How do you shut your mind off to go to sleep?

Do you just ly down in bed and you don't think of anything? When I go to sleep im just trying to think of things to tire my mind then when I finally start to get tired Im aware that im starting to get tired and that gets rid of me being tired. Sometimes I go throughout the whole night doing this then I look at the clock oh its 2AM, look at the clock oh its 4AM, look at the clock, oh its 6AM, look at the clock oh its 8AM. Last time I look extra strength sleeping pills not even that was enough to get me to fall asleep, it made my body super drowsy but i couldnt get my mind to F OFF!

if im not tired then i dont even bother laying down cuz then i would just be starring up at the ceiling all night..i have to wait till im extremely tired then thats when i can lay down and instantly fall out. thats why im always up till 3am in the morning

I usually start daydreaming about stuff and eventually drift off into an actual dream. It's very weird and i've had some messed up dreams before. I can't just shut my mind off like a light bulb. Wish i could though that would make my life alot easier!

i just read, play xbox, pc, psp games or just surf the net until i cant actually bare to keep my eyes open...otherwise i can spend hours doing **** all and just looking around.

I just put a movie on and lay down. If i dont go to sleep i end up getting a movie watched. If i go to sleep i get some sleep. Cant lose.

I just put a movie on and lay down. If i dont go to sleep i end up getting a movie watched. If i go to sleep i get some sleep. Cant lose.

Alter_Echo

Yeah. If i really need to get some sleep i usually put one of my favs on which i have seen many times before. I end up just rolling over and listening to the movie while i watch it in my head. Usually fall asleep within 10 minutes :P

By taking the key out the ignition. :P

I take out my batteries. dave123321

[QUOTE="dave123321"]I take out my batteries. Alter_Echo

[QUOTE="Alter_Echo"][QUOTE="dave123321"]I take out my batteries. dave123321

I read a book .When I find myself reading the same paragraph twice, I am ready to sleep.

[QUOTE="Alter_Echo"][QUOTE="dave123321"]I take out my batteries. dave123321

[QUOTE="rawsavon"] Better hope she never gets hit by a car or finds a new master ;)dave123321

i just read, play xbox, pc, psp games or just surf the net until i cant actually bare to keep my eyes open...otherwise i can spend hours doing **** all and just looking around.

Dr_Manfattan

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i just read, play xbox, pc, psp games or just surf the net until i cant actually bare to keep my eyes open...otherwise i can spend hours doing **** all and just looking around.

trick6952

well im lucky that my work starts at 10:30,when i have work in the morning, because since i left school my sleeping pattern has got worse and i usually go to sleep at 4...or i just stay up all night because i cant function on only a couple hours of sleep, i feel better if i stay up all night. but im lucky that most of the time work starts at 4:30pm, so i can stay up into the wee hours of the morning and still get some sleep. but i do find the best way to get to sleep is to try to stay awake...just pick something to do and just do it continuously until it actually hurts your eyes, then i can get to sleep.

i usually listen to music on my ipod to fall asleep

Try exercising during the day.

It's my problem before.. What I did, I jog every night and take energy drink or milk. You have to take a rest at least 3 hours before you go to bed.. Take a shower before you go to your bed ^^.. I think you can not able to sleep because you're inlove with someone else ^^ That's a common problem... Make you self busy to get rid of it and try to unwined sometimes. stress is one factor.. I suggest to find someone that loves you ^^ so before you go to sleep there is someone that say "Good Night" before you go to sleep ^^... That's all folks!!

Let me know if you figure it out. I'm 34 and have the same problem every, single, night. Sadly I think it gets worse with age/responsibilities.

Closing my eyes is all it takes.

I read OT for a bit.Cherokee_Jack

Troll threads?

I don't know. I just do it, nothing really special.

Watching TV and with my fan on.

I have really bad Insomnia...

I'm not kidding when I say I head to beat myself to sleep with a baseball bat once. That's what i resort to after 7 hours of rolling around in bed and not being able to sleep.