...very lazy type wan...hehehehe...and yes cannot sleep...ahhahahhaha

[kokomo]

*yawn* just only woke up ... :o Anyway, wanmei you're 28 .. still in the late 20s' category ok'mar. If you cannot sleep now, can you still wake up early next morning? Is that tuned?

[wanmei]

me slept 1 to 3 hour then woke up...astro...net...astro...Zzzzzz again...wake up....astro....net....astro...slept(another hour)....Zzzzz...dreaming..... :D repeat again lor...enought sleep what.... :D

[evelynlim]

Eh....some of you having problem to go to sleep....but for me is no chance to sleep more ! I have been deprived of my sleep for the past few years since my 2 boys was born. Sometimes is so tired that I would just want to drop to bed and sleep but the little ones will come & disturb you. Wanna to sleep early at night but the little one are so well awake & refused to go to bed early. Sleep.....I 've been missing the good night sleep without disturbance. A chance to sleep more is really a precious moment for me. I love to sleep :)
I realise that coffee actually make me stay awake at night but I can't handle it I felt headache. I think if you have problem sleeping, best is to avoid coffee/caffein beverage.

[kokomo]

me slept 1 to 3 hour then woke up...astro...net...astro...Zzzzzz again...wake up....astro....net....astro...slept(another hour)....Zzzzz...dreaming..... :D repeat again lor...enought sleep what.... :D

WanMei, you cycle will happen continuously every 1-3 hours eh .. hehe .. don't you feel miserable through the day?

Evelynlim, whether with or without the coffee still cannot sleep'lah. And yes, some ppl after taking coffee will have headache. Why is that? Have headache can sleep nevermind but cannot sleep is the worst of all.

[evelynlim]

Evelynlim, whether with or without the coffee still cannot sleep'lah. And yes, some ppl after taking coffee will have headache. Why is that? Have headache can sleep nevermind but cannot sleep is the worst of all.
I used to love coffee during my school days to keep me awake throughout the day & night. No headache one. I decided to cut down & quit taking caffein & coffee when I conceived my 1st child 4 years ago & now when I occasionally drink / taste some coffee, I felt "high" (like those people taking drug), my mind is blank & well awake although physically tired, sometimes headache too. I think is my body responded in such a way to against the stranger(caffein) which I avoided for so long that came into my body.

[wanmei]

WanMei, you cycle will happen continuously every 1-3 hours eh .. hehe .. don't you feel miserable through the day?

:D i got astro....net...others hobbies ler...or go out see 'leng chai ,leng lui, endau and suey ge ' maa...hehheheehhe

[kokomo]

Ahh ... yes, I was experiencing it today body physically tired but mind still awake and earlier had headache but I didn't take any coffee. Prolly if I had taken coffee then would have been better.

Waa .. wanmei, didn't know you had so much to do for the day .. hehe .. meeting ppl yum cha .. why dowan to meet us for the TT session ar? :mad:

[wanmei]

Waa .. wanmei, didn't know you had so much to do for the day .. hehe .. meeting ppl yum cha .. why dowan to meet us for the TT session ar? :mad:


:o not yam cha ler...see movies, starring 'leng chai, leng lui, endau or suey ge' maa, if not, ugly ugly wan be hero or heroine u wan to watch ahhhh......!! :eek:

[castlegard]

The only cure for insomnia is to get more sleep.

Cheers


Huh :confused: How to get more sleep when cannot sleep :rolleyes:


Missed your post earlier.

Know what, if you are worried about your insomnia, having already suffered sleepless nights, then you are more or less expecting not to get to sleep other nights as well. And guess what? You get exactly what you are expecting.

Cheers

[tupai]

maybe this can work:

Since you can't sleep at nite, stay awake then. Carry on being awake for the next 14-16hours and i betcha you will be rather tired by the next night fall...and snooze like a baby...Maybe you just need to break this sleepless nite/wake up late cycle with a marathon stay awake session?

Me? snore & rumble like a locomotive every nite so said my company. :p

Yang Amat Boleh snore lato tupai

[kokomo]

Yea yea, bet most of us also can snores in here. Hehe .. but your idea to keep awake till really sleepy then sleep straight for the next 10 hrs might just work.

[kokomo]

Oh gosh! Normally by this time I my eyes would be half shut but tonite its really wide awake. Worst of all is, no caffein also like that, workout till whole body startin' to ache also still awake. I had only limau ais and 2 glasses of ais kosong ... still so energetic! :mad:

Maybe to some , this hour is still normal that you guys haven't sleep but to me, something is wrong. And no am not in love ya. Hmm .. prolly sleepin' alone is quite lonely tonite. Haha ...

[jianwei85]

wat is the sleep im not getting...argh!!! someone plz tell me y i cant sleep....sienz....

[sharontansw]

message posted on 28-07-2006 at 03:11 AM

Oh gosh! Normally by this time I my eyes would be half shut but tonite its really wide awake.


3.11am half shut then what time totally shut? :D :D :D

[chin_wan]

Follow my lead...

99 bottles of beer on the wall
99 bottles of beer!
Take one down, pass it around
98 bottles of beer on the wall!

98 bottles of beer on the wall
98 bottles of beer!
Take one down, pass it around
97 bottles of beer on the wall!

...
...
...

[mimosa]

Can't sleep? Just stop breathing. 1 million brain cells will die per second and soon you will go into deep deep sleep .... :p

[jianwei85]

zzz..i want to get rid of insomnia..not die la~~!!!

[kokomo]

message posted on 28-07-2006 at 03:11 AM



3.11am half shut then what time totally shut? :D :D :D

Now time is already 3.37am and I had a strong cough pill, supposingly to make me feel drowsy and then I should be on my bed by now but then I am still posting around in here. So do I miss usj forum that much or I really that alert at this moment wanting to reply to this thread? Hahah .... I really can't differentiate it already.

[jianwei85]

weee!!! insomnia!!

[sharontansw]

Now time is already 3.37am and I had a strong cough pill, supposingly to make me feel drowsy and then I should be on my bed by now but then I am still posting around in here. So do I miss usj forum that much or I really that alert at this moment wanting to reply to this thread? Hahah .... I really can't differentiate it already.

perhaps u have taken the expired cough pill :D

me again still awake at this hour (3.53am) :(

[TiNKeRFY]

I'm here at 4:23am thanks to a mysterious call from a gal, looking for a kenneth aka wailoon and insisting I'm having her ex's hp number...

If i ever find out who she is, she's gonna be my night chat pal... :mad:

[chin_wan]

Kenneth? Oh dear...

[kokomo]

Serious not me ah ... I'm innocent!!!!

Expired cough pills? I think I had too much of it until I can't sleep, minds floating but eyes can't shut.

Is that what you're feeling now, sharontansw?

[blackgammon]

revisiting this thread now, insomia again.

how are you guys sleeping nowadays?

actually insomia is difficultly falling asleep and remain asleep not just cannot fall to sleep alone.

[jianwei85]

if i couldnt sleep..i could jz tire myself out with online games, by reading articles online. it does help in a way, sometimes it could be that our mental aspects are much more active than our physical body?

i still hate insomnia..but a regular sleep time is essential to minimize insomnia effects.

[kellyk]

Yes, I think it's because of the many activities available to us nowadays (online chat, games, news, sports updates, you name it they have it!) that distract our minds and this have cause us to be so active in the wee hours of the night.

For me, I guess reading the news and drinking some hot drink will help me feel sleepy...

[jianwei85]

i shall say insomnia strikes again! lolz. i cant sleep, thoughts are on overdrive now. sigh, bye bye insomnia *hope it goes away......*

i guess most of us get used to it instead of it going away..we jz live with it?

[blackgammon]

dear fellow insomia-ian,

do you find waking up in the morning killing you?
do you find falling to sleep during the daytime is much easier?

[kokomo]

Normally if you have insomnia I don't think waking up in the morning is the problem but feelin' miserable the whole can be the problem.
Sleeping day time won't help feelin' better and recover yourself from insomnia. Maybe you can try to last till nite time then your "clock" will be back to normal.