If I try to go to bed at say 11 rather than 12, then I will always end up being awake till 2 or 3 or something fucked up like that. anyone know why?
I exercise every day and I don't eat after 6;30pm.
Posted Sep 9, 2009, 2:50 PM UTC
I don't know about you, but trying to make myself go to sleep immediately makes my mind race, while if I'm trying to stay awake for something, or watching a movie, I'll be out before it's over.
maybe I should try watching one of my accounting lectures. ha
Not cool. Accountants have feelings too.
Is that an asset, or a liability?
Their feelings depreciate over time, so it's an asset.
That can backfire. I once spent about a full hour, between 3am and 4am reading my "Operating Systems Concepts" book. (I do some programming, but this book was way obscure for me, and it was written in the early 80's too.) I just kept reading and I didn't get more tired.
This is why I usually listen to a podcast as I go to sleep.
It's because you're stressing yourself out by forcing yourself to sleep earlier. It's like you have a deadline and need to be unconscious by midnight. You can't "be in a hurry" to sleep, your mind doesn't work that way.
e.g. "Am I asleep yet? Am I asleep yet? Am I asleep yet?"
Perhaps because deep down, you hate being told what to do. In telling yourself this, you have created conflict and in turn a little rebellion.
get off da internets. laptop in bed is the worst time hole ever
Have you tried a nice crystal meth addiction?
Same here. If it's unusual that you're trying to get up early, maybe the thing you're getting up for is exciting and unusual. Thus, feelings of anticipation make it hard to wind down the night before.
But if only it were that simple.
I'm pretty sure that's the problem. I just wish my brain would coordinate with my wishes
Try this. eat a nice meal about 16 hours befor you have to wake up. In the morning eat a filling breakfast. You should be good from there on out so long as you don't skip breakfast for more then 2 or 3 days. What happens is it resets your biological clock to let you (as an animal) know that it is now time to find food. It also helps with jet lag.
I was about to reply with the same thing - this actually works.
The history channel use to always put me to bed, back when the channel still had shows about history. Nothing since has worked as well as counting heil Hitler's in my sleep.
I'm the exact same way and I think I finally figured it out. It really is a sort of information/Internet addiction. You can't pull yourself away because there's always more information to be had, more Reddit articles to read, more porn to download, more games to play, or whatever. I saw an article on this just a few weeks ago and it described me perfectly.
However, it even happens to me when watching TV or reading. I feel like if I go to sleep, I'm going to miss out on something. The weird thing is that I LOVE sleep and I never get enough. But no matter how tired I am, I'll still stay up until I can't stay awake any more. I consequently feel like crap all the time.
Ok this is easy. Just try it once before you decide that I am pulling your pug.
Rub one out right before you go to bed. Sweet Dreams.
Neck. .
that was what I was going to suggest. Works for me
This doesn't work for me. I fall asleep for 30 minutes then wake up again.
Well... repeat as necessary.
Enough with the signature already:
I agree, I find them obnoxious. Even more so than me.
Don't care.
Neck. .
yeah same here ...but my daily commute is like 5 hours, so.....
Get into bed, read a book. Stop focusing on sleep as a goal but make it something you are going to do soon. Taking your mind off of it will probably help.
Although reading in bed works for me, a lot of sleep experts recommend that you do not read in bed (or anything else really) because it tells your body that the bed is for more than sleeping. Instead you are apparently only supposed to sleep in bed to train yourself.
/Yes, there's a joke to be made about sex, I'm sure.
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Because you're on reddit.
Have you ever worked 3rd shift?
If I go to sleep between 9-10:30 I'll wake up a couple hours later if I stay up passed 11 I can sleep through the night.
I haven't worked 3rd shift since March and it still messes me up.
The pressure to make yourself sleep, actually causes stress which keeps you awake.
i have this problem too, thats why i drink alcohol when i have to get up early
that's just fucking dumb
I don't see why. If he's like me then we're not talking about a tequila-fueled bender. I'll often have a beer or two before bed; it's not enough to get me drunk (or make me piss every 2 minutes), but it definitely relaxes me and aids in getting to sleep.
that's how one becomes alcoholic
Fap, then lie in bed and watch some sitcoms (that you've seen before!) in the dark.
Eat less and get some exercise.
varry intring it was good
Too many people focus on a bedtime instead of a time to wake up.
Pick a time to wake up. Say 8? No matter how much sleep you got, you have to now get up at 8.
Within two days, you should be on the schedule, with your body naturally winding down, assuming you're anything like me.
Exactly. As long as you keep trucking throughout the day and don't take naps.
Speaking of which... mmm naps.
Had one yesterday. It was glorious. Thanks for reminding me.
I believe the issue here is going to bed earlier than normal on a special occasion. So since you are preparing for something you have some anxiety that results in an inability to get to sleep. The only thing that you can do is just wake up when you need to and just deal with it like you said.
yeah I guess I'll just have to do this. I get caught up in trying to get 8 hours of sleep so I always get up later if I go to bed later
When I was in school plus work, usually at least 3 nights a week I would only get 3-4 hours of sleep a night (sometimes all nighters). It sucks for the first few hours, but then you go into auto-pilot/fatigue mode and just coast through the day. Really it doesn't matter how much sleep you get per night, your body makes up for it somehow. Whether its double sleep the next night or just adjusting your body to only getting 4-5 hours of sleep every night.