Natural Ways to Treat and Cure Insomnia
Jess — November 23, 2008 @ 10:08 am
Meditation is definately the key. I’ve suffered insomnia (or bursts of it) rather chronically for many years. I began using meditation (creative visualisation) to assist me and others in sleeping and it does work. For the most part. You will find if you are overly anxious, you need to try the meditative breathing technique.
The first thing you need to do before trying anything meditative is ensuring your environment is suited to your sleeping needs.
For example, I require all of this:
– As little outside noise as possible, unless it is music or a fan (I use a fan as music keeps my brain too active) to drown out other noises such as the dog moving around in his basket or the wind moving a door.
– No light in the room. Pitch black. Thick curtains, lights off, led lights covered, or something to cover your eyes.
– Water by my bed. I’m OCD about this.
– Use the toilet before bed or you’ll wake up needing to pee.
– Clean bedding. Sheets, pillow case etc.
– Make sure your mattress is turned over regularly so you don’t suffer a sore back. I suffer back pain quite a bit.
– Make sure your room temperature suits you. Not too hot or cold.
– Shower or a bath before bed can work.
– Eating no more or less than an hour before bed. Perhaps a cup of chamomile tea before bed, banana or warm milk (but 30 min before bed. Not just before).
The list goes on I’m afraid. I’m dreadfully OCD about this stuff.
Once you’ve got all that down, you can use hypnagogia to get to sleep with your meditation. Close your eyes and either make up stories in your head…fantasy tales or whatever you like, but I don’t recommend anything scary or erotic or you won’t be able to sleep.
To see visions, make out the black space in your eyes when you close them. A black void. You may see swirls, colours, patterns etc, sometimes the odd fleeting image. Try and focus on these images as they transform into others. Form landscapes in your mind, make it as fantastical as you like. Trying too hard to make them will keep your brain too active however, so make an attempt to just follow the images’ natural courses. Eventually you may be flying through landscapes and such.
Eventually you may slip into a fragmented REM phase…but it should get you to sleep providing you are comfortable and nothing outside is going to jerk you out of your sleep. This sort of meditation is very fun for the most part as long as the images are not scary.
If they become scary, open your eyes and get out of bed. There may be other issues in your life causing you to see frightening things.
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This does work for me on some occasions. Not all, but it is certainly a method I encourage people to try, even if it is just making stories up in your mind’s eye.
You do need to sort out your sleeping patterns (circadian rhythm) and waking problems that cause your anxieties however or you will forever be struggling with sleep. I’ve found that occasionally using these techniques I can get a few nights’ good sleep, even if it is just 5 hours.
I could go on for hours about my experiences and hope they help everyone here, but I think this will do for now. Good luck and sweet dreams!
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> As far as my knowledge is concerned its only because
> of anxiousness about sleep i am unable to sleep .Will
> meditation solve my problem i have great will to
> meditate come out of this problem .
This technique will draw out the energy from your head and help
it relax. Just try!
It’ll take some time to reprogram your internal clock (as
it’s been a long time) but it’ll definitely happen.
Trust me.
You do need to sort out your sleeping patterns (circadian
rhythm) and waking problems that cause your anxieties however or
you will forever be struggling with sleep. I’ve found that
occasionally using these techniques I can get a few nights’
good sleep, even if it is just 5 hours.
Meditation will definitely help you a lot. But don’t use
it as a tool to cure your problem. Instead, appreciate and enjoy
meditation for the bliss and peace it brings to you. Your problems
will only dissolve when you stop thinking about them. As long as
you think about them and resist them, they’ll continue to
exist.
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The key here is to RELAX and slow down your mind.
Thank you sooo much for these tips! I do believe that I am
suffereing from insomnia (and anxiety), but my mother does not
believe me, so she does not feel worried enough to take me to a
doctor. I am hoping that following these tips will actually help.
thanks again!
Meditation before bedtime is also excellent but it should not be
a substitute to your regular practice. The reason is you
can’t sit for long to meditate when you are drowsy. You will
fall asleep pretty soon.
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so please don’t waste your precious time,
energy, hope and money (books) doing yoga or meditation.
To see visions, make out the black space in your eyes when you
close them. A black void. You may see swirls, colours, patterns
etc, sometimes the odd fleeting image. Try and focus on these
images as they transform into others. Form landscapes in your mind,
make it as fantastical as you like. Trying too hard to make them
will keep your brain too active however, so make an attempt to just
follow the images’ natural courses. Eventually you may be
flying through landscapes and such.
hey so anyway im 18, and i think ive tried some of these tips
but nothings working! i cant even get and hour or 2 of sleep a
night. my only help is to take pills but even those kick in maybe 4
hours after i take them and the second the time-span it says it
will work for is up, im awake again! sometimes i’ve gone even
52 hours without sleep and i think its starting to get bad for my
health if i refuse to take pills… any ideas?
I could go on for hours about my experiences and hope they help
everyone here, but I think this will do for now. Good luck and
sweet dreams!
Kier Mitchel E. Pitogo — December 5, 2009 @ 11:12 pm
Well I am 16 and Currently Suffering Insomnia…It is my
fault for taking a psychoactive drug called
“Ecstacy”..Maybe this will teach me a lesson,but It
would be nice to talk to someone unlike mom’s who dont
understand…farewell insomniacs!
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I have been having a sleeping problem for the past two days?
Never before have I had any problems sleeping. I just started
yesterday..layed down at 12:00 pm and was very restless and ended
up sleeping at 4:00 am/ To night no luck in falling
asleep…for the past 2 hrs…in bed moving around..Whats
wrong with me making me very scared???
Hi,
I am 20 yrs old and I am suffering from insomnia I been through
some of these tips but not are working… Its 8:50am and still
no sleep…drinking sleeping pills and nothing been through 4
diff sleeping medications already, its been happening for a month
already…. its also runs in my family….ima have to
keep trying different meds till I find the right one for
me…
I am only 11 years of aage and have been suffering from insomnia
for awile I find my self not able to sleep until 5am and not tired
at all even during the day but instead I felt extreme bouts of
hunger that I satisfyed with many small midnight snacks but for my
age I am fairly thin then I discovered meditation but still
can’t sleep so for the past week I have meditated when most
people in my household were sleeping soundly yet I was aware of all
that was around me now during the day the energy I usualy felt was
intencifyed(sp?) but i have heard it is unheathy to go without
sleep but It has worked wonders on me exept I eat more than most
girls my size and age and I still fing the energy to ractice
martial arts can anyone explain how this Is possible! or am I just
an extreme yet energy filled insomniac with a high
metabolism!??
Thank you for this advice, I’m getting hard to sleep
early, so the outcome is, i always wake up noon in weekends and
late in school days, i am only 14..and i suffer this kind of
illnes..
the average time i sleep is about 1:30 a.m.
it is that normal for me?
After 5-10 minutes, when your mind is fully relaxed, just let go
and watch your breath around the rim of your nostrils. Don’t
try to do anything. Don’t concentrate or struggle. Just watch
- incoming, outgoing, incoming, outgoing.
Scientific researches keep on changing! You have to use your
wisdom. Teenagers are more alert not only during night time but
also during day time as their brain is more active than the adults.
We must understand that we are not night animals. Our biological
clock and circadian rhythm is programmed according to the sun. If
you observe your body, it automatically gives you a signal of
drowsiness between 9-10 pm, letting you know it’s time to
wind up. But the present generation lifestyle (late night parties,
discos, television) simply ignores the call and goes on. The result
is heightened activity after the drowsiness wears off. Prolonged
abuse eventually puts the circadian rhythm out of rhythm. So how
can you expect to wake up early when you can’t sleep early at
night?
I am 13 years old and ahve been having a hard time with sleep
for the past year or so, i thank you for the tips i will try them.
yes i took pills but when i stopped it got worse… Sleeping
has become a scary thing to me i sleep so little
I can’t go to sleep witout music, but even with music it
takes me until about 5 am to fall asleep. Then I wake up (myself,
no alarmclock) at 8-9am. I wake up fine, but am totally spent by
the end of the day.
It does have advantages though, I get most of my homework done
at night, and other things I have to do.
If you eat more (stuff) than what your appetite is, you’ll
only be stressing your digestive system and creating toxins in your
body. Insomnia may be just one of the symptoms.
Eventually you may slip into a fragmented REM phase…but
it should get you to sleep providing you are comfortable and
nothing outside is going to jerk you out of your sleep. This sort
of meditation is very fun for the most part as long as the images
are not scary.
hey I’m kara and I’m 14 years old i have problems
with sleeping but when i tried medittating it worked thanks
So it’s not just exposing to sunlight in the morning but
also listening to your body and winding down early at night.
i also have to eat heavy meals everyday (even in dinner)
because i’m too skinny.
On how much time does it take to restore your sleeping patterns,
it depends on how conditioned you have become to your present
problem. The more conditioned you have become, the more time
it’ll take. Or in other words, the more easily you can stop
thinking about your sleep problems, the faster your recovery.
I am 43years old and i am suffering from insomnia since age of
10 and still cant sleep at all.I gets headach,tired,look older than
my age.I have tried everything but no success.Living without any
energy and motivation.Could not found any permanant cure for my
chronic insomnia.
i have been suffering from insomnia all summer and i don’t
know how much longer but i am 12 and i am really excited to use
these tips and more!!!!! my mom thinks it is all in my head but she
bought me pills but i ran out a long time a go and things just went
back to bad thanks for hearing my comment!!!
Well, I’m 18… I’ve been having sleeping
problems for about 3 years now… It runs in my family, but
they wont give me any useful advice (I don’t think they know
any useful advice themselves) I’ve tried melontonin or w.e,
seroquil, and other pills… none of the which help.. I have
problems both getting to sleep and staying asleep… I will
try harder to clear my mind before sleep!
Okay so I really haven’t slept well this entire year. I
think it may be the stress of the semester because I am a College
student. I just bought ear plugs, and a face mask to cover the
light. I can get through seven hours, but I always allow myself 8
and always end up wasting an hour of sleep. What do I do?
I am 15 years old and i really barely sleep at all. At night, I
seem to never be tired, but I get really tired during the day time,
but when night comes again, I’m not tired. Its not so bad now
because its summer and I don’t do much, but when its during
school I have trouble staying awake during school plus I have
soccer practice until 8:00pm which takes a lot of energy. My
grandma says to drink warm milk before bed, but I have digestive
problems so I can’t really do that. So, I will try meditating
and hopefully I can sleep.
Meditation is definately the key. I’ve suffered insomnia
(or bursts of it) rather chronically for many years. I began using
meditation (creative visualisation) to assist me and others in
sleeping and it does work. For the most part. You will find if you
are overly anxious, you need to try the meditative breathing
technique.
oh well i think ill be fine, im on 5 new prescriptions that are
suposed to cure it all
my good heaven best thing is to meditate or read any holy chants
before goin to bed or while rersting it gives soothing effect
aswell as induces sound sleep hopefully
I’m only 16 years old and I’m currently suffering
from insomnia. Thank you for sharing these tips (: Hope that it
will help me in getting me to sleep, especially when I took
sleeping pills that doesn’t help at all.
I suggest you read the book “Awareness – The Key to Living
in Balance” by Osho to help deepen your thirst for
meditation.
It could be possible that since you have stopped playing soccer,
your body is not getting sufficient exercise that it used to get
earlier. Try going for long walks instead and see if you can notice
any difference.
Hi – I wonder what is wrong with me? Ever since Sept 2008, I
have very interruptive sleep. I fall asleep very quickly but then
awake 2 hours later, and from then on, I fall back asleep and then
wake again every 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Some nights, I wake up every
hour. I don’t know what it is like anymore to sleep for 4 or
5 hours straight. Melatonin and seriphos don’t seem to help
me. Actually, nothing so far seems to help me. Any ideas? Has
anyone ever experienced this?
I find it hard to sleep and when i finally get to bed at 12.30,
i wake up at 2am. i will try these alternative remedies as i have
heard they work better.
I don’t know what to say Jaclyn. I’m amazed at the
responsibilities you are shouldering at this age! I’m sure
it’s the anxiety and stress that’s taking a toll on
you. Please practice meditation and do some breathing exercises like Kapalbhati to clear the backlog of stress.
Meditation helps me falling asleep, and the basic steps to
meditation are
1- Let go of your thoughts, emotions, mind activities
2- Concentrate on the breath closely as it comes and leaves your
body
3- Forget who you are, your history, when and where you come from.
Note any thoughts that come up and watch it goes.
My daughter is 13 y/o and is suffering from insomnia for the
past month or so. She’s barely been able to assist school
because she’s so tired. Doctors ran lab tests thinking it was
hyperthyroid, but they came back normal. I’ll definitely try
some of these remedies. I’ve also heard that eating bananas
before bedtime is good because the potassium levels help in
clearing the mind and making you sleepy.
HI, I’m 13 and I think I might have insomnia. It’s
1:02am as I write this and even though I know what my problem is, I
still can’t get to sleep. For the past three days I have had
maybe 4hours of sleep. I have to babysit every night for my
autistic brother and he wakes up at the oddest of times. When
school is in session, I have to get up at 5:30 every morning to get
dressed then wake my lil sister and brother up. After getting them
fed, dressed and on the bus. I have about 10minutes before I have
to wake my older sister. After I try and get her to wake up after
about 20minutes, my mom comes home and I leave the job to her.
During that time, I brush my hair, teeth and shower. I am usually
up until about midnight each night dealing with my brother and
sometimes sister. I am awake until about 5am now and sleep until
about 10am, if that.
If anyone has any tips on how to deal with my brother, this stress,
and my nonsleepiness. I would greatly appreciate it.
hey thanks so much! i’m 15, but i’ve been dealing
with insomnia basically my hole life, my mom said even as a baby
shed hear me tosing and turning and wide awake in my crib even at
4am…my sleep patern is always way off, like i wont sleep
till 5am, and then i sleep till 2pm..so i’m hopeing this
advise will work.i’ve tried pills, and they just make me
really drowsy and then i over sleep and end up feeling more tired
than to begin with.and of corse, i’ve reserched other adise,
but most stuff doesnt work..i hope this does.
I am 15 years old, and i have been suffering from insomnia, on
and off, for about a year now. thanks for
the tips, i hope they help.
I tried meditation and while it did help me relax, it
didn’t help me sleep!
* Forget about sleep. Yes forget about it. Don’t think
about sleep at all.
* Don’t do any mental work after 8 pm. Just relax. If you
feel energetic, go for a short walk. Let the pace be relaxed and
not brisk.
* Have dinner by 8 pm. Walking after that is double beneficial.
* Sit for meditation when you feel little drowsy. But don’t
think about sleep.
Don’t stop meditating Kara. It’s not a cure.
It’s a way of life.
I am 12 years old and I suffer from severe insomnia. I usually
get 2-3 hours a sleep a night. I’ll try these tips and
hopefully they’ll help.
I’ve been suffering insomnia for as long as I can
remember, and I’m only 16 :/
I keep telling my mind to sleep but no luck…I lay in bed
a feel wiered and i feel like Im going to bed but as I open my eyes
no luck???
Thanks for stopping Catherine. Meditation is indeed one of the
most effective ways in dealing with insomnia. The reason it
doesn’t appeal to the masses is because the results are not
instant. We are used to quick fixes now and hence sleeping pills
are so popular.
vishal.. need your help.. how can I contact you?
Bananas may help, but if your daughter’s digestive system
is weak, then it may cause heaviness and disrupt sleep. Our body
stores all the minerals and vitamins it requires, so having a
balanced and nutritious meals throughout the day helps more than
eating a very nutritious meal only at night. Meditation is the best
way to get peaceful sleep and health.
Hi. I’m 13. I have been under a great deal of stress and
ive been sad alot. This has been resulting in me not sleeping..
These tips work. Because i cant take sleeping pills because im too
young, But i definately use these tips all the time.
THANK-YOU.
I am but 14 years of age and have insomnia..I guess I’ve
had it for a while, probably since I was 6 or 7. However, and those
times, it wasn’t to bad, I’d stay up for about an hour
tops, but then again, for a little 7 year old, an hour trying to
sleep feels like a lifetime! Anyways, I will try these cures, what
troubles me however, how do people meditate? How can you think of
nothing? I know what it is to meditate, but to do it,
it’s hard? To not think of nothing, when ever I
try, I just picture a pitch black endless hole but somehow, that
will remind me of something and eventually I will be thinking of
that!, its to much! If anyone, ANYONE can give me tips to meditate
or something else, thank you. The nights I go through are too much,
torture. Before I use to be able to sleep at least 4-5 hours a
night, but now its 2-3 hours, and then there are the sleepless
nights that occur every now and then. And the nights I am able to
sleep for 7-8 hours, when I wake up, it’s as if
I slept nothing, I don’t feel recuperated at
all, I have no energy. I will try these tips and hope they work,
and again, please someone tell me some tips on how to meditate.
Thank you my fellow insomniacs.
Thank you so much im only 12 and i have real trouble getting to
sleep i may be up till 4 am still trying to get to sleep and i
think all theses tips will help!!
You can try one technique that works exceptionally well for me.
Through out your day (as much as you can and whenever you
remember), try to be headless – just imagine that you have no head
and be aware of your body from your chest and down. Practice this
as much as you can and especially before going to sleep. Also feel
the weight of your body. It’s as if your body is sinking
down. Do this sitting only as you won’t be able to do it
lying down. Whenever you get up at night, just sit and forget your
head and feel your body sinking down.
Once you’ve got all that down, you can use hypnagogia to
get to sleep with your meditation. Close your eyes and either make
up stories in your head…fantasy tales or whatever you like,
but I don’t recommend anything scary or erotic or you
won’t be able to sleep.
You are absolutely right Jayanth. Anxiousness is the root cause
of sleeplesness in majority of cases. Just forget that you have
sleep problems. Read books or listen to music (no televsion,
computers, talking on telephone or chatting) before retiring till
you feel drowsy.
The moment you get up to the time you sleep, you have to make a
persistent effort to be aware and conscious. And don’t expect
anything out of it. The moment you expect, it’s not
meditation. Meditation is just being what you are, how you are.
Don’t every do that and think that way. I absolutely
created a wreck of my system with this mentality.
Hi all…i am a medical doctor cum scientist..
from my personal experience with my patients, there is no way
meditation can cure insomnia..
so please don’t waste your precious time, energy, hope and
money (books) doing yoga or meditation.
What i suggest is to sleep by 10.30pm everyday, dont drink
coffee/tea, make sure your room is not too cold or too warm, room
is properly ventilated, quiet environment and proper clothes (for
sleeping).
Another important thing is also that your room should be dark, so
that that your body will produce melatonin hormone which enable you
to sleep better.
For example, I require all of this:
- As little outside noise as possible, unless it is music or a fan
(I use a fan as music keeps my brain too active) to drown out other
noises such as the dog moving around in his basket or the wind
moving a door.
- No light in the room. Pitch black. Thick curtains, lights off,
led lights covered, or something to cover your eyes.
- Water by my bed. I’m OCD about this.
- Use the toilet before bed or you’ll wake up needing to
pee.
- Clean bedding. Sheets, pillow case etc.
- Make sure your mattress is turned over regularly so you
don’t suffer a sore back. I suffer back pain quite a bit.
- Make sure your room temperature suits you. Not too hot or
cold.
- Shower or a bath before bed can work.
- Eating no more or less than an hour before bed. Perhaps a cup of
chamomile tea before bed, banana or warm milk (but 30 min before
bed. Not just before).
P.S..Our body system is the best system in the universe..please
understand its value by not smoking, consuming alcohols, drugs
(including paracetamol a.k.a panadol).
To gain weight, the recipe is simple – just forget everything,
stay relaxed and be happy. Trust me. I have gone through what you
are going through.
Thoughts will arrive, but be watchful. Don’t identify with
them. Just make a note that you were thinking. The moment you watch
your thoughts, they’ll disappear. And then again bring your
awareness back to your breath.
You have to sit as long as you can without much discomfort.
Preferably half an hour both in the mornings and in the
evening.
i’m 14 years old and i don’t know if im suffereing
insomnia nowadays, i cant sleep (due to the activities i have to
think) but i tried letting them go before sleeping but still, it
doesnt work. i also have to eat heavy meals everyday (even in
dinner) because i’m too skinny. i’ll try to eat bananas
and see what can it do for me to go to sleep. thanks for the
advices
I can’t believe how many young people suffer from
insomnia!! it makes you realise what stress they must be going
through at school. anyway i’m 35 and don’t get to sleep
until about 4am and then have to get up at 6.30 for my kids. think
too much, worry too much, am used to getting up all night for
babies in the past. will try the castor oil & meditation and
see what happens!
Also important fact, I have clinical depression (have pills for)
acid reflex, post traumatic stress, really bad seperation anxiety,
and social anxiety. Any tips would help
But- I notice my quality of work steadily decline along with my
amount of sleep. Like right now it’s 12:22, I’ve been
up since 6, and I’m dead tired. But I can’t go to sleep
:/
Ethan: Who told you need 8 hours of sleep? The amount of sleep
one needs varies from person to person. Don’t count the
hours. Evaluate your sleep by the degree of freshness and energetic
you feel when you wake up. If you fell energetic and lively in the
morning, then you have had a good sleep. On other hand, if you
regularly feel tired and groggy in the morning, then you need to
evaluate your sleep patterns.
I agree with Jess. Try to refrain from any mental activity at
least 1 hour before bed time. Just relax.
Once you are drowsy, just lie down and relax. Relax and feel
different parts of your body. Your legs, arms, stomach and so
on… Be at total peace. Then just think about all the things
that you are grateful for in your life. Express heart-felt
gratitude to god for them. Practice this exercise every time you go
to sleep.
Im 15 and i have had insomnia for 7 years. It wasnt that bad
when i was little. but now i cant sleep at all. i get about 3 hours
of sleep in total the entire week. I will try these and hopefully
they will help
I’m 17 years old and i suffer massively from depression
and insomnia. I seem to sit in bed and just do nothing for 2-4
hours. I wake up, and i usually sit in bed for another 2-3 hours
because my body aches. I don’t work out extremely hard, or
really at all but i do feel pain and exhaustion anyways. any
comments would help
Ashleigh, I’m glad these tips are working for you. No
matter what age you are, it’s never advisable to take
sleeping pills, unless it’s absolutely necessary, for a short
duration of time. The dangers of sleeping pills far outweigh their
benefits (if any at all).
Also for anyone who has a disturbed circadian rhythm (or
internal body clock), due to irregular lifestyle, and find it hard
to go to sleep and wake up when you should; I recommend exposing
yourself to bright sun light in the morning. That helps reset your
body clock.
One of the easiest ways to meditate it to be aware of your
breath. Sit in a comfortable position and for first 5-10 minutes,
take deep breaths. Take in deep breaths and exhale slowly, about
the same time (or more) as inhaling. Imagine you are inhaling
positive energy and happiness and exhaling stress and negative
energy. With each breath, you are becoming more and more calm and
relaxed.
Thank you Vishal. I will be sure to try these. I am going to be
babysitting once again today but will have help from my sister,
which is good because my younger sister is back from my dads. Maybe
the breathing exercises will help me from yelling at them. THnak
you once again
hey,im 20 years old.thanx for the sharing.i cant sleep very well
lately.its been 2 weeks i cant sleep before 4 a.m.i will try my
best.thank you. . .
Man, I’m 15 and I’ve tried it all. None of it works
for me, Earliest I go to bed is around 3am, and even then im awake
for half an hour to two hours before i sleep. Pills don’t
work on me either.
scientist: From which planet are you?
I cannot tell you how much mono sucks. It’s twelve at
night right now and i have the energy that i should be feeling at
twelve in the afternoon. . . i practically feel nocturnal lol.
thanks for the tips. i’ll be sure to try them.
My internal clock’s forever broken..
i read all these things and they seem to be very posotive. ive
had sleeping problems on and off agian my whole life and im only
15. I feel when i go to sleep im thinking about sleep and getting
distressed when i cant fall asleep. I will try this tonight and i
hope it will work because exhuastion is not a great thing to deal
with. I also dont want to take medication because i think it will
be harmful to my body and i dont want to become dependent on it.. i
want sleep to come natural.
thank you agian
If they become scary, open your eyes and get out of bed. There
may be other issues in your life causing you to see frightening
things.
i have been suffering from horrible sleep patterns , i will fall
asleep quick but once i wake for a pee or a drink of water thats it
for sleep , my mind kicks in and takes over for all the rest of the
nite toss and turn and jewels im 45 aswell and sleep pills dont
work either its a viscious circle i want to end with the help of
this forum and practicing new methods of falling asleep , and as
they say the older a person gets less sleep it requires lol i dont
beleive that so gl all and ill try my best with a new approach,
mike
Morgan – exercising and doing homework just before bed is likely
a cause. Stimulating your mind like that is going to keep it
extremely active. Try having a bath with some aromatherapy
(something nice smelling in the bath, or just a warm bubbly bath)
after the homework – it’ll take 30 minutes of the time
you’d spend lying awake anyway (since you obviously
can’t quit cross country or homework). See if that helps!
Better to get 4-5 hours sleep than none, even though at your age
you need a lot more.
How much you eat has nothing to do with how much you gain
weight. Don’t ever believe all the rubbish that says you have
to eat more to gain weight. You gain weight through your mentality.
A thinking/worrying mind will never gain weight no matter how much
you eat. Whereas a calm, relaxed and cheerful mind will always have
a tendency to gain weight regardless of how much they eat. You must
have noticed this yourself why some people always tend to gain
weight even if they eat less.
thank you so much for these tips. i am going to try all of them.
i am an insomniac. the latest i have stayed up is 12:00PM in the
afternoon. i kno, pretty bad. i an going to try EVERY SINGLE TIP
till i fall asleep ^.^
Another important point to keep in mind is that your meditation
practice is not just limited to these sitting practices. They are
just preparatory exercises to make you more and more aware in your
day to day activities. The goal of meditation is to be aware and to
be conscious of whatever you do, each and every moment. Walking,
bathing, brushing, eating. Just watch and be aware. Whatever you
do, do it consciously and with complete awareness.
I’m a little shocked by the age of most of the kids that
have replied. I am 45 and I have horrible insomnia. When I was a
teenager I slept like a baby. Now I’m completely addicted to
sleeping medications. Ambien, prosom, alternating every month or so
from one to the other due to the fact that I build up tolerance.
Before any of you start medications, please read what they do to
your body. Ambien can cause pain in your joints, muscles, not to
mention all the other side effects. I am on this page because I am
hoping to be able to come off the medications somehow. I am going
to try the suggestions from this page and I hope some of the
younger ones searching will really give some of these ideas a try
and never go to the medication. It may not seem like it now, but
you will regret it when you are my age and can barely walk!
Sincerely….Jewels
The list goes on I’m afraid. I’m dreadfully OCD
about this stuff.
Dear,
Sir,
Inititally i had depression i could not control my thoughts so i
went to a physciatrist his therapy is like he induces energy .But
once after going to him i lost my natural ability to sleep.It is
now 1year since i am facing this problem.
I tried homeopathy medicnices and allopathy medicines but they were
of no use .As homepathy being the best way to cure the problems am
still using them .
My idea is to take homeopathy medicines so that i dont worry about
sleep .Because i know i will get sleep.once i start sleeping i will
parallely start meditation will that really help.
As far as my knowledge is concerned its only because of anxiousness
about sleep i am unable to sleep .Will meditation solve my problem
i have great will to meditate come out of this problem .
How much time does it take to restore normal sleeping pattern ?
please suggest me.
Will meditation help me?
This does work for me on some occasions. Not all, but it is
certainly a method I encourage people to try, even if it is just
making stories up in your mind’s eye.
hi, I have a problem with my sleep, it seems no matter how early
i go to bed, I wake up unrefreshed in the morning, often I start to
fall asleep around 10 am at my desk in work and also later in the
afternoon, I often sleep for a good 8 – 10 hours but am always
tired, i do wake several times in the night but not always and not
usually for long. I am feeling more and more depressed as it is
very hard work just to get through the day at the moment, Do you
have any suggestions?
Hello i am 11 years of age i i have both sleep anxiety and
insomnia disorder. it’s sucks to have this i have tried
everything that doesn’t cost or having to go to a
psychiatrist or what ever thir called anyways plz help me.
I think you can never be sure whether there are actually more
young people visiting the site, more young people leaving a message
or actually lots of young people suffering from insomnia!
Aaron, the goal of meditation is indeed to relax. And the
quality of sleep improves once you are relaxed. However, using
meditation with a desire, like need to fall asleep, defeats the
entire purpose. Here’s my sincere suggestion:
And if you can’t sleep at night and you wake
early in the morning and your weight fluctuates, or you feel tire
all the time and you not really interested in any activities, then
you may have depression.
The first thing you need to do before trying anything meditative
is ensuring your environment is suited to your sleeping needs.
i am 16 years old and i suffer from insomnia. i have cross
country practice every day until about six, and then i come home
and do homework until about 11 at night. then, when i lay down to
go to bed, i lay there for at least 3 hours. i go through breathing
techniques, meditation, music, and reading, but nothing helps. and,
once i fall asleep, i usually wake up at least twice a night. then
it is school again at 5:30. i dont have time to get a full night
sleep, but the little time i do have between 11 and 5:30 is wasted
laying awake in bed. i cannot take sleeping pills, so i need a
natural solution. please help me. i cannot even function anymore,
im too tired.
hey thanx for the advise i am 15 years old and i dont want to
take pills or anything like that cause it could be harmfull to me
and thanx i will try these escersizes for better sleep and i need
it
Just relax and sleep! You are just fine!
Hi. I’m taylor. I’m 15, and since about 5 years ago,
my sleeping patterns have been changing drastically. Some nights I
can sleep for 10 or more hours and feel even more tired than
before. But then there’s nghts like these when it takes hours
to go to sleep. Then I’ll go to sleep for a good forty five
minutes. Now I’ve been up for two and a half hours.
I’ve tried so many different things to help, and none work.
Some things to know: I go to physical therapy for my knee injury
twice a week, I can’t play soccer anymore, which used to be
the thing that calmed me down. Could that possibly be why I
can’t sleep? Thanks so much.