Those paying attention might be aware that lately my sleep has been during the day and not for long. Well last night I didn't sleep. The night before was the same and during the day I only got a few hours.

I feel tired now but not sure if I can sleep. Kids are up and i might be at that point where I am too tired.

I think my brain is too busy.

I don't usually take pills so don't think that is a good idea. Any other ideas on how I can get my mind right and sleep at night?

I'd like to help, but suffer horribly from insomnia myself.

The med's I've been on for the last couple of months do knock me out, but I don't feel refreshed from this sleep. I hope you get some good answers, which I'll be able to take advantage of too.

I had it really bad last night. I've basically just been in bed awake for eight hours.

Poor Abs, & I-baster - it's rotten when that happens, and has a negative impact on everything.

some people like white noise from fans and stuff to relax.
meditation and making different bits of your body fall asleep in turn.
make it freezing cold and get snuggly and warm.
you can get melatonin pills (yeah yeah..) but its a natural sleep aid.

sometimes you just get the blahs and can't do anything about how youre feeling. maybe you have to change your perception or change your surroundings. i know how it is, but the next day you just feel crap and have to power through. it all works out in the end.

you could always do some bong hits too.

Getting your body really tired with exercise or manual labour is one way...I do acknowledge that is hard work though and not everyones thing.

I'd just like to point out to some people - that means YOU, Novum - that insomnia has nothing to do with not being physically tired.

Yeah I usually sleep ok when working. Right now though it is more about a lot going on in my head more than a lack of activity in my body.

batou wrote:
+1

i-baster wrote:
Bloody hell! You should never have admitted that, i-baster. Now you've confirmed the belief that it's down to idleness.

I'll have you know there are many occasions when I've been up at 6am, made the packed lunches & breakfasts, washed up, run the kids to school, done a day's work (admittedly sitting down) gone to the gym, done the grocery shopping, walked the dogs, played with the kids, cooked & washed up again & done some laundry & house cleaning, then lay awake in bed all night long.

Well I am working around the house just not sandblasting or climbing scaffolds etc.

Gilly wrote:
Ok point taken.

I think it depends on the type excercise too...i would still argue that heavy weight training does make a man sleepy for example, when the muscles are broken down and need to recover...rather than aerobic exercise.

Im not saying you are lazy Gilly

Anyone tried watching a game of cricket?

I hate the aerobic machines at the gym, and only spend about half an hour on them. It's the resistance machines I spend time on. Just sayin'.

(Not that I've been for 2 months).

Gilly wrote:
ok then just combine part of my post with part of batou's post.

A bong and a cricket match on TV...almost a sure bet...eventually...once you stop thinking about how ridiculous the stuff you are watching is and perhaps eat a bowl of cheetohs.

^ Excellent plan.

Melatonin... and if that don't work by itself a bottle of booze to go with it.

You can also take a strong pain killer (like dilaudid), apparently knocks you out pretty good after you loose your mind