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Charlotte1977

Charlotte1977

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Hello to all of you, I'm kinda new here, was wondering if ANYONE, ANYONE, pease give me some suggestions what to do when you can't sleep at all!!!!!!! :cry:

(short explanation: I work in a shelter for kids in crisis, and have to work at night. I'm allowed to sleep, and I really should becouse the shifts are a bit long (17 hours). o_O

Charlotte
 
one thing is for sure don't take pills - they'll damage you more - i also had similar problems (especially in the summer) and to tell you the truth the physical labour and exhaustion helps a lot.
 
Pills are no option at all, I have full responsebility for 6 kids, and therefor I have to be able to hear if something is wrong with one of them.....
I thought more of something like counting sheep........
Come on people, help me out here.....
 
My thing is to listen to quiet music with headphones... Just close your eyes and enjoy!
My favourites are: Massive Attack "Mezzanine", Anathema "resonnance part 1", My Dying bride "the angel and the dark river", Tactile Gemma "tactile gemma", King crimson "in the court of the crimson king", Type O negative "October rust", Paradise Lost "host", and many more... :)
Good luck, I know what it is, sometimes (about one time a week), I must work duraing the night too... ;)
 
Well for me there ain't too many options if I can't get sleep. The harder you try, more harder it gets to fall asleep, you know. That means that usually I can't get sleep for a few nights and finally I'll be so exhausted I can go to bed at seven pm :Smug:

eh. That really didn't help, did it. Just take it easy, if you can't get sleep, then don't. You'll get sooner or later tho... hopefully.
 
What you shouldn't do, btw, is to got to bed with head full of thoughts. Err.. try to take a walk (if that's possible in your situation) outside for awhile, come back, try to relax etc and then go to bed.
 
It is indeed a bit difficult to get out for a walk or something, and clear my head...... that's the main problem i guess

ok ok, i will confess: It is just that I want some fucking recognition after a hectic night, and leave my misery and shit with other people instead of the other way around. (Full of self pity at the moment)
 
But if it's the personal shit that keeps you up, eh, then I don't know the cure 'cause only solution I found was to drink (lots of) booze at night to get some sleep and that ain't no option for you :)
 
always! we should do the bracelets WWAMD, like the WWJD. instead of 'what would jesus do', we'd have 'what would a man do' :cool:
 
*auntie talking*

Taking a real long,hot shower contradicted with the low temperatures of winter will relax you instantly.you can also drink a warm glass of milk and put some lavender oil under your pillow.it works for me.when it doesn't work then i practice other techniques.like banging the desk light on me head for instance:lol: ok.no.
i do certain relaxing techiques,in which you work mentally,with different pictures in your head and that.it will take long to explain here,but you can look for books of that kind.i bet there are many :)
 
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