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[Willco]

Okay, so here's the deal.

For the past week or two, I feel incredibly tired around 8 to 9 PM at night, but it's usually too early to go to sleep since I have schoolwork or what have you.

So right when I decide to go to bed, ususally between 10:30 PM to midnight, I'm wide fucking awake and completely alert, and my body will stay that way until dawn. I can't get any damn sleep anymore.

... What the hell is going on?

 

[hXc_thugg]

Sounds like...death.

But seriously, I have this problem too. I feel really tired in the afternoon around 2 or 3 and could easily go to sleep. I don't because I want to be able to sleep at night, but then I don't. It's terrible, really.

 

[BobbyRobby]

My brother, who has a sleeping disorder, recently went to a Sleep Clinic, and had people observe him while sleeping. They gave him a machine that constantly blows air into his nose, and he sleeps much better now.

Before it became illegal, he used to take GHB. There weren't any negative side effects either. A pity that people use it to rape girls.

 

[luxsol]

What time do you usually wake up? Sounds like you messed up with your "internal clock"

What i do to fix that is just stay up 36-38 hours and go to sleep at an hour i think is reasonable.

Like say... I wake up normally at 9am and normally would go to sleep at 12am. Instead I find myself not feeling tired until 5-6am so I stay awake the entire day. At around 11pm, I go to bed and in five or ten minutes I'm sound asleep. Great way to reset my clock.

You'll really feel tired at around 18-20 hours of staying awake, but you need to fight it or else you'll be stuck staying up until the sun comes up. After 23-26 hours of staying awake you'll feel normal and can easily stay up until whatever time you want to sleep at.

 

[Pfucata]

Read up on "sleep hygeine." That'll help you retrain your internal clock.

 

[luxsol]

http://www.vh.org/adult/patient/psychiatry/sleephygiene/

Do:

1. Go to bed at the same time each day.
2. Get up from bed at the same time each day.
3. Get regular exercise each day, preferably in the morning. There is good evidence that regular exercise improves restful sleep. This includes stretching and aerobic exercise.
4. Get regular exposure to outdoor or bright lights, especially in the late afternoon.
5. Keep the temperature in your bedroom comfortable.
6. Keep the bedroom quiet when sleeping.

LIES!!!
I either have an mp3 player booming or softly playing in order to sleep. I can't sleep if there isn't constant noise. Rain is the only natural thing that will keep my radio/TV/stereo off. Supposedly the best thing to fall asleep to is the white noise from a TV emiting static. But who can after watching Poltergeist?

7. Keep the bedroom dark enough to facilitate sleep.
8. Use your bed only for sleep and sex.
9. Take medications as directed. Its is often helpful to take prescribed sleeping pills one hour before bedtime, so they are causing drowsiness when you lie down, or 10 hours before getting up, to avoid daytime drowsiness.
10. Use a relaxation exercise just before going to sleep.
* Muscle relaxation, imagery, massage, warm bath, etc.
11. Keep your feet and hands warm. Wear warm socks and/or mittens or gloves to bed.

Eleven speaks the truth, ever try going to sleep with cold feet/toes or hands? Since i was 7 or 8 I've had a habit of always keeping my hands under the covers no matter what. To this day I can't go to sleep if my hands are exposed. Only exception is when i fall asleep sitting down.

 

[Mama Smurf]

I've had this for as long as I can remember. It's just getting a second wind as far as I'm concerned, never thought there was anything strange about it.

It is annoying though, especially when people want me to go out at around 8 or 9. I feel really tired and say no, then by 10 I'm regretting it. Well i used to, I do my best to ignore the feeling now as I know it'll go away.

 

[FoneBone]

http://www.vh.org/adult/patient/psychiatry/sleephygiene/
Supposedly the best thing to fall asleep to is the white noise from a TV emiting static. But who can after watching Poltergeist?

Or The Ring. Static is creepy.

 

[luxsol]

I've had this for as long as I can remember. It's just getting a second wind as far as I'm concerned, never thought there was anything strange about it.

Heh, my mom calls it "spooking the sleep."

It's not bad, but if it's affecting someone that much just do as i said. There maybe easier ways to do it (getting bored out of your mind/doing something to get lethargic) supposedly, but your mileage may vary. Reading in bed, drinking warm milk, etc. School books are great for making me sleepy.

 

[snaildog]

It's funny, but I can always sleep if I'm holding a book, with my hand in the middle of it keeping the place. I always go to sleep easily after reading for a while, and sometimes I just grab my book and don't even read it so I can sleep.

 

[MIMIC]

I'm experiencing the same thing (hence my very presence ...I'm finishing up some homework). In my psych class, I've learned that this is just the result of a lack of regular sleep...when it all boils down.

Your circadian rhythm is fucked up.