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  • iWantKickers

    17 February 2012 at 23:51

    RECIPE FOR SLEEP?!

     

    I can't sleep! Does anyone know a recipe for sleep? P.S. Don't say count sheep :P
  • pandapanda

    18 February 2012 at 16:40

     

    Counting sheep doesn't work what-so-ever.

    Anyway, try having a bath just before you go to bed, put bed socks on so you're warm, read a book, because it gets you relaxed and when you're tired of reading it's easier to sleep. If you have worries, then just lock them away for the night, it'll clear your head. If you have a ipod or something, download a app, i have one that i can put beach sounds on and the waves relax me, my mum is always trying to convince me to let her have it! haha, or listen to the radio quietly.

    Anyway, good luck, thats all i can think of at the moment :)
  • Chelseapoppet

    19 February 2012 at 14:57

     

     Try shutting your eyes and counting down from 200 while listening to some quiet music that you like 
  • ForgottenPromises

    19 February 2012 at 21:39

     

    Hi! If you have a lot of thoughts going around in your head, this is what I do to relax. I imagine a door in my head which I open, and then I put in there everything that's worrying me or whatever. Then I lock it so that none of the thoughts can get out again, so then I feel more relaxed.

    I hope this helps :)
  • avengedsevenfold111

    25 February 2012 at 21:48

     
    Chelseapoppet - 19 February 2012 at 14:57

     

     Try shutting your eyes and counting down from 200 while listening to some quiet music that you like 

     

    That helps me too :D

    And, i love load music, which is really tempting to listen to but if i listen to it before trying to sleep, its take me longer, so i gradually put on softer and slower beat songs!

    Also try the more exercise you have during the day, the easier sleeping should be (just so long as you don't exercise right before bed coz that has the opposite effect!)

    I find drinking more water throughout the day helps me too :) x
  • rockingpossum

    26 February 2012 at 09:12

     
    iWantKickers - 17 February 2012 at 23:51

     

    I can't sleep! Does anyone know a recipe for sleep? P.S. Don't say count sheep :P

     

     Try listening to RobertMiles- Children full length

    It's so relaxing and quite long. There is a little bit of drumming at 2 min but its good

    Hope i helped
  • TheMadCatLady

    19 March 2012 at 16:13

     

     My mum tells me to do this thing that helps. Basically, you lay in bed, get completely comfy then you lay still like that. You go through your body slowly, starting at the toes, and relax each bit, and after a while you're normally asleep if you concentrate :)
  • Quiet_Defiance

    21 March 2012 at 15:43

     

    What helps me because I am a massive film lover, I recite the words and picture a film in my head. If this does not work try to read a little. But if there's one thing you should do when trying to get to sleep it would have to be... Turning your lights off because it realises hormones into your blood stream that helps you sleep. Hope this helps.
  • Stormcloud

    22 March 2012 at 20:17

     

    These all sounds like great ideas! I often find I can't sleep if I have a lot on my mind or something I really need to remember, so I'd reccomend writing down anything important on a piece of paper so you don't have to worry about forgetting, I also often have really good ideas when I'm trying to get to sleep, so I find having a piece of paper where I can quickly jot them down before I forget helps in that way too. Once you've layed all your worries and buzzing thoughts to rest, you should find it a little easier to sleep.

    Oh, and, have you tried shutting your eyes? It seems obvious, but often you try and get to sleep whilst still having your eyes open and looking around the room, something as simple as remembering to close them could help. ;D

    Good Luck! 
  • Dragon_Heart_Girl

    03 June 2012 at 18:39

     

    ~If you drink coffee or cola maybe cut down a bit.

    ~If you dont drink coffee or a lot a of cola rub olive oil into your eyes. I know it sounds weird but it works for me. A quick, hot shower before you go to bed helps too.
  • PuppEtM0nSter

    05 June 2012 at 15:05

     

    As Pandapanda suggested you could read a book.

     Well being busy during the day, doing lots of moving and activities makes your body more tired.

    Room temperature helps believe it or not. What you could is make it colder in your room or open up a window, jsut make sure it's not windy.

    Drink some milk before you get to bed. Preferable warm.

    Have a nice warm bath.

    Every night get into a routine when you go to sleep at the same time every night.

    Sweet dreams xxx

     

     

     
  • yellowsubmarine11

    05 June 2012 at 19:17

     

    maybe burn some nice incense you can get ones that help relieve insomnia. it's really annoying not being able to sleep but if you can kind of distract yourself from paying attention to being annoyed (if that makes sense!) it really helps. good luck! :) xx
  • Minecraftfan

    07 June 2012 at 10:42

     
    iWantKickers - 17 February 2012 at 23:51

     

    I can't sleep! Does anyone know a recipe for sleep? P.S. Don't say count sheep :P

     

    The university or Surrey has proven that counting sheep doesn't work because it just frustrates you.  You should try finding a position in bed you are the most comfortable in, have a gentle light in your room. It always helps me! 
  • georgie07

    09 June 2012 at 23:12

     

    camomile tea about an hour before you go to sleep. If you don't like the taste put a teaspoon of honey in it. It really helps xx
  • sparkles23

    12 July 2012 at 00:04

     

    If it's because of worries that you can't sleep (which is why it is for me) my person who helps me at camhs said to imagine your head is like a train station and the worrying thoughts are like the trains that come into the station. Then youre to imagine the worrying thought (the train) pulls away and leaves the station again like its onto the next part of its journey. Don't know if that makes sense tbh.  Hee hee. Good luck! :) x

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