Insomnia

On December 17 2010 15:54 Scruffy wrote:
Netflix/Music/Games beside SC2/read books/clean (crazy i know)

On December 17 2010 16:01 Chairman Ray wrote:
That sounds pretty bad. I think you should seek some professional help or get some medication to help you sleep.

But in all seriousness, anime is a great way to pass time. There are so many great series out there. If you have never watched anime before, Death Note is a great series to start at, but if you have watched anime before, keep watching!

On December 17 2010 16:06 AirbladeOrange wrote:
I often go for a few weeks at a time without being able to get to sleep for man hours. I try not to fall into routines because it just makes it worse. Try making a list of things you like to do but don't get around to doing. Maybe try something new that could hold your interest or turn into a new hobby.

I started to try creative writing and am thinking about trying to learn how to draw. I also like reading articles that are of a certain subject matter that I would not normally read.

Hope this helps. Sweet dreams.

On December 17 2010 16:03 `Zapdos wrote:


I've watched Death Note, Inuyasha, Code Geass, Eureka 7, Naruto (LOL), most Gundam series, Darker then Black, Evangelion, Bleach, I mean all the english dubbed ones easy, I've tried watching subbed but I end up dozing off and having to rewind a million times to re-read what I missed..

On December 17 2010 16:06 AirbladeOrange wrote:
I often go for a few weeks at a time without being able to get to sleep for many hours. I try not to fall into routines because it just makes it worse. Try making a list of things you like to do but don't get around to doing. Maybe try something new that could hold your interest or turn into a new hobby.

I started to try creative writing and am thinking about trying to learn how to draw. I also like reading articles that are of a certain subject matter that I would not normally read.

Hope this helps. Sweet dreams.

Edit: Spelling.

On December 17 2010 16:14 Groslouser wrote:
- A lot of reading, from mangas to classics. If you have time to spare, try something you've never read before, like russian books from the late 19th or early 20th. Or even science
c books on subject that tickles you.
- Langages are also good time sinks, you can try to learn one speaks by people who are awake during the night and talk to them.
- Programing also does wonders so kill a night.
- Smoking pots can help too. But beware it is not a cure and it might in fact be the worst way to smoke.
- Play a mmo.
- Daycasts (Day9, Honcast, GSL, OSL, etc etc). Lots of hours wisely used.

That's all that came to my mind.
Anyways GL, insomnia sucks.

On December 17 2010 16:20 Zapdos_Smithh wrote:
What's your age? Naturally late teens tend to be up late due to melatonin being released later than usual (this is for teens).

On December 17 2010 16:08 `Zapdos wrote:


Actually I really like this, I got into physics by just reading randomly on the internet and now I read all Brian Greene's novels because of it and the likes. I'm sure there are plenty of subjects I could find as well. Also.. drawing does sound quite entertaining and is something I've always wanted to learn. Thank you ^_^

On December 17 2010 16:24 AirbladeOrange wrote:


Brian Greene writes awesome stuff. I have The Fabric of the Cosmos by him. I believe his earlier work is called The Elegant Universe. I have not read it but if you have let me know if it is worthwhile.

If you like Greene, check out Neil deGrasse Tyson's Death By Black Hole. This man writes (as well as speaks) with such a passion for science. Also, I have to make sure you are aware of Stephen Hawking's A Briefer History of Time (the common reader version of the gigantic A Brief History of Time) as well as The Grand Design. Great works by a legend.

On December 17 2010 16:31 Mikusbunkarus wrote:
I have had insomnia for the past 5 years, I think ultimately it is a personal preference thing. I have talked to some people who watch ESPN/sports center like a religion, others who play video games like its their job, and a few who just try and lay in bed. I like to read, simply because I gain something beneficial out of it. I used to read homework stuff/books we were assigned to read.

but I have been reading philosophy for the last 3 years or so. It is very interesting and late at night it is quiet and calming so I have a perfect environment to think about and really take in what I am reading. For example, I have read Plato's Republic maybe 5 or 6 times, and am currently reading it again. The great thing about a lot of philosophy (especially classical philosophy) is that you can always keep learning something new each time you revisit a book or subject. Which is probably why I am always so drawn to it.

If you are interested, some books I would recommend would be The republic, Nicomachean Ethics, Politics, The Apology, Crito, /anything be Leo Strauss concerning these authors/books once you have read them. Strauss has many good books not only as introductions to philosophy, but many in depth books about many of the classical philosophers and their books.

PS. If you do dabble in philosophy, I would recommend staying away from the modern philosophers, I.E. Machiavelli and Hobbes to present. Simply because without a fundamental ground in the classics, the moderns are more difficult to understand fully as well as the fact that some of them and their claims can be challenged and debated. It would be like a Bronze player moving to Korea to play Starcraft, sure it could help, but in the end you have skipped an entire process that you should have gone through first in order to really have a chance at the present endeavor.

If you don't like philosophy or it sounds stupid or w.e. then thats fine, just throwing my advice into the pool.

On December 17 2010 16:22 `Zapdos wrote:


About to be 20 and FFFFFFUUUUUUUU that's my name :[

On December 17 2010 16:38 Zapdos_Smithh wrote:


Yeah it's actually natural for around 19-20 to be up late, has to do with late-puberty (learned this in a childhood and adolescence psych course). I am 20 myself so I know what you mean. You combine that with the internet, constant new information 24/7 and there sometimes feels like no reason to go to bed.

On December 17 2010 16:40 `Zapdos wrote:


Except it's been an ongoing problem for me for 6 years :o
And its not that I don't feel like there's a reason to go to bed I mean i'm incredibly tired and stressed all the time I just can't sleep so I'm not really convinced that's the problem o_O

On December 17 2010 16:42 Zapdos_Smithh wrote:


6 years meaning it started at 14...did you happen to get on the internet at around that time and not be restricted? Internet keeps me up. If it's off I go to bed wayy earlier.

On December 17 2010 16:29 `Zapdos wrote:


I have not read the Neil deGrasse book but have read both Brian Greene books and most of Stephen Hawking's works. I enjoyed them beyond belief. The Elegant Universe was actually written quite a bit earlier then Fabric of the Cosmos and deals more with string theory if I recall but it's quite good. Also if you're unaware he has a new book coming out in january that I'm dying to check out :3

Also if your interested check out some of Roger Penrose's novels, they're all quite good and I'd also strongly recommend Lee Smolin's 'The trouble with Physics'. It's about theories aside from M-theory and string theory and goes into depth about problems with the current theories that the other books don't and is really enlightening I strongly recommend it. :3

On December 17 2010 17:19 ninini wrote:
Watch the BW OSL stream in about an hour.

Yes, this is totally a shameless BW converting attempt.

On December 17 2010 15:51 `Zapdos wrote:
No I don't need help curing my insomnia for the inevitable poster who will come in here with all his/her godly wisdom on how seeking professional help or medication will help because theres no way that in 6 years I ever considered that.