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Well fuck. Ive been awake for almost 2 days.
Its my summer break from highschool and my sleep schedule has been flipped and mangled. I routinely stay up til 4 and wake sometime in the afternoon. How do I fix this??? I can't just go to bed at 10 pm because i literally won't fall asleep.
Should i take some otc sleeping pills? Or do those just fuck things up more? Will it just fix itself over time?
Also drove for the first time today! (with an instructor)
Im scared as fuck to park backwards though. You can't see shit and distance perception is so altered in the mirrors I always think Im going to hit a car. Was this an issue for anyone else or do I just suck at driving? 0_o
Also fuck big trucks. They are scary as shit to drive right behind. They block everything, and if I don't start breaking the second they do Im pretty sure Im gonna get squashed.
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Try to pull an all nighter and go to sleep at like 20:00 the next day if you can keep that up.
And driving is scary indeed at the start! You will get used to it though.
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i've never been awake for 2 days before. i will fall asleep eventually just by lying in bed. If i can't sleep because i have a lot on my mind, then i like to picture cartoon sheep with numbers on their bodies.
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Take sleeping pills, staying up fucks you up pretty harder then taking them.
I'd say go to sleep early like 22:00 or 23:00, take the pills and chill watching a movie or something.
On July 03 2010 23:59 geometryb wrote:
i've never been awake for 2 days before. i will fall asleep eventually just by lying in bed. If i can't sleep because i have a lot on my mind, then i like to picture cartoon sheep with numbers on their bodies.
I've been up for 3 days in a row a couple of times, it's really nasty :/
I tried to ladder SC:BW once when i hadn't slept and concentrating was really hard 
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My advice is to stay awake for an entire night then go to bed slightly earlier than the time you want to start going to sleep.
If you want your regular sleeping pattern to be midnight-8am, or something reasonable like that, stay up all night then go to bed at 10/11pm the next evening then get up at 8am.
You should be good to go 12 - 8 daily from there.
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My suggestion to you for sleeping is to stay completely awake for a day / night and then go to sleep when you want to normally go to sleep to reset your schedule.
And as far as driving goes, my depth perception was terrible when i started too. It is something that you really just develop over time. Stop tailgating big trucks too... they can't see you if you cant see their mirrors.
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On July 03 2010 23:55 lighter wrote:
Well fuck. Ive been awake for almost 2 days.
Its my summer break from highschool and my sleep schedule has been flipped and mangled. I routinely stay up til 4 and wake sometime in the afternoon. How do I fix this??? I can't just go to bed at 10 pm because i literally won't fall asleep.
Should i take some otc sleeping pills? Or do those just fuck things up more? Will it just fix itself over time?
Also drove for the first time today! (with an instructor)
Im scared as fuck to park backwards though. You can't see shit and distance perception is so altered in the mirrors I always think Im going to hit a car. Was this an issue for anyone else or do I just suck at driving? 0_o
Also fuck big trucks. They are scary as shit to drive right behind. They block everything, and if I don't start breaking the second they do Im pretty sure Im gonna get squashed.
I parked backwards almost every day my senior year at school (seriously, most fucked up parking situation ever, was impossible to get out at the end of the day). The key, twist around, and look straight out your back window (assuming you have a sedan of some sort). Use your mirrors as extra guidance, they tell you what's on your sides and help you line up. But just looking straight back out the window is a lot less distorted. When you're going back, put your left hand on the top of the wheel, that way you know where to return to when you want to go straight.
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On July 04 2010 00:02 theonemephisto wrote:Show nested quote +On July 03 2010 23:55 lighter wrote:
Well fuck. Ive been awake for almost 2 days.
Its my summer break from highschool and my sleep schedule has been flipped and mangled. I routinely stay up til 4 and wake sometime in the afternoon. How do I fix this??? I can't just go to bed at 10 pm because i literally won't fall asleep.
Should i take some otc sleeping pills? Or do those just fuck things up more? Will it just fix itself over time?
Also drove for the first time today! (with an instructor)
Im scared as fuck to park backwards though. You can't see shit and distance perception is so altered in the mirrors I always think Im going to hit a car. Was this an issue for anyone else or do I just suck at driving? 0_o
Also fuck big trucks. They are scary as shit to drive right behind. They block everything, and if I don't start breaking the second they do Im pretty sure Im gonna get squashed. I parked backwards almost every day my senior year at school (seriously, most fucked up parking situation ever, was impossible to get out at the end of the day). The key, twist around, and look straight out your back window (assuming you have a sedan of some sort). Use your mirrors as extra guidance, they tell you what's on your sides and help you line up. But just looking straight back out the window is a lot less distorted. When you're going back, put your left hand on the top of the wheel, that way you know where to return to when you want to go straight.
i thought this was mandatory style for doing most backing up.
Since you know that big warning on mirrors about objects being closer than they appear
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Yeah, mirrors should not be the main aid you use (what did your instructor tell you?), and I thought looking out your rear windshield was what was regular... Keep your distance from trucks and you'll be fine. don't worry, with time, you'll get better at driving.
On the sleeping topic, just try to stop thinking if you are. I know it sounds absurd, but that's how I fall asleep, well I stop thinking of things that are stressful, works all the time for me.
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For sleeping, you have two options:
1.) Stay up for an entire night, fight off any urge you have to go to sleep, stay up for the entire next day, and finally crash at a normal hour the next night. Worked for me the one time I became nocturnal.
2.) Slowly adjust back. This requires determination and integrity on your part. Really, it's pretty simple, since you don't have to reset your sleep schedule absolutely in the next two days or something. Force your self to lay in bed, eyes closed, with the lights and everything else turned off at a set time. Force yourself by alarm clock to wake up and get out of bed completely at a set time. For each subsequent day/night shift this time back by half an hour. Straightforward enough.
And for driving, I don't see why you think trucks are scary to drive behind. Just don't tailgate, and you're fine. They weigh much more than your car, and therefore have a longer breaking distance. You know for a fact that they won't be breaking abruptly, so just give yourself some space and react reasonably quickly. Nothing special. It's much more scary to have a truck driving behind you, because then you know that if for some reason you have to slam on your brakes hard, you're kind of screwed. Most truck drivers know to give themselves quite a bit of space in front, though.
The absolute worst part, though, is driving on a small road going in the opposite direction of a truck. I live by two one-lane roads with hairpin turns that require you to slow down to about 15-20 mph (or at least you're required to by law. Honestly, it's not that hard to make the turn going faster than their limit). Anyways, I've seen two 18-wheelers using these roads, even though I think they're forbidden from using them by law. They make REEALLLY wide turns, so when I drove by them right as we were both at the curves, I was terrified. The side of the truck must have been less then six inches from my driver's side window. I completely stopped until the truck was gone, and got as far right in my lane as possible, and it was still that bad...
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Driving is always scary for beginners. The thought of controlling a 2000lb machine amongst hundreds of others seems daunting, but I guarantee you that 6 months after driving you will feel much much more comfortable, and everything will become second nature. Just make sure to stay cautious, as thats probably the best way to avoid hitting anyone, or anyone hitting you. Always assume the people driving around you are stupid, and you need to watch and pay attention.
Also, just be glad you dont have to take drivers training here in alberta. I had to do mine in the wintertime, and our roads are absolute terror between the months of december-february. Alot of times all it takes is a slight touch on the brake or accelerator when travelling over a black ice patch, and your car is practically sideways 
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On July 03 2010 23:55 lighter wrote:
Well fuck. Ive been awake for almost 2 days.
Its my summer break from highschool and my sleep schedule has been flipped and mangled. I routinely stay up til 4 and wake sometime in the afternoon. How do I fix this??? I can't just go to bed at 10 pm because i literally won't fall asleep.
Should i take some otc sleeping pills? Or do those just fuck things up more? Will it just fix itself over time?
Also drove for the first time today! (with an instructor)
Im scared as fuck to park backwards though. You can't see shit and distance perception is so altered in the mirrors I always think Im going to hit a car. Was this an issue for anyone else or do I just suck at driving? 0_o
Also fuck big trucks. They are scary as shit to drive right behind. They block everything, and if I don't start breaking the second they do Im pretty sure Im gonna get squashed.
http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=132728
Read my post on the first page.
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On July 04 2010 00:28 eXigent. wrote:Also, just be glad you dont have to take drivers training here in alberta. I had to do mine in the wintertime, and our roads are absolute terror between the months of december-february. Alot of times all it takes is a slight touch on the brake or accelerator when travelling over a black ice patch, and your car is practically sideways
At least you don't live in Brampton. Worst place in Ontario when it comes down to drivers, it was on the news somewhere lol. I'm so proud of my hometown. -.-
Most of the people I know didn't take their driving tests here, cause they are not manly enough.
Seriously though, people here are BM (lol), and are like heat seeking missiles.
EDIT: Link
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Take 50mg of gravol and 50mg of benadryll at like 10pm and try to sleep by midnight. If you don't get sleepy take more of each and eventually it should make you tired. If you have true insomnia go to a doctor and talk to him about it. If you have no history of addiction you may be put on some nce benzos that will knock you straight out otherwise maybe you can go on some sort of anti-depressant sedative like seroquil.
I doubt you have real insomnia though. Just go for a jog or bike ride in the afternoon and eat a big dinner at like 6pm and your ass should get tired.
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I'm not going to lie, I thought the title of this thread said, "Can't sheep )
Oh, the irony. Just lay down in the dark man.. it usually works.
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There is a body clock reset trick that has to do with fasting for 16 hours previous to the time you want to be your morning, then eat breakfast and meals according to your day. iirc
PS- If you wanna pass out really easy, watch wc3 replays (not joking)
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I wish i was like you so i could stay up all night and study instead of pay shitload for monster and coffee -_-...
Be grateful god has given u this superpower.
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always get up at 8:00 in the morning. no sleep after that and dont go to bed before 22:00. keep this up for a week and your sleeping schedule should be normal again
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Look into melatonin. Melatonin is naturally created in your brain from serotonin when your body is preparing to sleep. It's essentially your body's way of telling you to sleep. Melatonin supplements can actually be purchased at any pharmacy.
Why melatonin?
-No side effects like sleeping pills (unless you take too much, in which case you can have grogginess the next day).
-Not addictive like sleeping pills.
-It provides your body with the full REM sleep that you need. While sleeping pills put you to sleep, that does not necessarily mean you're actually getting restful sleep.
Any night I have difficulty sleeping I take some, and I am sleeping within 20-30 minutes. I have recommended this to numerous people and each one has come back to me absolutely shocked with how effective it was.
One thing to note, a lot of the tablets you purchase come in doses much higher than anyone actually needs (the bottle I have contains 2mg tablets). To ensure I do not have grogginess the following day, I crush a tablet into fine powder, and simply touch the tip of my index finger into powder so that there is a very tiny amount. I place my finger under my tongue to dissolve the powder. 1 tablet can effectively last me 20+ doses this way, and still be very effective. Understand that people will require different dosages for effectiveness, but I recommend starting as small as possible.
Ensure you are doing the obvious like refraining from eating high amounts of sugar before bed time, or consuming caffeine after the early afternoon. Make sure you do things that are relaxing prior to going to bed. For me, if I am playing something like starcraft immediately before going to bed, my mind is far to stimulated at that point to sleep. I need to refrain from activity that keeps my body and/or mind very active. I tend to read a book to help relax. I know this is probably one of the most overstated things in regards to health, but it rings true... EXERCISE. Not immediately before bed of course, but vigorous exercise at least 4 times a week can be life changing in not only sleep, but in all aspects of your life.
Do whatever possible to avoid sleeping pills or drugs that induce drowsiness as reliance becomes a huge issue.
Also, note that it's not healthy to depend on any substance for sleep over extended periods of time, even if it is something like melatonin. Sleep problems tend to be the result of issues that need to be addressed. Make sure you are doing everything necessary to address them; for the sake of your health.
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