Sleep?

I like to begin to drift off, lying on my back with my hands behind my head. I can only use one thin pillow when lying like this. But, its annoying cos then i want to turn onto my side, but if i only use one pillow when on my side, my shoulder ends up trapped under me and i get hell of a pain when i wake up.
i want a pillow that inflates with the needs in my head.
 
sleeping positions define your character?

does that go to say that i could change my character with a change in sleeping position :rolleyes:
 
you can try lavender i am sorry about my spelling
coz it helps me sleep coz i can not get to sleep sometimes and it always helps me so it could work for you to...:cool :D
 
When i had some weird eating and excercise habits my sleeping patterns changed and i found it hard to sleep a lot. I think it messes with your body clock if you eat irregularly so your body is un aware when it is supposed to be sleeping, awake, or even getting ready for exercise in the middle of the night. Make sure you are eating regularly.

Also a warm but not hot bath can help before bed or a small snack 45 minutes before you go to bed
 
jenn said:
oh i have tried just about everything i can think of. i average anywhere from 2 to 4 hours on a bad night and on occasion i get 6hrs. though it isn't straight thru. but its the nature of the beast i guess. kids and now being a paramedic, you never get to sleep long without the wake up tones. i do ok usually but lately i feel worn out. i lay in bed for at least 1 hr before i finally drift off. i find thunderstorms help me sleep better so i think I'm getting one of those cd's and give it a try.
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My wife is a chronic insomniac. I bought a noise generator from Radio Shack for her that reproduces a variety of sounds like a stream, windstorm, rain and surf. She usually turns it on the surf setting. It does help now I can't sleep without it.

There are a lot of techniques you can use to help you sleep. I am a fan of Maxwell MAltz and his Psycho Cybernetics stuff. If you picture yourself as sleeping soundly and believe you are the type of person who enjoys peaceful sleep, you will start to sleep better.

But you have to keep up the auto suggestion for a while before it works. the most important thing is to say to yourself right before you turn out the light is "I am going to sleep and I'll feel rested and alert when I wake" or something like that. you'll find that even if you only sleep for a few hours that you will not be as tired as you normally would be.
 
I'm just a third year psychology student so don't take me as an expert, but there are a number of things that are thought to help mild insomniacs like me (though they aren't always terribly easy to do - and can be impossible in certain cases). As nothing I mention involves drugs or potentially hazardous activities, I think I'm safe in mentioning:

The no. 1 suggestion is to follow a stricter sleeping schedule. Rise and fall with the sun is preferably, but even just getting up at 7am to 8am every day and sleeping from 10pm to 11pm every night (including weekends). Followed by that is leaving caffeine, nicotine and other stimulants alone - cutting back somewhat if you don't want to quit. I've also heard that exercising within hours of bed can be a problem.

On a personal note, I've found it best to get up if I can't get to sleep in a half hour. Be up for about a half hour to forty five minutes doing something mind-numbing and then attempting to sleep again. Personally, the pressure of getting to sleep can be what keeps me awake sometimes - my friend's four-room flat is a nightmare (tiny bathroom ensuite attached to his bedroom and a tiny kitchen attached to the lounge room) because it means that I can't even get up and read without disturbing somebody.
 
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