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Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 6:15 am
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dresslikeinuyasha Unfortunately, it takes me forever to get any and that is definitely a not a good thing on school days. I've tried everything I can think of but my body won't let me fall asleep until around midnight when I have to get up at 6:00am almost everyday. I know six hours is not nearly enough sleep but I can't do anything! I've tried drinking milk, reading, and relaxing my whole body but nothing works! I'm always exhausted, I can't practice properly in the morning (I'm on the colorguard team) and I'm always hitting myself with my flag. I really need sleep. Any suggestions?
well, it could be an issue of insomnia.. which is a medical condition. but before jumping to that conclusion, I would suggest, on top of relaxing your body as you lay down to sleep, concentrate on your breathing. it could be that your mind is too active and wont shut up, and if you have issues going on in your life that trouble or excite you, the feelings the issues incite could be keeping your attention rivited on the chatter going on in your mind about it.
I find, when my mind is too chatty and wont shut up, if I focus all my attention on my breath... on each inhale and each exhale.. I will gently fall asleep. and when you notice the chatter in your head again, gently bring it back to notice your breathing. dont concentrate on anything but that. it's actually a basic technique of meditation in buddhism. I've found it very calming and stimulating both at the same time.
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:33 am
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i'd say follow calypsophia's breathing suggestion: take a deep breath, hold it it a few seconds, and gently let it out: breath in trhu ur nose, let it out thru ur mouth. if that doesn't work, then try this; it's a relaxation technique, u said u'd tried relaxing but i dunno what technique u used, so i'll suggest the one taught to me in a stress management class: tensing ur muscles, and then letting go. but not the whole body at the beggining. take it little by little: tense ur face, relax. tense ur shoulders, relax. tense ur arms, relax. then chest, abdomen, legs, feet, and finally the whole body together. u can do it several times [i think...i'll have to ask sweatdrop ]. i find that it really helps. they told me to put soothing music and to focus on my breathing at the same time. also, to picture myself in a relaxing place...this last one doesn't really work for me, but it might for u. so just give it a try.
if not, u can try changing the position u r sleeping, change ur pillow, the sheets on the bed...stuff like that. or, i dunno if u exercise during the day, but perhaps some exercising [aerobics, something to make u sweat, heck, dancing like crazy for a bit] might help. my psychologist told me to try that, perhaps it could work for u.
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Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 10:55 am
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:17 pm
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:24 pm
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 5:23 pm
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