Wide awake club

Sandy_123
Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 60,297 Championing
in Coffee lounge
I'm in the wide awake club tonight not tired one bit
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  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    Welcome @Sandy_123 I've not gone to bed yet to try gonna have a cuppa then try 
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 60,297 Championing
    I have tried but I'm back up. What I do is shut all platforms down and refuse to use any, watch TV and usually drop off. But not tonight I'm back lol. Mines milk no suger lol
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 60,297 Championing
    You have tonight @ada
  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    Don't burn your mouth on it 

    I get up if I can't sleep have cuppa and cig bad I know but it relaxes me 

    I can be really tired but my head hits pillow and ping I'm awake with active mind 
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 60,297 Championing
    Yeah I don't know why that happens, can be there yawning away.  
  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    Was mentioned on TV other day when discussing insomnia 

    I'm going to bed now hope you sleep soon 
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 60,297 Championing
    Yeah I'm going to try again in a bit
  • RetroRemix
    RetroRemix Online Community Member Posts: 165 Empowering
    I cannot sleep if I have repetitive thoughts running through my mind, which is pretty much nearly all the time. Tonight is one of those sleepless nights I think.
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 60,297 Championing
    Its not good @RetroRemix do u have any technics to help
  • RetroRemix
    RetroRemix Online Community Member Posts: 165 Empowering
    edited November 2022
    Nope :/ usually the only thing I can do is have the sleepless night, then try my best to not sleep during the next day then by the time of the next night I will be too tired for my brain to stop me sleeping lol.

    But it also depends on the type of repetitive thoughts and if that thought is anxiety producing. If it's a peaceful thought then I can drift off easily :) Tonight it's anxiety thoughts.
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 60,297 Championing
    edited November 2022
    There are utube channels to help with calming and sleeping and best way to deal with anxiety is distraction thoughts  so might be useful to you 
  • RetroRemix
    RetroRemix Online Community Member Posts: 165 Empowering
    edited November 2022
    Thank you, yeah usually white noise helps me sleep much better. So I have the fan running constantly when I'm in my room sleeping (And I like it cool too lol) I'm going to try and find videos with it!

    I hope everyone has a goodnight :)
  • Steve_in_The_City
    Steve_in_The_City Scope Member Posts: 753 Trailblazing
    Luckilly I get Zopiclone 7.5mg sleeping tablets, 14 per month. My doctor hates me to have them but I kick-up a right fuss if I don't get them, and threaten to go abroad and buy them! You can buy them over the counter in Egypt and Thailand for very little money. I used to stay in Luxor and would buy at least 200 Zopiclone to take home. They cost about 9p each.

    You can buy the non-herbal version of useless Nytol behind the pharmacists counter at Boots. They are called Nytol One a night 50mg. They are a form of Diphenhydramine. They work, but unfortunately I have a bad side-effect using them.

    If you can't sleep make it clear to your doctor that you need sleeping tablets. If they don't oblige kick-up a fuss. People say that you need to try all sorts of "mindfulness" visualisations. It doesn't work, it never will, all that works is a sleeping tablet.


  • Steve_in_The_City
    Steve_in_The_City Scope Member Posts: 753 Trailblazing
    It is 07:00 wide awake! Good night every one, and as that boy said in that Xmas film, God bless you and each and every one of you! I cannot remember the film, but there you go...
  • Maggie1953
    Maggie1953 Online Community Member Posts: 8 Listener
    Why do I think it was an old dickens film where the boy said that 🤔
  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    @Sandy_123 hope you managed to sleep I did OK in the end and woke up at 630 

    @Ada a typical night for you then hope your sleeping now 

    @Steve_in_The_City I wouldn't want to get hooked on sleeping pills but can understand for some that is the only remedy 
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 60,297 Championing
    Yes I did drop off about 1 roughly 
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 60,297 Championing
    Tired @Biblioklept thanks for asking 
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,452 Championing
    I hope you've had a gentle day today @Sandy_123 :) 
  • RetroRemix
    RetroRemix Online Community Member Posts: 165 Empowering
    edited November 2022
    I'd rather not rely on any medication if I can. In high school I was on Diazepam for anxiety, and it wasn't very nice... I know it works for others, but I hope I can keep off medication forever if I can. But thank you for the suggestion Steve :)

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