How come when you have to wake up early, you can't fall asleep?

[CleanAzzE30z]

Its the same reason that when no ones looking, you can make 10/10 free throws, perhaps. But in a championship game, different story. Its all in your mind. Learn some breathing techniques (Im no fucking spiritually-in-tune guru of ANY sort and I thought it was bullshit too) but meditating helps a LOT to quiet the voices in your head. I learned a lot of it in rehab. It works! The first couple times you do 2 minutes of trying to empty your head of EVERYTHING EVERY thought and think of nothing, of total blankness.

Its so hard at first but try it for a couple (5) minutes and gradually do more. Before you know it, it gets easier and you start getting sleepy near the end of your allotted time. It also somehow refreshes you. Then you can start using it for when you go to sleep. But it takes a bit of practice. The first time, youll think it impossible because youre head is a jumble and itll be constant struggle to remove what just replaced your last thought and then when you do that another thought comes in. It can be frustrating but I guarantee you it get better. It will help in these types of situations. I never thought Id be recommending this but it actually works.

[b*saint]

Alright Im going to give it a try in 7 minutes.

[CleanAzzE30z]

Dont get frustrated, its tough at first because our brains are wired to constantly fire.... But keep at it and itll start to work and get easier to think of absolutely nothing of black. Just concentrate on your breathing in and out, something trivial. Why do you think that sometimes doing "auto-pilot" activities such as (for me) washing the car, ironing, or vaccuuming, or daydreaming, things where you let your mind wander and think of nothing can rejuvenate us and kinda press the "reset" button on our mind? There is science to back this up.

One more thing.... control your breathing. Breathe deeply and slowly (in through nose, out through mouth and fill up your lungs, push out with your stomach muscles). THAT will be what you concentrate on to take your mind off of worries, stresses, problems.

[DTM190]

Ha thanks for the tips, the things you learn on r3v. :p

Will give it a go tonight even though I dont have any stress/worries/problems compared to the past.

[Click]

I never have a problem sleeping in unless im going to look at an e30 that day...

[Dagamus(NM)]

^ replace sleeping meds with alcohol and your golden.

Common misconception, while it may help you fall asleep it will keep you from reaching the deeper stages of sleep. Even if you don't wake fully, the brain activity increase after the initial depressive effects wear off will keep you shitty the next day. This is assuming you consume enough alcohol to make yourself drowsy. I'm not talking a beer, but more like four beers and a shot of whiskey to go with each.

1 coors light and an Ambien are a perfect match, especially on my back to back to back 16 hour days. I'm glad those are mostly in the past.

[CleanAzzE30z]

Common misconception, while it may help you fall asleep it will keep you from reaching the deeper stages of sleep. Even if you don't wake fully, the brain activity increase after the initial depressive effects wear off will keep you shitty the next day. This is assuming you consume enough alcohol to make yourself drowsy. I'm not talking a beer, but more like four beers and a shot of whiskey to go with each.

True. Everyone thinks this is true, but its straight out false. Anyone whos gone to sleep plastered knows this. You sleep like shit, but at least you FALL asleep quicker haha. I honestly dont even sleep badly anymore that often if I go to sleep well-buzzed to drunk. I guess my body has powered through that phase.

[evandael]

if i set an alarm, i wake up every 30 minutes to make sure i don't miss my alarm.


-_- i hate that sound!

[Maluco]

if i set an alarm, i wake up every 30 minutes to make sure i don't miss my alarm.


-_- i hate that sound!

I wake up to the track of my choice with this thing... best thing ever.

[DragonOrta]

I wake up to the track of my choice with this thing.

[Dagamus(NM)]

I love my wave radio alarm clock. The best part is how it starts quiet and slowly gets louder. No being jolted awake like the police are kicking in the door. Mine is set to a horrid butt-rock radio station and it sits on the other side of the room so that I actually have to get out of bed to hit snooze.

[ck_taft325is]

My alarm is "7 Words" by Deftones.

Yeah. It'll get your ass up in the morning.

[Maluco]

I love my wave radio alarm clock. The best part is how it starts quiet and slowly gets louder. No being jolted awake like the police are kicking in the door. Mine is set to a horrid butt-rock radio station and it sits on the other side of the room so that I actually have to get out of bed to hit snooze.

true although I don't even begin to wake up until a couple of mins into the track :zzz: LOL... My problem is the remote

[CleanAzzE30z]

Dont you hate it when you wake up 1/2 an hour to an hour before your alarms supposed to go off?? Its futile going back to sleep at that point hahaha. Thats why I dont check the time when I wake up. Unless of course its starting to get light outside, then theres a whole other reason I hate being up. Too many bad chemical memories of seeing the sun creep through the window shades..... fuck what a dirty disgusting feeling.

[Simon S]

Been there..