What do you do when you can't sleep?

dubscrub · 07-17-2009, 11:06 PM

For whatever reason I am blessed with the curse of not being able to go to sleep easily 4 out of 7 nights during the average week. I literally get less than 4 hours of sleep on these days because I just can't doze off. Sleep medications don't even work. I occupy my time messing on my website(s), brainstorming and playing on forums. (Like right now!)

What do you do to pass the time when you can't sleep!

indyonline · 07-18-2009, 12:31 AM

I sit up all night building websites of course. lol

ChrisB · 07-18-2009, 07:17 AM

I work until I pass out personally

**pctec** · 07-18-2009, 07:40 AM

There is a method that has worked for me in the past...
I simply bang my head against the wall until I become unconscious...

There are two problems with this however...
1. It wakes everyone else up and then they cannot sleep
2. It tends to give you the worst headache

dubscrub · 07-18-2009, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by indyonline

I sit up all night building websites of course. lol

Lots of time this is me. I get a lot done too, but I think sometimes I would like to just sleep.

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Originally Posted by ChrisB

I work until I pass out personally

Basically that is all I can do too.

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Originally Posted by pctec

There is a method that has worked for me in the past...
I simply bang my head against the wall until I become unconscious...

There are two problems with this however...
1. It wakes everyone else up and then they cannot sleep
2. It tends to give you the worst headache

3. When you wake up, not only do you have bags under your eyes but bumps on your head.

marshalprince7 · 07-19-2009, 03:53 AM

I keep trying to sleep for whatever time I have decided for the sleep, there happened to me very few that if I am unable to sleep than I go for my site building. Don't know why but not able to do anything if unable to sleep. Next whole day goes waste for me then.

Digital_Designer · 07-19-2009, 04:13 AM

First of all leave all the work and enjoy stress free life.

Sleep is very important to have regularly.

Refresh your mind and you will be able to sleep.You should mediate too in the morning.

I like to read books or listen music when i do not get sleep.

**pctec** · 07-19-2009, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Digital_Designer

You should mediate too in the morning.

mediate
v. intervene; reconciliate, help facilitate peace between two parties in a dispute; act as an intermediary between two parties to help bring about a desired result

Yup, I do that every morning that I am able...

dubscrub · 07-19-2009, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Digital_Designer

Sleep is very important to have regularly.

Refresh your mind and you will be able to sleep.

I like to read books or listen music when i do not get sleep.

I am right on board with the importance of sleep, but it just does not come easy to me all the time. My mind is also what keeps me up. I can't cut it off. No matter what I do. I have tried relaxation techniques, meds and just laying there in bed.

I actually find that I do some of my best work on the nights when I don't sleep. I guess it is because there is nothing to disturb me.

I've tried books, but I am not a big reader and they don't keep my interest and sadly I am prone to headaches while listening to music so that ends up messing me up worse. I think for me I am just not meant to sleep.

Digital_Designer · 07-19-2009, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by dubscrub

I am right on board with the importance of sleep, but it just does not come easy to me all the time. My mind is also what keeps me up. I can't cut it off. No matter what I do. I have tried relaxation techniques, meds and just laying there in bed.

I actually find that I do some of my best work on the nights when I don't sleep. I guess it is because there is nothing to disturb me.

I've tried books, but I am not a big reader and they don't keep my interest and sadly I am prone to headaches while listening to music so that ends up messing me up worse. I think for me I am just not meant to sleep.

If you work in night and like it,you can sleep in day time.

Many people do it and like to work in the night.

dcristo · 07-19-2009, 02:51 PM

Sleeping pills didn't work for me either.

Basically, I don't sleep. I only go to bed when I'm exhausted.

ami1 · 07-19-2009, 03:32 PM

I have had the same problem all my life. What tends to happen is a few nights where I get maybe 3 hours and they are usually interrupted with some clock watching, then a night of 6 hours which is just due to extreme fatigue. Some of us were just not designed to sleep 8 hours a night

dubscrub · 07-19-2009, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Digital_Designer

If you work in night and like it,you can sleep in day time.

Many people do it and like to work in the night.

I would love to, however I run my own business and it requires me to be available in the day to assist my clients.

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Originally Posted by dcristo

Sleeping pills didn't work for me either.

Basically, I don't sleep. I only go to bed when I'm exhausted.

After years and years of trying different things that is all I can do too. At least we know we are not the only ones.

emofree · 07-19-2009, 07:15 PM

for me I play online games in my PS3 (Street Fighter IV) or in PC sometimes browse some goodies in the net. I can do this up till 5am in the wee morning depends if I don't have a work in the following day if I do that I'll be sleeping on the job. lol

Rissey · 07-19-2009, 09:16 PM

Turn on my computer and watch videos or chat with friends who cannot sleep either.

jabo · 07-19-2009, 09:51 PM

drink beer, always work for me.. although, when I do drink beer, I drink too much.. I can sleep but its hard to wake up...

dubscrub · 07-19-2009, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jabo

drink beer, always work for me.. although, when I do drink beer, I drink too much.. I can sleep but its hard to wake up...

lol. I can see in this being a tough trade off. No sleep or no wake??? Which to to choose?

I can't do that either though. I never acquired the taste for beer or other liquid spirits. Not to say that I did not try thought. In fact the last time I tried (many moons ago) I slept like a baby. Of course slept might be the wrong word for it.

**Brandon Sheley** · 07-19-2009, 10:25 PM

What I've done lately is fire up a podcast and listen to it until I fall asleep.
I like "The Buzz out Loud" by cnet, always been one of my favs, & SEO Rockstars

AlbertF · 07-19-2009, 10:38 PM

When I can't sleep, I look at my today's earnings from my website.

fredrob77 · 07-19-2009, 11:08 PM

When I can't sleep, I usually listen to music, lay down and relax.