But anyway, don't try too hard..sometimes the best way to handle thing is to accept it the way it is
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But anyway, don't try too hard..sometimes the best way to handle thing is to accept it the way it is
Hello Simon!
In my work I meet a lot of people that have problem with sleeping. One thing that might help is to check how much coffee, the or Coca cola (or anything else with caffeine - is that how you spell i?) you drink. Try to not drink anything with caffeine for a couple of days. If you have a habit of drinking alot of this stuff you might get a headache for a couple of days from caffeine abstinense. When your not “addicted” to it any more you can drink some – but never after dinnertime. Caffeine also raises anxiety levels - so the combination of studying al night for an exam and drinking coffee/energy drinks is really not a good combo. Hot milk with honey works, something to do with hormones. Breathing exercises for relaxation might work. In Sweden there are cd´s with exercises you can buy – there probably are in Canada as well. There are a lot of selfhelp books in the librarys and pages on the internet.
Most of the time sleeping problems are not harmful at all, even if it feels really bad. When your body needs sleep in order to not get hurt you will sleep, wether you want it or not :-). But if none if the advice given works, and you can´t find anything that causes your sleep problem (such as living in a noisy student dorm) it might be good to consult a doctor. Feel free to PM me if you want.
Love, Isagel
Lavender is a great relaxing scent. I read somewhere of a public speaker who used to daub lavender water on a handkerchief and smell it before she got on stage to calm her nerves.Quote:
Originally posted by subterranean
Here's what I do to solve this problem..i burnt incense..yes that aromatic stick can be very helpfull. Certain special odor can really put you to sleep, and it's 100 safe.
I also have sleeping problem, I mean i sleep too darn much..how to cure this anyway?
Sub, if you ever find the cure for your sleeping problem, let me know. My husband gets really annoyed with me when I sleep through my alarm. I just don't hear it! I've even heard of Isagel's cure for insomnia so I do the opposite. I drink entirely too much coffee. Even if I have a few cups right before going to bed, it doesn't phase me.
Hello Shea!
I do not know how much you sleep. If you can sleep as much as you want - how much do you sleep? Different people need different amounts - between 8-10 hours might be considerd "normal". If you do not wake up by your alarm clock you probably do not get enough sleep on a regular basis compared to what you need. Do not drink coffee - it´ll just ruin your sleep rythm and make your sleep less effective.
For all the women here that feel tired I would advice to check the iron level of the blood. It is very usual with low levels, that might make you drowsy and give you problems with concentration, as well as making it easier for you to get colds.
Oh, and that coffee (and thea) "eats" iron.
Oh - now I´m starting to sound like a doctor. Sorry :-).
I´ll just get back to work.
I know my iron level is way down, and I know that I need to drink less coffee, but I tend to be even more tired without it. I go on binges, I'll drink coffee mostly during semesters but when there's a break, I tend to drink herbal teas. There are times when I just need something hot to drink because I get cold a lot.
Sadly I don't have time to sleep for what my body apparently needs. On my days off I can sleep 12+ hours easy. Who has time for that!:(
not to be a pain in the tukus, but would you consider taking an iron supplement? please!!! :)
(also, it might be a good idea to get a panel done (iron, hematocrit, hemoglobin, platelet count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate...) so your doctor can determine if you have anemia, and if so what kind.)
It's odd but I don't drink any coffee, which is a real accomplishment, or any kinds of soda, instead I am a hot chocolate addict. I've been running before bed and then coming back and drinking tea which seems to have helped (I also turned in that huge research essay). My neighbor has the same problem as Shea and Sub, she sleeps all the time, and she went to the doctor and they gave her iron supplements and various kinds of vitamins, but she still sleeps constantly.
did she get a comprehensive panel? and malaise doesn't nec. have to be due to anemia, that's just a good place to start. but anemia doesn't have to be iron related, either; there are various types.
I will shea..and let me knoe too if you find the cure for our sleeping problem..The thing is i feel like i have wasted so many times coz of it..sometimes few pages already put me too sleep. and I get tired of coffee, didnt work either and i get nervous coz of it...Quote:
Originally posted by Shea
Sub, if you ever find the cure for your sleeping problem, let me know. My husband gets really annoyed with me when I sleep through my alarm. I just don't hear it! I've even heard of Isagel's cure for insomnia so I do the opposite. I drink entirely too much coffee. Even if I have a few cups right before going to bed, it doesn't phase me.
tried and true: get online and chat with friends and post on literature forums until you pass out on your keyboard.
Fool, you are wise. Hey that didn't sound right.
Simon, you may consider running in the morning as opposed to before bed. If I run in the morning, I feel great all day; if I run in the evening it takes me at least 4 hours to wind down enough to get to sleep.
Shea, I’m with amuse. Get some iron. In the last year of her life, my mother went from a relatively lofty 5’2” to around 4’4” due primarily to osteoporosis which lead to some very painful compression fractures in her vertebrae. She was only 59. She told me that if she could pass anything along, it would be to tell every woman to get a bone density check early, and to keep their iron intake up.
ouch.
Same thing is happening to my Grandma, and it seems as though every week she breaks her hip again.
"No one gets outta here alive"
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