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alphatarget1

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this is going 2 days in a row, slept at 12 and woke up at earlier than 6, SOMETHING is bothering me, i just don't know what it is but i need to deal with this asap i have a big midterm tomorrow morning and this kind of sleep won't do it. my friend has told me to not think too much about some stuff but i just can't help it....

no alcohol here to put me to sleep either since it's not allowed and i can't buy them anyway
 
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Looney

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Welcome to the club.. i've used both alcohol and nyquil... heck, i'm drunk most nights so i can at least get 3-4 hrs of sleep, but i still can't seem to get a full night of sleep.
 
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spaceman

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6 hours is sufficient.
thats roughly what i get every night..then a post work siesta(or if i am not working..a ~3pm siesta)
that hour or so nap does wonders for me.
maybe you are just an early riser.
 
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4Lclovergirl

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Chances are what's bothering you is your midterm! Just study and feel confident about it. Try nyquill or some kind of PM meds or unisom if youhave to.

Good luck on the midterm!
 
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Azraele

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my friend has told me to not think too much about some stuff but i just can't help it....
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Sounds like you do know what's bothering you. Try tackling the problem in small steps. Or talking about it.
 
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psydancerqt

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work out the problem as much as you can... or write down what you plan to do about it after your exam so that you can concentrate on doing your best. you wont do as well if you are worried about something other than your studies.
 
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Moonbeam

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A long time ago I got woken up by a barking neighbor's dog. I opened the window and started screaming at it to shut up, sort of to give the neighbor a bit of a demonstration, so to speak. Well I got to thinking that was kind of stupid, to let something as stupid as awakening from a barking dog combined with a fear of lack of sleep affect me, so after that whenever something wakes me up, I completely ignore it. If I can't sleep I ignore it. I mean by ignore it that I simply don't let it matter at all. Asleep or awake, what difference does it make. What do I care if I'm tired. What do I care if a dog barks. Who says I'm important or that what happens to me is important. I am a nobody. Now I sleep like a baby till I get awakened. Then I'm awake. I fall asleep in moments now because I won't go to bed, no matter what time it is, till I absolutely can't stay awake. Sleep is the brother of death.

It's hard to say if just telling you this can make a difference for you, but the secret for me was that my notion that I needed sleep, Had to have sleep, got to get to sleep, got to succeed, work efficiently, take tests rested and all the other unexamined rot I was feeding myself was making me self important to myself, creating a box out of my reality, and an anxiety that needed conquering. I needed to loose, not win. Dogs can wake me up. It's probably something us chimpanzees are born with. Instead of throwing a banana at the dog, eat it and smile. Chimpanzees have an endless ability to amuse themselves.
 
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Hoober

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Originally posted by: Moonbeam
A long time ago I got woken up by a barking neighbor's dog. I opened the window and started screaming at it to shut up, sort of to give the neighbor a bit of a demonstration, so to speak. Well I got to thinking that was kind of stupid, to let something as stupid as awakening from a barking dog combined with a fear of lack of sleep affect me, so after that whenever something wakes me up, I completely ignore it. If I can't sleep I ignore it. I mean by ignore it that I simply don't let it matter at all. Asleep or awake, what difference does it make. What do I care if I'm tired. What do I care if a dog barks. Who says I'm important or that what happens to me is important. I am a nobody. Now I sleep like a baby till I get awakened. Then I'm awake. I fall asleep in moments now because I won't go to bed, no matter what time it is, till I absolutely can't stay awake. Sleep is the brother of death.

It's hard to say if just telling you this can make a difference for you, but the secret for me was that my notion that I needed sleep, Had to have sleep, got to get to sleep, got to succeed, work efficiently, take tests rested and all the other unexamined rot I was feeding myself was making me self important to myself, creating a box out of my reality, and an anxiety that needed conquering. I needed to loose, not win. Dogs can wake me up. It's probably something us chimpanzees are born with. Instead of throwing a banana at the dog, eat it and smile. Chimpanzees have an endless ability to amuse themselves.
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:confused:
 
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AstIsis

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Do something physical..it helps me sleep.

NOTE: For all the pervs out there I mean running, swimming, or playing tennis! :D ;)
 
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Hoober

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Originally posted by: Moonbeam
I see Hoober is easily amused.
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Usually.

Regardless, most of the time I actually have to sit and think for a minute about what you just posted. That was one of those times.
 
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Hoober

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I still say that face looks more like a constipated Simpson than it does a confused anybody.
 
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Yax

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Originally posted by: Hoober
I still say that face looks more like a constipated Simpson than it does a confused anybody.
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Now how does this help Kenleung sleep?

I like moonbeams idea of just staying awake as long as you can then go to bed and sleep like a baby for a few days. Ken, you're still in school so its not like you have a job to lose. Just party, party, party, play, run, be a kid, make grass or something till you're soooo tired you can't stay awake.
 
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TheNinja

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Originally posted by: Moonbeam
A long time ago I got woken up by a barking neighbor's dog. I opened the window and started screaming at it to shut up, sort of to give the neighbor a bit of a demonstration, so to speak. Well I got to thinking that was kind of stupid, to let something as stupid as awakening from a barking dog combined with a fear of lack of sleep affect me, so after that whenever something wakes me up, I completely ignore it. If I can't sleep I ignore it. I mean by ignore it that I simply don't let it matter at all. Asleep or awake, what difference does it make. What do I care if I'm tired. What do I care if a dog barks. Who says I'm important or that what happens to me is important. I am a nobody. Now I sleep like a baby till I get awakened. Then I'm awake. I fall asleep in moments now because I won't go to bed, no matter what time it is, till I absolutely can't stay awake. Sleep is the brother of death.

It's hard to say if just telling you this can make a difference for you, but the secret for me was that my notion that I needed sleep, Had to have sleep, got to get to sleep, got to succeed, work efficiently, take tests rested and all the other unexamined rot I was feeding myself was making me self important to myself, creating a box out of my reality, and an anxiety that needed conquering. I needed to loose, not win. Dogs can wake me up. It's probably something us chimpanzees are born with. Instead of throwing a banana at the dog, eat it and smile. Chimpanzees have an endless ability to amuse themselves.
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Just try to read that post, I nearly fell asleep 3 sentences into it.
;)
 
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