Sleep has been pulverized, obliterated, caught out,run out, destroyed,eaten up, consumed, sucked in the back hole.
Stress, odd sleeping and eating habits and too many things in someone's head can cause sleeping problems. Don't take my word for it, ask a doctor.
A couple of remedies I got from a couple of doctor friends and non doctor friends were:
1. Getting off Facebook - this is probably the one thats keeping us all up at night, as I can still see people here in Perth still up in the wee hours of the morning. Must be the vampire/twilight influence, oh wait, no its just people studying. Good Luck to you guys! to all others, Don't screw up your sleep, you'll have your whole life to get up in the morning to go to work and stay up late at night for work later. Enjoy those dreamy sessions, its the one place no one can get into ...yet.
2. Warm Milk - I've heard this from a lot of people actually. I had no idea how this works, never asked. I never liked the taste of milk as a kid and didn't get the idea of drinking milk as we grew up since it's only meant to be drunk as a baby!(Think about it!) Anyway thats a different argument. This probably works for some, for me, I'm not sure yet.
3.Stumbleupon.com - This is a cool website that selects the best of a certain topic that you like and presents it to you at a click of a button. So all you have to do is click, and your favorite photography site or musical video or random webpage is shown. It passes your time and the monotonous repetition movement of your finger on the touch pad or mouse is what probably puts you to sleep. Works for me sometimes, until I come an interactive website where I have to play a game. There goes any hope of me falling asleep.
4. Dancing like a bollywood star - as suggested by a friend of mine, not sure what he was thinking. Probably on the lines that tiring me out with those choreographed aerobics would eventually put me to sleep. This I haven't tried yet and probably won't. Anyone tried this?
5. How about a Drink? - I guess this depends on what drink you're having and what reaction this drink can have on you. I'm sure somewhere someone said "You can drink yourself to sleep..." maybe it's something I saw on Devdas.
6.Count Sheep - This reminds me of the time when Mr. Bean decides to count sheep from a picture in front of him, a calculator one hand typing in god knows what numbers, then eventually counting them all, acknowledging his utmost surprise and finally crashing into his bed snoring. I wish it worked this way. My sheep tend to run away into the distance and my imagination gets the better of me. It beyond my control and frankly induces more brain activity than staying awake.
7. Sleeping Hygiene - This was a doctor friend of mine, this comprises of the following a)sleeping at the same time everyday- routine establishment b)no vigorous activity before sleep even watching TV and movies, reading is acceptable. c) NO CAFFEINE! d) exercise and in the end he said another alternative would be Temazepam 10mg PRN. OK real medical advise here.
I can already say I don't do any of the above, which screams "OBVIOUSLY PRITH".
Moving on...
8) Riding my bike to Mandurah and back - for those not in Perth, Mandurah is a nice quiet coastal town south of Perth, about an hours drive. Well one hour by car = forever by bike. I'll probably lie unconscious next to the beach. Oh well...
Those are a couple of ideas, I'm sure there are a lot more creative,innovative and mind blasting ideas out there that people have to help them to sleep. I would like to add one more to this list..
9) Blogging - I have to say, this is working in a way. Goodnight readers.
