BG insomniacs?

**Sqwunk** · 2011-07-02 11:39

That article someone posted awhile back from cracked magazine about the 7 things we do wrong, mentioned how we're supposed to sleep in 2 phases, 3-5hours sleep, wake for 1-2 hours, sleep for 3-5 more hours.

I have trouble sleeping too sometimes, nowadays I usually fall asleep rather quickly, around 15 minutes tops. But there was a time where it would also take me over an hour to fall asleep and I would wake up every single hour, which is still a problem sometimes. I tried melatonin pills and they never put me to sleep faster, just made me super groggy in the morning. I smoke weed now though and that does the trick for me, I know you don't smoke though cream so that's not really any help to you.

Somewhat recently I think foopy posted one of the rage comics that showed a guy tired all day at work saying he was going to sleep right when he gets home, and as soon as he gets home, he's wide awake all fucking night. That's what I'm like usually, tired all day, as soon as it starts getting dark out I wake up. shit sucks

Rich, I'll have to see if I can find the picture of me from my sophomore year in high school when we had theme days for a week, for super hero day I went to school as Quail Man!

**solanis** · 2011-07-02 11:51

your uncle should be locked up for good cream soda, nigga out of control

**TheTaru** · 2011-07-02 11:52

Originally Posted by Cream Soda

I've been having a lot of trouble sleeping the past month or so.

I generally sleep between 4 and 5.5 hours, but sometimes I sleep less, and if I stay up for extreme lengths at a time, I can sleep up to 6 and a half.

For example, I went to bed this morning at 1:50am est and I woke up at 5:10am. I generally can't fall back asleep and spend the whole day lacking in energy/feeling exhausted.

Anyone else w/ similar experiences/possible solutions?

And for those who are fans of the ghetto CS threads, I won't leave you guys out.

Spoiler: show

Just get your uncle to punch you in the head every night. You'll sleep better, he'll be able to release his anger without going to jail, and it won't cost you a dime.

I've only had experience with really long-lasting insomnia. If it just started a month or so ago, something you've changed in your diet or daily routine might have caused it. Or something.

**Ragns** · 2011-07-02 12:06

I felt like posting in this thread for some reason.

**Cream Soda** · 2011-07-02 12:08

I see what you did there

**solanis** · 2011-07-02 12:10

also CS, if you're going to sleep at 1:30 and waking up at 5:30 that is HARDLY insomnia, just being restless.

**Cream Soda** · 2011-07-02 12:11

Never said I was one, lol but was asking advice from BG's insomniacs!

**solanis** · 2011-07-02 12:13

a good fap usually helps a little, and removing distractions. it's bad to do anything on your bed other than fuck or sleep, for example. no computers or books.

**Nephlite** · 2011-07-02 12:38

I went to see a doc about mine about 12-13 years ago. I had chronic insomnia; would sleep maybe an average of 3 hours a day and would be so tired sometimes I would just float around and not even know which way was up. The doctor diagnosed me with insomnia and prescribed me sleep aids. They made me feel like garbage so I went to see a specialist (back then, it was an Army whackjob who probably killed his own mother back in Vietnam).

So the way he explained it to me was like this:

Human's sleep in cycles. The first cycle is even before you fall asleep. It's the gradual winding down of your body to a state of relaxation that perpetuates absolute stillness. Most people can't sleep because they're too active and don't know how to relax. Stimulating things to tire you out are still being researched but he suggested before I go to bed, brush my teeth with my non-dominant hand as that will work a larger portion of my brain and tire me out more quickly. He also said to stretch my exercise routine to late afternoons when I get off work instead of early mornings before work. That way when i'm done i'm tired and my body can relax, thus falling asleep.

Second cycle is the stage when your body is still aware of the outside world, yet is asleep and is getting ready to move to the dreaming stage (your deepest sleep). Normally this stage is about 30 minutes to an hour long and is the easiest stage to wake up from. This is the stage you want to strive to take naps in. If you get to the dreaming stage, you're in too deep of a sleep and will wake up groggy and unrested. If you wake up after about 30 minutes, your body will have achieved total relaxation without your mind being fuddled by that dream cycle and you will feel MUCH more refreshed then if you took a nap for say an hour and a half or two hours.

Then of course is the dream cycle and this is the longest cycle (although some people speculate we only dream for like 30 minutes tops). This is where we retain information and build receptors in the brain and your body heals in this stage. Your brain is about 50% more active in this state but it's all unconscious, therefore it uses the least amount of energy and causes you to sleep deeper, depending on what information is being stored and what your body needs to heal from. This stage typically lasts 5 to 6 hours and is usually interrupted by the bastard alarm clock, which will cause you to wake groggy depending on your minds state.

The skinny is you wanna try to sleep somewhere between 6-7 hours and if you nap, only nap for 30 minutes to 45 minutes. You also want to sleep train yourself to wake yourself rather than being woke to an alarm clock. Your mind is always going to be more rested if you gradually wake rather than being jerked from sleep. With a bit of training (exercise, healthy foods and not a lot of caffeine consumption before bedtime), I was able to get myself to the point where I didn't need meds to get more than 4 hours. A bit more practice by having a gradual alarm clock (rings softly at the hour, 5 minutes later rings medium, 5 minutes later rings loud and it's soft music usually like Metallica or Red Hot Chili Peppers) and I was sleeping more than 6 hours. If I sleep more than 6, i'm groggy and tired. Less than that and i'm a grumpy bastard. Never felt better in my life. Hell I don't even use the alarm clock anymore.

Also CS, get rid of your relatives. They're always on your mind and that can cause you to sleep poorly (unless you don't care about them, then disregard).

**Cream Soda** · 2011-07-02 12:48

Also CS, get rid of your relatives. They're always on your mind and that can cause you to sleep poorly (unless you don't care about them, then disregard).

Nah lol not that I don't care, but I'm certainly not worried. He's beaten much worse charges. He'll beat this one too. I'm not worried in the least, lol

**solanis** · 2011-07-02 12:59

allowing chronic criminals in your life will only bring you down. the fact that he beats the charges doesn't make it better, it actually makes it worse, because a scumbag like him is wandering the streets being a liability to everyone else. you have to surround yourself with successful people cs

**Cream Soda** · 2011-07-02 13:01

No degree, makes $27/hr. Even though he don't share it, lol that's a good amount of success

**solanis** · 2011-07-02 13:10

>not salaried
o okay

even if he was making a million dollars, he's a liability to society and dangerous. why are you idolizing someone like that D:

**Cream Soda** · 2011-07-02 13:14

I'm not lol. I'm nothing like my uncle nor do I try to be. However, given for how well he's off vs how well off people who act like him usually are, he does very well for himself, lol.

As far as the liability goes. I live here, so it's in my best interest that he keeps beating the law, lol. I love his attorney.

**solanis** · 2011-07-02 13:16

tell him to stop hitting women, it's way cheaper than court fees

**Cream Soda** · 2011-07-02 13:20

Old ladies, I'll agree. His wife? She deserved every ass whopping she's ever gotten, lol. I was uneasy with it at first, lol but when she got mad at him and couldn't piss him off by breaking his stuff, she moved on to breaking my stuff to get to him through me.

She was trying to rip the cords out of the $200 stereo I just bought at the time, so I had to have been 16 because I was working at Target. Lol 2 seconds later, he busts in the door when she's about a foot away from my stereo, grabs her by the pony tail, flings her half way across the room and proceeds to whop that ass. Well deserved, imo. Then she asked to use my phone to call the cops, lol told that bitch to gtfo my face.

**solanis** · 2011-07-02 13:23

Originally Posted by Cream Soda

Old ladies, I'll agree. His wife? She deserved every ass whopping she's ever gotten, lol. I was uneasy with it at first, lol but when she got mad at him and couldn't piss him off by breaking his stuff, she moved on to breaking my stuff to get to him through me.

She was trying to rip the cords out of the $200 stereo I just bought at the time, so I had to have been 16 because I was working at Target. Lol 2 seconds later, he busts in the door when she's about a foot away from my stereo, grabs her by the pony tail, flings her half way across the room and proceeds to whop that ass. Well deserved, imo. Then she asked to use my phone to call the cops, lol told that bitch to gtfo my face.

that's pretty fucked up, you stood there and watched him beat a woman who couldn't fight back? for pulling cords out of a stereo? why was she trying to piss him off anyway

**Fitch.** · 2011-07-02 13:24

Wait wait wait.

What brand was the stereo? Been looking for a good stereo.

**solanis** · 2011-07-02 13:26

http://www.randomfunnypicture.com/pictures/4531320.jpg

HANDS OFF

**Cream Soda** · 2011-07-02 13:26

Well, she did fight back, but I sure did. Bitch needs to keep her hands off my shit, lol. That's the only time I can ever recall him hitting her fist though, because she was caught in the act. Every other fight I've ever seen them have, she's been the initiator (well she was in this case too, just not physically). One time, she even punched him square in the nose while he was sleeping. Lol she got her ass whopped for that one, too.

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