Insomnia again

Trying so hard to sleep but cant. If anyone is up and wants to talk that would be greatly appreciated!

[kinikia95]

I know the feeling. I'm here.

[Hidden in reply to kinikia95]

I've been trying so hard ugh! What time is it where you are?

[kinikia95 in reply to Hidden]

5:34am

[Hidden in reply to kinikia95]

You're an hour ahead of me. Last night I fell asleep around midnight and woke up around 10 (I was really sleep deprived) so i think I overdid it with sleep, alcohol, and coffee yesterday too.

How are you? Lol

[kinikia95 in reply to Hidden]

So you should feel super awesome. I may be drinking wine which affects my mood I slept all day, my sleep is off. My work messes with my sleep.

[kinikia95 in reply to kinikia95]

Anywoo, what's up with you?

[Hidden in reply to kinikia95]

I've literally been messing around on my phone all night. Tried falling asleep around 1 but it was no use 😑

[Bekay in reply to Hidden]

Stupid phones .Did you ever hear how 2or 3 people changed the way billion of people live.

[Hidden in reply to Bekay]

What do you mean?

[Bekay in reply to Hidden]

I mean the guys that invented apple phones, Facebook, and all the media stuff life ain't what it used to be, like when I was a kid you did an call anyone until you got home ,the phone was on the wall, it didn't go with you. And you couldn't ask google nothing it didn't exist.

[Hidden in reply to kinikia95]

I had a few drinks midday so the effects wore off well before nighttime unfortunately. I thought I'd sleep well tonight since I did so much work earlier too.

Do you work overnights?

[Hidden in reply to kinikia95]

You can't sleep either?

[Hidden]

Hello 👋

I didn't sleep last night, now it's 10:20 am but I feel ok, I'll be very tired later on.

Is it over thinking that is keeping you awake?

I have a few things to do but I can talk at the same time.

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

I'm not necessarily anxious overthinking but I just can't sleep or get comfortable

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Just one of those nights then. What do you usually do to pass the time when you can't sleep?

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Usually read or something, maybe watch tv or bake something. Tonight I've just been on my phone all night, I know the light keeps you awake, bad habit, but I'm staying at my grandparents place for a few days and didnt want to wake anyone

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

I do same except I don't bake during the night. What do you bake?

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Usually peanut butter or sugar cookies because thats usually all i have ingredients for lol

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Lol

And does it turn out good?

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Oh yes! Lol

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

I try to bake bread sometimes but it doesn't always work out lol any tips?

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

I've never made bread, usually just the frozen stuff that just has to rise then cook. My mom has a good ssourdough rexipe though. I should attempt it

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Give it a go and if it doesn't turn out like a brick then you will have done better than me 😀

[kinikia95]

I'm in US eastern standard 5:33am

[Bekay]

Ya,time to get up now ,rise and shine it's almost 6:00am

Bekay

[Hidden in reply to Bekay]

When I was in high school I would always fall asleep around 10:30 and wake up at 6 every day and feel great. I miss that so much. Even with 8 hours of sleep I always feel like death

[kinikia95]

They say not to watch tv but I found the sleep timer. It's on even the oldest tvs but I had to make myself use it. It sounds simple but it really works. Also my kindle has a "blue shade" option.

[Hidden in reply to kinikia95]

What's the blue shade option? I wish I still had Netflix because watching Bob Ross always helped me sleep! Interesting and relaxing and he has such a soothing voice. It's silly but it really worked

[Bekay in reply to Hidden]

He was good

[kinikia95 in reply to Hidden]

I still have netflix but its garbage. Dont' miss it. You can find bob ross on youtube for free.

[Finglas-Boy]

Can't promi to always be around when you guys are but I'll always respond immediately I get any msg. Since my brain injury my sleep pattern has gone totally out of the window. It's like working shifts but I've the luxury of being able to work from home when necessary which plays its part in tiring my little grey cells!

[Hidden in reply to Finglas-Boy]

Those little grey cells do need tiring 😀

[Liam1369]

Hi, if you want good sleep at night then it's very important what you do during the day to no surprise.

You need to get your circadian stable again.

Best thing you can do is go for a walk/jog for 20 minutes around 7-8am in the morning. Morning/early day sunshine and just being in sunshine or daylight during the day is very important for the release of melatonin later in the day which induces the desire to rest and sleep.

People often skip the hardwork and take melatonin supplements which is from cow piss. However, getting your body naturally balanced and working right again is the best thing to do.

It's not an instant fix either but expect good results in a weeks time.

[Finglas-Boy]

Having no sleep pattern works for me in many ways. My work is on a "Total-Flexi" basis in that I'm contracted to a 47.5 hr week & how those are accrued is entirely up to me. So if I can't sleep @ 3 am I can go down to my desk, switch on the laptop & tackle a project. Any hrs I work over can be taken as paid or time in lieu so worked right it can amount to a day off each month.