what keeps you up at night?

[GuidoFawkes 2,361]

so when you can't sleep what is it that you're overthinking about? or what is it that floats into your mind because you have nothing to think about? or what is it that makes you fall asleep if you think about it?

mainly for sleepless people to discuss with others when they can't sleep.

[Musa 5,352]

My nature.

[Bydo 20,119]

cold feet / snoring

Edited December 31, 2017 by Bydo

[joe2vega 1,259]

[Artificial-Intel 73]

Some in depth information about sleepless nights:

 

You have two sections of the mind going at the same time...the conscious mind and the subconscious mind. 

 

Conscious mind: This is the part of the brain that is active during the hours you are awake. I don't think I need to go into any great detail with that. Basically, it's your survival mode. It works in the foreground.

 

Subconscious mind: This is the part of the mind where problem solving takes place. For example: There's a certain word you're trying to think of or a person's name that won't come to you, or perhaps the name of a song. After a few moments, you give up trying to remember that word, name or song. But hours later, it suddenly pops into your head. That's your subconscious mind at work. While your conscious mind has gone on to bigger, and more important things, your subconscious mind had been digging through all those files you have stashed away. When it finds the answer, it tells your conscious mind and that's when suddenly you remember. It works in the background. 

 

When you begin to fall asleep, the Conscious mind goes into sleep mode. It's been working all day long and needs to relax, regroup and build up its energy for the tasks of the following day...keeping you alive, to survive. When the Conscious mind goes into sleep mode, your Subconscious mind becomes more active. It's now working in the foreground. This is where your dreams come from. Sometimes, it incorporates your problems into your dreams...it's still problem solving. When people say that the solution to a problem came to them in a dream, they are right. It happens that way. 

 

So, now, let's say (just for the sake of argument) you are having some very serious financial problems. Many adults have sleepless nights because of finances, of course there are loads of other problems that can cause a sleepless night. Your Conscious mind tells you that there are other things that need attention, right now. So, the financial problem is put on the back burner, sort to speak. Actually, the Conscious mind has sent this financial problem to the Subconscious mind to work on. That's its job, after all. 

 

You're exhausted and need to get some sleep. You go to bed, try to relax and .....BAM.....guess what pops into your head? Finances. So, in essence, your subconscious mind tells you conscious mind, "Hey!! Wake up. You sent me this problem to work on and I don't have a solution. We need to work on this together." Hence, the sleepless night. 

 

There are ways to control these sleepless nights. It's all about learning to turn the Subconscious mind "off." Of course you can't do this, but essentially, it's all about training the brain to function the way its suppose to and telling your subconscious mind to leave the conscious mind alone. The training begins in that area some refer to as the "Twilight Zone." This is the short period of time between wakefulness and falling asleep. Your conscious mind is cuddling down under the covers, getting all nice a cozy. Your subconscious mind is sitting on the side of the bed stretching and yawning. Neither is fully active, but they are aware of each other. This is the point at which you need to keep your mind void of any conscious activity or thought. An empty void. 

 

There's several methods that can be learned to accomplish this empty void. Too numerous to list here. A few are: Self-Hypnosis, mantras, non-stimulating visions, mentally going to a "secret hiding place" that no ones else knows about where you feel safe and secure. These are only a few of many. 

 

I speak from experience. I had a bad case of insomnia that was affecting my physical and mental health, not to mention my social life. It took me a couple years and many sessions to learn not only the above mentioned methods of falling asleep, but I learned several other ways. Sometimes one doesn't work, so you have to have a plan B, C, D to fall back on. I'm not saying this is how long it takes everyone. I had an extreme case so it took longer and I needed to learn more than a couple methods. The hardest part was keeping the Twilight Zone void of conscious activity. It's almost like tapping into another part of the brain that's responsible for the void. 

 

From here, it gets much more complicated and I'm not a Doctor, a Psychologist, nor a Psychiatrist. I'm only sharing what I, personally, have gone through. Basically, it's all about telling your Subconscious to go back into its little closet of filing cabinets where it belongs, do what's it's suppose to do and leave the Conscious mind alone. 

The mouse is my dog. She's a bed hog. 

[GuidoFawkes 2,361]

i was actually asking about the stuff in your mind that prevents you guys from sleeping... not things like people snoring or pushing you or stealing your blanket! you know, not external things!  :lol: :P :D 


these are my examples:

 

Edited December 31, 2017 by GuidoFawkes

[sidtank007 51]

all boys and girls has same answer but they cannot say it publicly ...lol   :D :lol:

 

and one more thing if you are somehow ready to sleep

guys before sleeping always check under ur bed and in ur closet..  :huh:   :mellow:   :wacko:   :unsure:   :blink:

Edited December 31, 2017 by sidtank007

[Sliced 819]

Insomnia

[Heles 9,220]

The midnight firework

[O.S.A.N 714]

Love.

[robbiealdo 373]

My ex.

[VaudeVille 1,428]

My ex.

Same

[Coat 2,280]

My girlfriend never let me sleep. Messaging again and again.

[Destroyer7777777tank 339]

Youtube

[Guest]

Nightmares  :ph34r:

[Coat 2,280]

Nightmares  :ph34r:

Nah, they're funny for me. They wake me up for college, daily :D

[tousif_the_master 2,240]

Games

(your army is ready to take in the battle field)

[Coat 2,280]

Games

(your army is ready to take in the battle field)

OH MY GOD !! YOU HERE?!?

[tousif_the_master 2,240]

OH MY GOD !! YOU HERE?!?

Oh My God!, do u know me? ( your old nick or something? )

[Coat 2,280]

Oh My God!, do u know me? ( your old nick or something? )

ToHo is enough? :D

[tousif_the_master 2,240]

ToHo is enough? :D

:ph34r:

[Coat 2,280]

:ph34r:

I really miss you, gabriele, shotgun, dont_mess, bilawal bull   :ph34r:  , and all those who were in clan ratt angels.

 

Btw d'you remember why we called him bilawal bull?

 

[Calm_Down_Kid 8]

I don't have eyelashes

[Crip 4,735]

Hopefully someone sorts the mess out above.

 

Anyway, back on topic.

 

Worrying about studies keeps me awake.

[GuidoFawkes 2,361]

Hey mod, how come you can come and remove my post but you can't remove his spamming which are completely not related to this topic? it is stated that what he posted  isn't allowed in the rules too;;

please read rule 2.4.11.2

Edited January 1, 2018 by GuidoFawkes