I live in the dorms with two other girls.
I can sleep during the day and take naps
with them around, no problem. But when it
comes time for bed at night, if they're
awake I can't fall asleep. I get very
anxious because I know I have a problem
sleeping and then I work myself up because
i'm not sleeping. I thought it was
because there were lights on but I bought
a sleep mask and that didn't help. I've
tried listening to music, reading,
meditating, no caffiene, no naps,
exercise. I feel like i've tried
everything. All I can do is wait up until
they go to bed, which can sometimes be at
3 am. I told them what was going on and
they are trying to be more aware. But I
feel bad telling them they have to go to
bed because I said so.
The next step is sleeping pills but I
really don't want to resort to that. Any
suggestions, please?
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SpideyGirl
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Feb 2005 Posts: 68
Posted: 03-01-05 13:22pm
Hi, here is something you might want to
try....Its an herbal/over the counter
sleep helper. I can't remember the exact
name, like seratonin, or something close
to that. I got it at a drugstore. It
helped me tremendously, and when I quit
taking it, I didn't really have trouble
like most people will after coming off
sleeping pills. Just a thought!
