The way I think about the noises is if a killer is seriously trying to get at you, then you would already be dead. I mean there is no reason being stressed out AND dead.

tryummm

774 Posts

March 29 2011 05:30 GMT

#22

Typically just take about 30 minutes to cool down after you've been using your brain (ex: Starcraft, reading, watching television, etc..) Perhaps just listening to music or talking with a friend could work wonders.

SonuvBob

Aiur21550 Posts

March 29 2011 05:38 GMT

#23

On March 29 2011 13:51 Ferrose wrote:
The last few weeks I have not been able to sleep at all. It's not that I wasn't tired. It's because every time I hear some little noise within my house, I freak out. I've been getting really paranoid. I hear a noise, and instantly think "OMG home invader I'm gonna die."

I live in a safe community and have a couple dogs downstairs and lock the doors and windows and stuff, and know that someone breaking in is extremely unlikely, but I can't help it. I've totally convinced myself that I can't take the risk of assuming that the little noises are negligible.

Humans have houses so that they have a safe place to sleep at night. Yet I can't even relax in my own home. Does anyone have any tips to relax at night or just fall asleep more easily? It would be much appreciated.

apalemorning

Canada509 Posts

March 29 2011 05:38 GMT

#24

btw if you use headphones to listen to relaxing music, that will be the time a killer comes into your home and kills your family and you wont hear it.

but srsly you sound like you have anxiety. i used to have it too, i thought every noise in the house was a ghost or demon trying to kill me. i was younger but i didnt grow outta it until i was like 16.

Greg_J

China4409 Posts

March 29 2011 05:38 GMT

#25

I don't know abot the paranoia never had to deal with anyhting like that. It may sound stupid but its easyiest to sleep when your tired make sure you've done something either taxing mentally or physically each day and it shoudlnt be as much of a problem.

I really struggle on Sundays because I normall stay up playing video games or talking with my friends back in the U.K saturday night and wake up really late Sunday afternoon but still have to get up early for school monday. I tend to just go to bed late Sunday and be tired all monday and then can sleep easyily again on tuesday because I'm tried again. Its not ideal been tired all monday though.

edit - not editing anything just wondering why on earth I capatilise Sundays but no other days of the week.

Blisse

Canada3710 Posts

March 29 2011 05:43 GMT

#26

Suggestion. Don't read this thread or you start imagining the things other people are saying will come true...

[Atomic]Peace

United States451 Posts

March 29 2011 05:57 GMT

#27

Are you using the computer right before you go to bed, or perhaps a laptop in bed? Both of these things can disrupt sleep because of the light generated by the monitor. There's this great program called Flux that you can install to change the light of your monitor at night so it is better for your eyes: http://stereopsis.com/flux/. You can read the website which explains why regular monitor light is bad for sleep.

It also sounds like you definitely need a source of white noise to help you sleep. This is a non-disruptive source of sound that will prevent you from noticing all the little sounds that seem to keep you up. It can be something as simple as a running fan or computer. You can also download some MP3s or get a clock that does it for you: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_noise_machine.

Good luck and please post back with how things are going?

Sephy90

United States1785 Posts

March 29 2011 06:01 GMT

#28

I actually have this problem RIGHT now. I don't really want to talk about it since I feel like it'll worsen but what usually helped me through it was to sleep at a friends/close family member's place for 1 night and roam around the house (kitchen, restroom, living room) and then sleep. The next day I'd sleep comfortably in my own home ^^

Redunzl

862 Posts

March 29 2011 06:09 GMT

#29

Maybe you just need to find the Form, Truth, and Reason of the sound. Then you can banish it!

Bill Murray

United States9292 Posts

March 29 2011 06:10 GMT

#30

I recommend staying awake and not wanting to go to sleep.
Find something really exciting to do, and do it until you literally can't stay awake.
That's what I do every night. I wouldn't ever sleep if I didn't have to!

Kamais_Ookin

Canada4218 Posts

March 29 2011 06:22 GMT

#31

Sleep with a woman, trust me she can make you forget all your silly fantasies!

Ricjames

Czech Republic1047 Posts

March 29 2011 08:59 GMT

#32

Dude, do not worry. Any noise can be explained by ghosts and they are friendly. Just relax it is not a thief, it's always ghosts. I myself heard weird noises many times, end up walking around the place to check what's up. Now i just go, meh..silly ghosts

Artrey

Germany270 Posts

March 29 2011 09:11 GMT

#33

I can really recommend radio plays, however I do not know how big the market in English language is. In Germany it is really popular because of the "Kassettenkinder"-generation (cassette children) that listened to radio plays when they were kids and recently recovered that tradition due to the constantly rising popularity of some franchises (even filling whole stadiums in live lectures).

But I just mean radio plays (dialogues and ambient noise), not audio books, as those are boring. I recommend the adult ones for driving in the car and the children ones for sleeping. ;-) By far the easiest way to stop thinking about troubles and to fall into sleep with a picture of a happy world.

jeebuzzx

Canada365 Posts

March 29 2011 09:25 GMT

#34

sleep with so many blankets

chongu

Malaysia2594 Posts

March 29 2011 09:32 GMT

#35

On March 29 2011 14:30 tryummm wrote:
Typically just take about 30 minutes to cool down after you've been using your brain (ex: Starcraft, reading, watching television, etc..) Perhaps just listening to music or talking with a friend could work wonders.

This. Helped me a lot with getting to sleep

Or if that still does not help....

Plan B: do not ever watch a horror movie ever again

Plan C: watch shitloads of boring youtube videos (lecturers of subjects that do not interest you at all) or read a really boring book

.. and also arm yourself with a baseball bat if that helps ^^

brian

United States9639 Posts

March 29 2011 11:58 GMT

#36

yeah i think the biggest problem for gamers is the tendency to play until you want to crash. you need to turn it off at least half an hour before to get yourself ready for rest

EchOne

United States2906 Posts

March 29 2011 13:37 GMT

#37

My current apartment is right next to a train track, and its water heater is literally in my closet. The combination of hissing and rumbling makes me fantasize about steampunk environments, which is somehow relaxing. The noises that usually bother me are people opening/closing doors, walking down stairs, or my roommate raging about League of Legends at 4 am in the morning. Still, white noise really, really helps me get to sleep. So do boring pursuits in general. I had to read Sasameyuki for class last week and boy did it help me sleep.

On paranoia... if you're actually paranoid try to focus on the fact that the condition is rooted in delusions. The key is regaining your rationality and grasp on reality. With rationality, there is no paranoia, just intense fear. Just play chaos;head and laugh at how incredibly absurd and comical the hero's paranoia is. Despite how farcical it is, his paranoia likely has far more justification than yours. You haven't revealed any reason for armed violence to possibly happen to you more than anyone else.

EsX_Raptor

United States2802 Posts

March 29 2011 13:41 GMT

#38

Sleep with a shotgun under your bed.

Body_Shield

Canada3368 Posts

March 29 2011 14:37 GMT

#39

I have a dream to build my own house, and literally zombie proof it. I don't know how that will effect my sleep...

Also my cat opens and closes inside doors, it really weirded me out for a while: Didn't I have this door almost closed? If you're in a sleep haze, and you see your bedroom door slowly swing open by itself, it's god damn scary.

dstryr

United States69 Posts

March 30 2011 21:47 GMT

#40

Time your sleep cycles so that you will wake up rested.

http://www.sleepyti.me

I use it almost every night (just click the button on my laptop when I am getting into bed) and it tells me intervals which I should wake up.

You can also tell it when you need to get up (for work, school, etc.) and it will tell you when you need to go to sleep.

It really has helped me and I could tell a difference almost immediately. Sorry if this seems like a plug or something, but this has really helped me sleep better so I want others to discover it too