sleep help: Is anyone here ever afraid to go to sleep? - Help.com

Me.

When Im trying to fall asleep and I cant I try to think of nothing or think of something I love or a beautiful place, that normally helps me :)

i feel the same. been having nightmares for about a week now so it has me to the point to where i dont even want to sleep. any luck trying to find a way around it?

you direct your thoughts as you fall asleep… rememeber what sleeping is, with the REM and all that jazz. if you don’t look forward to sleeping then you’re in a bad or negative mood when you fall asleep. of course, it can always be a much deeper psycological thing, but if it’s just stress from your day that keeps you from resting peacefully, there are multiple things to try.

1- try to rid stress before bed, anything from a bubble bath to an extreme workout, whatever works.

2-make sure temp. is comfortable, your body heat changes during the night and it’s different for different people.

3-position… i know alot of people that sleep better in different positions with different pillow/blanket combos.

4-compaionship, human or animal, some people find that not sleeping alone helps.

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Other advice:

1. No exercise within two hours of bedtime. It makes it harder to go to sleep.
2. Don’t try to go to bed before you are really getting sleepy.
3. No caffeine after noon. Drinking big glasses of cola or iced tea can leave you staring at the ceiling for hours.
4. No scary movies just before bed, e.g., “The Exorcist.”
5. Try to keep your “work” out of the bedroom. The bedroom should be associated with sleep–not gym equipment or television or computers.
6. You can usually drop off to sleep using Benadryl, which is an antihistamine. Try this if nothing else works . . . but remember it can make it harder to wake up in the morning.
7. Don’t read a “page turner” of a novel.
8. Get a square, foam pillow so it will cradle your head and keep you from getting your shoulder up on the pillow, which will cause you to strain your neck.
9. An alarm system and good locks help to give a feeling of security.
10.Go to sleep with a Bible beside you.

i dont believe in god. i believe in science though so having a bible if you dont believe really honestly serves no purpose.

I wonder how many atheists read at least 250 books on theology before declaring they don’t believe in God. I feel I would have to read at least 250 books on science before saying that I didn’t believe in science. For me, atheism is like going to the public library, reading five books on the library shelves, and then pronouncing yourself qualified to discuss the other 10,295 books you didn’t read.

thank you. and for chevs info i have read and watched and learned enough to know in my mind that i dont believe in god. in my eyes, theres no competing against logic man. i mean really.