sleep problems

[Turnquist]

Okay so I've been really good about getting around 9 hours of sleep. (10pm-7am) but the past two weeks I have been unable to fall asleep until 2, 2 days I have been able to fall asleep at midnight. the problem is that I'm waking up around 1-2 PM. i have no idea why this is happening.
I'm not under very much stress, but enough to where I'm not lazy. I am not eating anything stupid like taco bell or loads of sugar during the day and I get 1.5-2 hours of exercise (medium-hard effort.)

I start college on monday and I have to out of my door by 7:15 at latest. so that means I have to get up at about 6

[Cubbiehobbits]

What do you do in the hour before you go to bed? Is there a specific routine you go through, or do you just lay down and expect to fall asleep right away?

I tend to have problems falling asleep if I had just turned off my computer the moment before I got into bed. I find I sleep better when I do a type of stretching right before bed for relaxation.

I wonder if any of that would be helpful for you; I tend to sleep less hours.

[chicanerous]

I start college on monday and I have to out of my door by 7:15 at latest. so that means I have to get up at about 6
Anxiety or stress.

[Turnquist]

What do you do in the hour before you go to bed? Is there a specific routine you go through, or do you just lay down and expect to fall asleep right away?

I usually drink a glass of tea and water (not right before I sleep) play like 20 minutes of video games, and read books and/or listen to ambient/mellow music until i fall asleep. The past 2 weeks I have done that, but while doing so I am awake and full of energy. even though all day I feel drained, which is pissing me off.

Anxiety or stress.
I didn't get signed up for college until a week after i noticed my sleeping problems. and considering I only have 2 PE credits, reading, math and first aid classes i'm not worried at all about it.

My job does suck, being 17 I really dont have much choice for jobs so I got stuck in a pizza joint which is ironic considering I hate pizza more than any other food. since I started working there I noticed I had more stress but it has not affected my sleep until 2 weeks ago. I started in january.

[brokenvoice]

hav sex b4 bed unless ur a faggit nd dnt do dat shit

[compleks]

Hey brokenvoice, were you the guy who got beat up by another TT member in real life?

[Phil D]

Hey brokenvoice, were you the guy who got beat up by another TT member in real life?

haha!

[Rahf]

Symptoms from stress and anxiety do not necessarily show up as soon as you've had a stressy day. It's a long-term thing.

[Turnquist]

Symptoms from stress and anxiety do not necessarily show up as soon as you've had a stressy day. It's a long-term thing.

I cant remember where I said that? I did notice that im getting progressively stressed because my manager is an ex-meth addict / pot head who is stealing from the company and framing a few people (including me.) but im out of there in less than 2 weeks so whatever.

I did do some research on daytime fatigue and sleeping problems and I found that I should be drinking more water (I swear, I felt so stupid for not doing this.) to fit the amount of exercise. also I was not eating enough food. so the past three days I have upped both and Ive been falling asleep earlier and i'm not tired all day.

[James Branleur]

Good job, branleur.

[glide2]

Hey brokenvoice, were you the guy who got beat up by another TT member in real life?

he didn't get beat up hard enough

[Turnquist]

Good job, branleur.

uhh what?

[Andario]

Try having some white noise in the room you're sleeping in, like a fan. Thats what I started to use to drown out inconsiderate house mates. Just try to concentrate on the noise. What also works for me is imagery. I imagine my limbs getting heavy (e.g. picture them as made of iron) one by one, then picture them getting warm (e.g. red hot iron) one by one. The heavy feeling is that of muscles without tension, while the warm feeling is increased vasodilation (dilation of arterial blood vessels), which increases blood flow and decreases blood pressure. This whole relaxation thing is called autogenic training. It's typically used for relaxation in athletes, but after trying it out during sports psychology class I thought it might work for sleep, which it did with great success. There's more to it than what I just listed, but by the time I get to the steps outlined, I'm pretty much zonked.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autogenic_training

That is if you wanted the whole technique. Hope it helps. I know how frustrating it can be to not fall asleep (or be woken up multiple times), but that just leads you into a vicious circle that funks up your sleep even more.

[James Branleur]

uhh what?
Eating your daily goatse is good.