Counting Sheep

[Stringent]

Does not make you go to sleep. I got to 1382 then got bored and came on here. Most of you lot seem dead to the world. Not fair!

[2Cold Scorpio]

You could always try counting cows; they move slower.

[Allen]

Or you could try counting crows. They send most people to sleep with their relaxing music...

[sleepyhead]

My friend has some drugs to help with his eczema and the warning on the label does say it causes drowziness...he took some one night and was knocked out for 12 hours. lol. I recommend that over ficticious sheep...unless you were counting real sheep in your back yard...

[Lee @ SCAN]

Stringent,

I used to suffer like that and after cutting down on the coffee and caffienated drinks, especially after 6pm has helped a hell of a lot.

Try it for a week and I bet you will nodding off easier than now

[Zadock]

Thought about trying some basic meditation? I don't mean going the whole hog but going through the motions of relaxing body and mind... helps you switch off and only takes about 10-15min.

There will be some techniques on the net.

One of my friends who does yoga taught me

[VictorE]

@ Stringent get yourself over to Amsterdam and order a nice cuppa coffee there you wont be counting sheep you'll become one..

[Zadock]

I don't think its the coffee you need to be worrying about there, more the cake... I've heard stories about "the cake"

[VictorE]

Yeah after my coffee i tried "the cake" and pretty much everything else that was edible..

[Stringent]

Originally Posted by Lee @ SCAN

Stringent,

I used to suffer like that and after cutting down on the coffee and caffienated drinks, especially after 6pm has helped a hell of a lot.

Try it for a week and I bet you will nodding off easier than now

Heh, I am quite concious of that now. I do not drink coke or coffee or tea after 5pm. Even dinner now I have lemonade or juice (or 1 alcoholic glass!) I have had like 3 cups of coffee this morning to keep me going. I guess I have a lot going round my mind at the moment. Currently upgraded an office to Office 2007, am there now helping staff get used to it. I start back at work (school) next week. I did sleep quite well in New York though. Probably back home, back to insomnia.

I used to take Kalms, 4 of them before bed to help relax. However if I didn't drop off I felt really groggy. Maybe do some WiiFit before bed to totally knacker me out, or perhaps some other form of vigours exercise ... Just annoying when you cant drop off!

Right now my whole aura is in two places. My mind is buzzing, where as my body just wants to curl up! I have also tuned off every electrical appliance in my bedroom save my clock radio thing which buzzes a bit. Might need to get a new one. Cant stand electrical hum, a drone maybe, I'll leave the air conditioning on tonight and see what happens ...

[samcross]

Originally Posted by 2Cold Scorpio

You could always try counting cows; they move slower.

Originally Posted by Allen

Or you could try counting crows. They send most people to sleep with their relaxing music...

Originally Posted by Zadock

I don't think its the coffee you need to be worrying about there, more the cake... I've heard stories about "the cake"

The cake is a lie.

[TheAnimus]

I tried counting sheep once, but found myself with a unchecked overflow

[Stringent]

Originally Posted by samcross

The cake is a lie.

Coffee cake?

Originally Posted by TheAnimus

I tried counting sheep once, but found myself with a unchecked overflow

[TheAnimus]

too geeky?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/a569z7k8.aspx

[MadduckUK]

live dangerous, count chickens

[Stringent]

Originally Posted by TheAnimus

too geeky?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/a569z7k8.aspx

Ohh I get it now. I am sleep depraved remember! Hehe.

Hmm, chicken chickens?