Nischelle_Turner's Blog

Hi Nischelle,

First thing... Get the TV out of your bedroom. You should set your mind to feel that the bedroom is for sleeping (and other non-TV activities).

Do you work out? Physical activity can definately help. I don't recommend it close to bedtime.

I am sure that your career has a million things running around your head at all times. Focus on leaving those thoughts outside of your bedroom. Once your enter your bedroom door, its sleeping time.

Good luck and sweet dreams.

I agree with wooopa....exercise...not to close to your bedtime though, when you get a chance at some point in the day go for a run or a strenuous walk....that will help.

Also......when you find that you wake up again after dosing off for awhile (I saw this on Oprah) and you can't get back to sleep, they say to close your eyes and clear your mind of all thoughts.....and just focus on the blackness, it takes practice but eventually it gets easier.....if you find your mind wanders, clear it again and focus on the blackness, try it again and again until you master it, next thing you know you have had yourself a good nights rest. I have done it it works.

Sweet Dreams

hey there...thanks for the responses so quickly...i do exercise I should've said that...I exercise in the morning after i get off work. I can't exercise at night..I have to still have motivation and I only have that in the morning. I will try the darkness thing...will try that tonight!

keep 'em coming.

Can't sleep? Secretagogue gold will make you sleep deeper and unlade like bowl movements.

Get the Suzanne Sommers book "the juice of life." All my female clients have read it and take Secretagogue Gold.

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hi nischelle, if you are taking a nap in the afternoon it does not surprise me that you would be wide awake in the evening! maybe you have anxiety and your brain could be too active when you'd like to be falling asleep. i can fall asleep with the TV on, but often i like to read at night or if i awaken in the middle of the night. i have a presecription for (Restoril) temazepam which is a drug that is used for treating anxiety. It is in the benzodiazepine class of drugs, the same family that includes diazepam (Valium), alprazolam (Xanax), clonazepam (Klonopin), flurazepam (Dalmane), lorazepam (Ativan), and others. Temazepam and other benzodiazepines act by enhancing the effects of gamma- aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the brain. GABA is a neurotransmitter (a chemical messenger that nerve cells use to communicate with each other) that inhibits many of the activities of the brain. It is believed that excessive activity in the brain may lead to anxiety or other psychiatric disorders and that temazepam reduces the activity. Try meds!

ok beep! i'm a flea bit peanut monkey, all my friends are junkies. (that's not really true!)

Hi Nischelle, I know you mentioned you tried meditating...BUT I suggest you revisit the whole notion of meditating (again). Try stretching and try clearing your mind....and girl if that doesn't work...throw on some Barry White (or Teddy!) and dream on!!!!

Later
ArchieBolas

There is also one other thing that may help. In my younger days when I was jet-setting and going resort snow skiing all over the country, we used to get this "Alpine" Apple Cider that the resorts served in a hot mug. They sell it now in packets, but give it a try. It simply mixes in with hot water and stir. For some reason it has a soothing and very sleepy after effect as well (Unspiked of course!). I believe that Ralph's supermarkets stocks it in a box of about 10 small packages, usually where you find coffee or hot chocolate. I know when I used to have that at frigid ski resorts especially after night skiing, it used to and still does help me sleep quite well. It is a non-alcoholic way rather than the glass of red wine. Give it a try...For even better results, go to the herbs section and get a small jar of real cinnamon sticks to stir it with. For a real treat you can get at Ralph's a bottle of ice cream topping caramel and pour some in the mug with the apple cider. Add some whipped cream atop the mug and you essentially have created a caramel apple cider drink, a very delicious treat indeed.

There are also many tea's that are supposed to help you relax and sleep. Whole Foods has a good selection.

well nischelle, i can't sleep at all at times too. so what do i do??? i tend to put on a movie or watch some wrestling. any video that is really long, like the lord of the rings. in time i'll nod off, and bam, i'm sleeping. too bad the tv stays up all night, and what sucks, is that once someone turns it off it will instantly wake you up. that's what i seem to notice. but it works. so try it, and if your able to, set up the tv to shut off automatically in like 3 hours.