This morning I went down into my
17-year-old brother's room and accidently
tripped (we have to walk through his room
to get to other parts of the house). I
thought i'd wake him, but he didn't stir
at all. I told my mom and she said,
"watch this." she went in, turned on his
light and yelled up the stairs, "nothing
wakes him up."
i am the exact opposite (and three years
older). If someone across the house has
a tv on it brings me fully awake even if
i'm exaughsted. I've always been like
this and it gets to be very troubling.
How is it my own brother sleeps so
soundly, and I get less than five hours of
sleep on average a night? I'm talking
without caffine, with or without exercise,
all that. Should I see a physician? I
always was told i'm just a light sleeper,
but my genetics don't seem to back this
up. Any advice?
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saturn24
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Nov 2003 Posts: 205 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa
Posted: 11-30-03 07:13am
I am the same way. I need complete
silence, a perfect temperature and
preferrably dark to sleep. What I do is
I sleep with a fan on, all year round.
It may be hard for you to fall asleep the
first couple of times you use it, but
after that it should help. The steady
rythm helps me sleep more soundly, and it
muffles outside noises. They also make
those alarm clocks and little devices that
have sounds, like heartbeat, streams,
ocean, etc. It is the only think I have
found to help me so far. It is a pain in
the butt though. Sorry I couldn't help
you more.
