What do you do when you can't sleep?

[littleironhorse]

Well, I just finished washing the dishes (I know, I should have done them earlier but I was procrastinating).

And right now I’m waiting for the stove cleaning solution (Easy-Off) to be ready to be wiped off… should be good in about 15 minutes.

[Hannah]

I surf the web XD (surprised?)
Sometimes I will watch something on Netflix – if I am trying to sleep, I try to keep it light and happy, so I can fall asleep to it if necessary.
If that doesn’t work, I play games – simple online games generally put my mind in a more hypnotic state, which eventually leads to me being able to crawl into bed and sleep!

If all else fails, there’s always the Windstone forums ;D

Commission spots are currently closed! Please message me for details.
Please visit My Webpage to see my art and PYO's that I've done in the past!

[Kim]

I tend to stay up late online researching, watching videos and documentaries but when I do want to fall asleep I sometimes take a melatonin pill (a natural supplement you can get at the drug store which dissolves under your tongue) and it puts me to sleep within 20-30 min. and helps me have a good deep sleep all night.

Looking for rainbow or pink & teal grab bags!

[fatalbeauty]

thinking about a movie from beginning to end the best I can seems to help…

also deep breathing tends to help too…

4 things I'm looking for:
1. Mother Meerkat or the new one Melody is working on
2. production color Sitting Young Oriental dragons to be made in more colors besides VF, Brimstone would be awesome!
3. Female Griffin – Siamese with White
4. September Raffle Prize 2022 AHD Male Griffin

[Grayfire_artz]

I read or knit. Usually I take benidril, valarian or zzqqil when I can’t sleep….right now though it’s hot out and my allergies suck…so sleep is not my friend …

[dragonmedley]

Fairway Solitaire on the iPad.

Bonne nuit!

Read my books! Volume 1 and 2 of A Dragon Medley are available now.
http://www.sarahjestin.com/mybooks.htm
I host the feedback lists, which are maintained by drag0nfeathers.
http://www.sarahjestin.com/feedbacklists.htm

[littleironhorse]

I’m not sure what time zone everyone is in, but DM… You’re up early! 😉

[dragonmedley]

I’m not sure what time zone everyone is in, but DM… You’re up early! 😉

Nah, I’m at work – though I do start at 7:30.

Read my books! Volume 1 and 2 of A Dragon Medley are available now.
http://www.sarahjestin.com/mybooks.htm
I host the feedback lists, which are maintained by drag0nfeathers.
http://www.sarahjestin.com/feedbacklists.htm

[littleironhorse]

I’m not sure what time zone everyone is in, but DM… You’re up early! 😉

Nah, I’m at work – though I do start at 7:30.

:O

[Falcolf]

I usually try to read until I pass out, but it doesn’t always work, especially if the book is really holding my attention or I haven’t read it before. Generally if I’m reading fiction or one of my manuscripts I’m kind of shooting myself in the foot. I try not to read manuscripts before bed because whenever I see a typo I can’t resist the seething itch to fix it which keeps me awake! (Any movement on my part wakes me up, which is why I keep my reading light really close to my bed. I also have a USB rechargeable flash light for that.) If I’m smart, (which I’m not about 90% of the time) I’ll read a horse blog or some other non-fiction. Nothing causes me to lose interest or get distracted faster than non-fiction haha! (Don’t get me wrong, if animals are involved it’ll hold my attention, just the likelihood of my passing out while reading it if I am tired is much higher than if it was fiction.)

That’s pretty much all I do. Sometimes if I’m really desperate I’ll take melatonin or Rescue Remedy (especially if my anxiety is acting up) but usually I just read. I’m terrible at falling asleep without some reading material – if I don’t have a book to read I’m usually (mentally, silently) muttering to myself, conceptualizing story parts. The best thing for insomnia I’ve found is just getting up earlier in the day so that I get tired enough to pass out at a decent time instead of 2 am!

I’ve also been known to browse this forum at an ungodly hour haha. 😀

Check out my finished artwork at http://falcolf.deviantart.com/ and my sketch/studio blog at http://rosannapbrost.tumblr.com/

Excellent!

[Trava]

I learned to meditate a few years ago. My instructor told us that the awkward positions and poses were to keep us from falling asleep since brains prefer sleeping to meditation. Ever since then I try meditating while comfortable when I can’t sleep. It usually works.

[Author]

Posts