Insomnia Support Group

Insomnia is a symptom, rather than a disease, and is characterized by inadequate quantity or quality of sleep. People with insomnia complain of difficulty falling or staying asleep, which results in significant impairment of daytime functioning. Insomnia is categorized as transient (shorter than one week), short-term (one to three weeks) or chronic (longer than three...

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how do you cope??

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how do you cope when you cant sleep? i try to read, paint my modles and tidy my flat up. i was wondering how do other people cope and what they do when they cant sleep.
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I like my little white pills, but if I can't take them, then I usually pop online to play.
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I usually go online when I can't sleep.
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I never sleep and go online every nite around 12pm-4am it is getting old. My doc gave me some Lexapro but it doesn't do a thing. I take a myriad of sleeping pills and still nothing.
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Reading a really boring book. Probably works better than any medication out there!
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And the worst thing for my insomnia is going online. Because I will stay on there until sunrise.
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I don't know if cope is the right word. At some point, I shut down. Whether I sleep for twelve hours or two, I don't know, but after a few days with only fifteen minute naps, I finally collapse.

LOL, you know, I think I should see if the gov't is still interested in sleep deprivation studies. Maybe I could make some money while I can't sleep, *G*.
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I HAVE TRIED, MEDS NOHING SEEMS TO WORK. READ, AND GOING ON LINE.
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I study, work on the countless number of papers I have that are due, go for a walk or a run outside to burn off some energy, throw my ball around, watch late night talk shows, go online. The same stuff I do during the day, just quieter haha.
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I Have Just Recently Found Out That I Have Insomnia. I Try To Listen To Music ! I Try To Have A Relaxing Bath But Nothing Seems To Help !!!
HONESTYis
HONESTYis
I die a little more inside.
haha kidding uhmm.. it depends, like if I REALLY can't sleep sometimes I'll go online and talk to somebody until I'm ready, or if it's 530am and I'm going to school I'll do some homework.. Sometimes I'll make my dad pancakes so when he wakes up he'll have breakfast.. Write.. Shower.. it depends on what time of night/morning it is and if I have to do something that day.
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I read, draw, paint, read stuff online or play a game. I used to clean, but I don't want to wake up everyone in the house.
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At the moment I am singing FUN!
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right now, I'm drawing a chick with a gun shooting zombies in a run down cemetary on the edge of a big city.

Nice sleepytime material!
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read, watch tv, play computer games, try not to think that I should be sleeping LOL. check to see who else is up in cyberspace.
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I usually get up and try a light snack or some warm milk.I have been tempted to hit the bottle but alcohol seems to make me worst unless i drink that much im virtually comatose and im not prepared to do that!Guess ive not helped with this reply but this is my first posting.I hope things improve for you soon.x
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