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And yes, Boris is talking in third person again. No really. I hate this. I haven't slept more than 5 hours a night for the past 2 weeks. And I'm not tired. And my medicine isn't helping.
*goes off to try and fall asleep again*
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Seriously, i sleep each night around 5 hours too. But I understand the reality is i want to not stop the day. I don't want to go to the next day. It's not really in my conscience (i hope it is the same term in english than in french) but unconscient. I think it is a hided remind of the famous black fear. Obscurity is all around us, and oppress us. Victor Hugo wrote a good text about that in "Les travailleurs de la mer". The chapter is named "Sub Umbra".
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I'm right there with you. I stayed up so late finishing up some assignments and studying that I figured it wasn't worth it to go to sleep - the kids will all be up in a few hours anyway.
So, I've been up all night - it's 5:11 am, and the kids will be getting out of bed in about 45 minutes.
No sense going to sleep now.
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I can sympathise - I've had insomnia for the past 2 years and it's driving me insane!
Some things which apparently help. (They haven't worked for me but worth a try?) Lettuce - Apparently eating lettuce before you go to bed helps. Not reading before bed. Make sure your bed covers aren't too heavy. Try a new pillow. Drink milk before bed. Don't exercise right before sleeping - The best time is in the morning. Think about waterfalls (there was some national survey - Apparently it's the most sleep inducing thing to think about!) Read the highway code, (nearly nearly worked for me!) If all that fails - I second the big hammer approach. Posts: 77 | Registered: Mar 2005
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Actually, I bought a completely new bed about 6 months ago. Didn't help much (Though my back isn't quite so screwed up anymore).
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Something my roommate did back when we were staying at the barracks in Cheatham Annex was NyQuil. If you use it, don't take too late. Tends to...ah....at least on me I usually sleep longer than normal periods using this. So I usually do this when it's about 7ish, 8ish.
But who am I kidding? I get 3 hours a sleep almost every night. Except when I go underway. Then I get less.
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Turkey contains a very powerful (relatively) natural sedative. Eat a bunch of turkey and you'll find yourself nodding off in no time. Whenever I'm having trouble sleeping I just drink a bunch of milk and eat a bunch of turkey, and I'm out before I can count to 1000 Posts: 3295 | Registered: Jun 2004
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