Thread: Ok,I want to try the WBTB method but I have a problem.

Just FYI i am 20 yrs old[/b]

With all of these 13 year olds on the forum you're quite old. Im 19 myself. I rememebr when I was younger I had bad insomnia and later learned that its very common to go through that during pueberty with all those damn chemicals raging through the body at night.

time for bed.....

Thanks for the help everyone!! I'll be sure to keep you posted

I don't have insomia. Just alot of trouble falling asleep Anyway,thanx again!

I don't have insomia. Just alot of trouble falling asleep[/b]

Thats what I mean. Isn't that what Insomnia is?

No. insomia is when you don't sleep.. I knew someone who had it. They got NO sleep....hmmm

I think thiers different levels of insomnia. If you had NO sleep, you would be legally insane.

Beleive me,they were not insane. They were in my GATE class(gifted and talented education)

I'm not challenging this guys intellegence. But if you do not sleep at all, I don't care how gifted you are you will lose your mind. The body needs some sleep.

Oh sleeping is so yummy. Unless you sleep too long. Then that screws with your mind. lol

Hey, 20yr old and 19yr old! Yay, go older people! I'm 18. I strangely feel kind of old though too, on this forum.

Yummy?

Well,I still don't think I have insomia. I get enough sleep and stuff. It just takes me a while. Plus,I'm pretty sure this guy didn't get any sleep for a looooonnnng time. But i dunno.. your probably right . I mean,the body does need SOME sleep.

Ha, don't make that face at me Jin!

Okay, I'l just do this instead:

Yah 18-20 Year Olds!!!!

Gaaah maybe you're just thinking about the next day too much. Write your thoughts down. Like a diary, or something. Whatever you're thinking of before bed, write it down.

DO IT, for I am a 18-20 year old!

I am an American. *US flag ruffles in the wind*

Thats a good idea scwigglie.

Just thought I'd jump in here with a tip:

I used to have trouble falling asleep through my teens and early 20's too. I don't recommend using pills, especially things like melatonin. When you're young, your body should be producing plenty of melatonin already.

I recommend learning self-hypnosis. It's cheap (it's free actually), it's easy, it's safe, and it's effective if you practice it enough. There's tons of good books at Amazon for S.H. But a great intro for newbies is "The Idiot's Guide to Hypnosis."

Hope that helps.

Peace

Ooh, LDGuy has a great self-hypnosis routine. Ask him about it.

I give this tip to people because it worked for me. When I was in my early teens I had hella hard times falling asleep. I'd lie awake for up to two hours staring at the ceiling above my room.

The solution was that I started listening to music/the radio every night when I went to bed. (Or if you like to read get a few of those recorded books lol) A few months later I started to fall asleep easier, in around 30 minutes to an hour. Now I don't even need the radio anymore.

It could just be a phase we all go through where your metabolism is too high or something. But listening to stuff really helped.

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And also yes, there are different levels of insomnia. Serious insomnia leads to sleep deprivation which can cause death and extreme fatigue.

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EDIT: Oh yes on the original question. Just don't stay up long. Get up, open your window. Do something menial. Then go back to bed. If you wake up way earlier then you are used to you won't have any trouble getting back to sleep.

You should take big deep breaths so that you hyperventilate. You'll get lightheaded and dizzy and most likely fall alseep.

Thanks for the help everyone but I don't think my parents will buy my a book like that and I don't have any money

I used to think my parents would never buy me anything.. even when they bought me whatever I wanted, I'd still be like, "No, they'll never get me that."

Why wouldn't they get you a book? I'm sure they'd want to help you sleep properly.

I dunno...maybe. I really want a lucid dreaming book too. I'll ask for them for Christmas....(my parents don't buy me anything...but maybe books..?)

ok, so i think that i might be lucid without knowing it... i mean last night i had a weird dream, but i was aware i was dreaming...??