My Insomnia has reached a new level !!!! HELP !

PrinceMoron

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stringertom said:
Sexist poast

Serena
Steffi
Martina
Chrissie
Billie Jean
Court
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How would thinking about Steffi help you sleep?
Worth saying twice
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Sentinel

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Genious at Work said:
Same here, 3:30 AM now.
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Strangely, I seem to having a relapse of this after a few years.
Am wide awake till about 3:30 am at night. And that's sad since the Olympics start around 5:30 AM and I am trying to catch all the track and field action at the very least.

I think it has to again do with the body cycle. It's been raining a lot, and not much sunlight. I think cycle or circadian rhythm is re-adjusting.


Tennease said:
The '4-7-8 technique' promises to help you sleep in 60 seconds, and it's hailed by experts and insomniacs around the world

Trust us, it works.

By Ali Pantony

2 hours ago


Hands up if you're struggling to sleep right now? Yep, us too. The tumultuous events of the past 16 months have left us restless during the day, and with disrupted sleeping patterns during the night. At this point, we'd try any new sleep technique, relaxation-boosting mattress or mindfulness app on the market.

Which is how, during one of our many restless nights spent Googling 'how to sleep', we stumbled across the 4-7-8 sleep technique. After putting it to the rest for a whole week, we can safely say it's one of the easiest and most effective slumber-inducing hacks we've come across.


Developed by Dr Andrew Weil, an integrative medicine specialist at the University of Arizona, the 4-7-8 method is founded in ancient meditation and breathing-focused techniques.

"It’s the single best method that I’ve found for dealing with getting back to sleep if you wake up in the middle of the night," Dr Weil told MedicalNewsToday. "It's the regularity of doing this over a period of weeks, months, years that produces the changes that you want."

It should be noted that the first few times you try the 4-7-8 method, it may take a little longer than 60 seconds to help you drift off. The idea, as Dr Weil pointed out, is that it becomes more effective the more you practice it. Also, if you suffer with a respiratory illness or a similar ailment that affects your breathing, check with your GP before trying the 4-7-8 method.


Here's how to do it...

  1. Adopt a comfortable position and relax your body.
  2. Inhale quietly through your nose for 4 seconds.
  3. Hold your breath for a count of 7 seconds.
  4. Exhale through your mouth, making a whoosh sound, for 8 seconds.
  5. Repeat the cycle up to 4 times.
Stick with it over the coming weeks and take our word for it, you'll be sleeping soundly in no time.






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I'll try it now.

What did work once was recollecting everything I did in the morning from the moment I woke up. In as much detail as possible.
 
Genious at Work

Genious at Work

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Sentinel said:
Just had my HbA1C test the other day. Good reading: 5.5. (It varies between 5.1 and 5.5). I think I'll celebrate by eating a chocolate truffle cake with double frosting . ;)

My cataract is getting worse, will have to get one eye operated in a few months.
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It's good to know that you got your HVAC working properly, whatever that means. BTW, Sureshs has been known to consume pork chops, and his consumption also varies between 5.1 and 5.5.

How did you get cataracts at your tender age? Do you not wear sunglasses in India? People with darker eyes are more prone to getting cataracts. All I know is that @sureshs got cataracts when he was 62 from looking at a Burger King marquee with 200 W lightbulbs for too long
 
Genious at Work

Genious at Work

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Sentinel said:
Strangely, I seem to having a relapse of this after a few years.
Am wide awake till about 3:30 am at night. And that's sad since the Olympics start around 5:30 AM and I am trying to catch all the track and field action at the very least.

I think it has to again do with the body cycle. It's been raining a lot, and not much sunlight. I think cycle or circadian rhythm is re-adjusting.
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The past few nights I have fallen back into schedule, though. Around 7:30 hours of shuteye both nights.

I found a way to fall asleep, which was to think about trees in a forest and listen to a voice (or several voices) saying "Green" repeatedly. But normally when I did this, then I had a lot of lucid dreams. Meaning that I guess I was asleep but I was actually thinking in my sleep, which I didn't enjoy as much.

Another thing that helps me is just think about random chaotic images which don't make any sense, one after another. When you start establishing an inner dialog and thinking logically is when your sleep is completely screwed. You have to abolish logical thinking, and then it is much easier to fall asleep.
 
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tennishabit

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Genious at Work said:
The past few nights I have fallen back into schedule, though. Around 7:30 hours of shuteye both nights.

I found a way to fall asleep, which was to think about trees in a forest and listen to a voice (or several voices) saying "Green" repeatedly. But normally when I did this, then I had a lot of lucid dreams. Meaning that I guess I was asleep but I was actually thinking in my sleep, which I didn't enjoy as much.

Another thing that helps me is just think about random chaotic images which don't make any sense, one after another. When you start establishing an inner dialog and thinking logically is when your sleep is completely screwed. You have to abolish logical thinking, and then it is much easier to fall asleep.
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how abt visualizing srshs dropvolleys n dat might help:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D................
 
stringertom

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Platinum 7x distilled vodka was on sale this week at Walgreen’s. I bought enough to last a couple of weeks to qualify for the lower price. It has provided both smooth tasting beverages and lengthy quality sack time. I will replenish the supply and shop more wisely in the future. Apparently the claims of extra distillation steps providing beneficial side effects (better taste and less wear and tear on the body) are accurate.
 
Tennease

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Sentinel said:
Just had my HbA1C test the other day. Good reading: 5.5. (It varies between 5.1 and 5.5). I think I'll celebrate by eating a chocolate truffle cake with double frosting . ;)

My cataract is getting worse, will have to get one eye operated in a few months.
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Eat less chocolate cake. Eat more carrots.
 
Ronaldo

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Sentinel said:
Just had my HbA1C test the other day. Good reading: 5.5. (It varies between 5.1 and 5.5). I think I'll celebrate by eating a chocolate truffle cake with double frosting . ;)

My cataract is getting worse, will have to get one eye operated in a few months.
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Get your carrot on,
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Genious at Work

Genious at Work

G.O.A.T.
stringertom said:
Platinum 7x distilled vodka was on sale this week at Walgreen’s. I bought enough to last a couple of weeks to qualify for the lower price. It has provided both smooth tasting beverages and lengthy quality sack time. I will replenish the supply and shop more wisely in the future. Apparently the claims of extra distillation steps providing beneficial side effects (better taste and less wear and tear on the body) are accurate.
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I haven't drunk any alcohol in almost 2 years and you are making me thirsty.
 
stringertom

stringertom

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I have a dilemma: at midnight tonight there is a movie made by a master that I have yet to see. Do I stay up and watch Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut or wait to stream it on my phone or hope Showtime re-airs it at a better time???
 
Ronaldo

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stringertom said:
I have a dilemma: at midnight tonight there is a movie made by a master that I have yet to see. Do I stay up and watch Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut or wait to stream it on my phone or hope Showtime re-airs it at a better time???
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And miss Aus-USA basketball qtrs at 12:40 am?
 
ByeByePoly

ByeByePoly

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stringertom said:
I have a dilemma: at midnight tonight there is a movie made by a master that I have yet to see. Do I stay up and watch Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut or wait to stream it on my phone or hope Showtime re-airs it at a better time???
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That was one weird movie
 
Sentinel

Sentinel

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stringertom said:
I have a dilemma: at midnight tonight there is a movie made by a master that I have yet to see. Do I stay up and watch Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut or wait to stream it on my phone or hope Showtime re-airs it at a better time???
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Please don't watch it on your phone.
Wait for a better time I suggest.
 
Sentinel

Sentinel

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Tennease said:
The '4-7-8 technique' promises to help you sleep in 60 seconds, and it's hailed by experts and insomniacs around the world

Trust us, it works.

By Ali Pantony

2 hours ago


Hands up if you're struggling to sleep right now? Yep, us too. The tumultuous events of the past 16 months have left us restless during the day, and with disrupted sleeping patterns during the night. At this point, we'd try any new sleep technique, relaxation-boosting mattress or mindfulness app on the market.

Which is how, during one of our many restless nights spent Googling 'how to sleep', we stumbled across the 4-7-8 sleep technique. After putting it to the rest for a whole week, we can safely say it's one of the easiest and most effective slumber-inducing hacks we've come across.


Developed by Dr Andrew Weil, an integrative medicine specialist at the University of Arizona, the 4-7-8 method is founded in ancient meditation and breathing-focused techniques.

"It’s the single best method that I’ve found for dealing with getting back to sleep if you wake up in the middle of the night," Dr Weil told MedicalNewsToday. "It's the regularity of doing this over a period of weeks, months, years that produces the changes that you want."

It should be noted that the first few times you try the 4-7-8 method, it may take a little longer than 60 seconds to help you drift off. The idea, as Dr Weil pointed out, is that it becomes more effective the more you practice it. Also, if you suffer with a respiratory illness or a similar ailment that affects your breathing, check with your GP before trying the 4-7-8 method.


Here's how to do it...

  1. Adopt a comfortable position and relax your body.
  2. Inhale quietly through your nose for 4 seconds.
  3. Hold your breath for a count of 7 seconds.
  4. Exhale through your mouth, making a whoosh sound, for 8 seconds.
  5. Repeat the cycle up to 4 times.
Stick with it over the coming weeks and take our word for it, you'll be sleeping soundly in no time.






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I have been doing this for two nights.
I don't fall asleep in 60 seconds but i did fall asleep.
 
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sureshs

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Sentinel said:
I have been doing this for two nights.
I don't fall asleep in 60 seconds but i did fall asleep.
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It is a very old technique of pranayama and forgetting the actual numbers, it is about inhaling slowly, holding for a little longer than inhaling period, and then exhaling even slower.
 
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