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Vance Elderkin · Contributor IV Joined: 02 Feb 2007 Posts: 133

Anybody have favorite solutions for this? I find it's starting to happen a lot.

tackerman · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:05 am Post subject:

My "day" job causes extreme cases of this. The one thing that consistently gives me a good night's sleep is exercise. Gotta wear yourself out.

Good Monday morning BTW.

Vance Elderkin · Contributor IV Joined: 02 Feb 2007 Posts: 133

Well, morning, anyway. My alarm goes off in 4 hours.

tackerman · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:13 am Post subject:

http://www.helpguide.org/life/insomnia_treatment.htm

Vance Elderkin · Contributor IV Joined: 02 Feb 2007 Posts: 133

I appreciate the link.

billelder · Guest

I'm really sorry you're having trouble sleeping. I keep strange hours, but usually get my normal 5 to 6 hours. I can Power nap with the best o them. Smile

Is this an isolated thing or does this happen often? I like the "wearing yourself out" suggestion. Exercise is the ticket for me. A good walk everyday can do wonders.

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Deirdre · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 5:54 am Post subject:

I come from a line of insomniacs. Exercise is seriously the best way to get yourself in the right space for sleep. Nothing like a day of manual labor for excellent sleep! but a walk will do it, for starters.

Something else I do just before bed if my mind is running great guns is I'll play a game like Bejewelled or Tabby Cat solitaire. Minor-difficulty strategy games are a wonderful way to quell the noise the myriad squeaking cogs of one's mental machinery.
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CWToo · Guest

When you go to bed, scoot over to the very edge. You'll soon drop off.

Vance Elderkin · Contributor IV Joined: 02 Feb 2007 Posts: 133

I love the disclaimer there, Bill.

The consensus seems to be for exercise. *sigh* I was saving that for a last resort...

billelder · Guest

Yes to DB! The biggest drawback to exercise is that people don't see immediate results and quit. I remember seeing Jake Seinfeld on TV using his catch phrase, "Don't quit." That's when I started walking. I'd commit to 20 minutes around the neighborhood. Even if it wasn't far, it was something. Not fast. Just moving. Then I went longer and longer. Soon I couldn't find my way home. (rim shot-sorry couldn't resist. <g>) Then I got bored with walking after about four months and started adding a jog every now and then for a block or 2. In a year and a half I was running three miles a day six days a week and still do. That was 20 years ago.

Oh, and good running shoes are a must because they give better support.

Seriously, check with your doctor if you have any condition that would preclude this. The thing is, you can do it if I can!

Rob Ellis · M&M Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 2385 Location: Detroit

I know people hate to hear this, but you may want to look at your caffeine consumption.
As I got older, I found that even one cup of joe in the morning could compromise my sleep when I went to bed at 10PM that night.
But caffeine affects different people in different ways. Just a thought.

Vance Elderkin · Contributor IV Joined: 02 Feb 2007 Posts: 133

Rob Ellis · M&M Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 2385 Location: Detroit

I can only speak from my own experience. Believe me, for a long time the thought of taking away my coffee and tea was simply out of the question. But it was amazing what a difference it made once I firmly decided to and got through the 1-2 weeks of withdrawal.
I still have a coffee or tea occasionally, just not on a daily basis anymore.
I realize such a concept is heresy to most people, especially to us ex-radio hounds who did the all-night show and make the coffee thick enough for a spoon to stand up in it.
Now I drink ginseng tea and listen to Deepak Chopra...sigh..... Rolls Eyes

Diane Maggipinto · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:21 am Post subject:

i'm one click away from giving up java, after the fabuloso espresso in italy,; nothing similar can be found in this time zone.

booze is a problem, too. oh! not for me, necessarily! but it CAN interrupt your sleep.
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Chrissy · Guest

There are some great tasting decafs these days. There is about 2 % of caffeine in them. Valerian, and Chamomile teas can help. If you go to a Health food store ,and look at the teas you may find some others.

Some of us are night people. I go to sleep about 2-3AM, and sleep until 11AM.
Let us know what works. I try and arrange as many of my appointments in the afternoon as possible.

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