What is good to cure insomnia?im looking for mental help

[Comet]

not drugs and stuff like that?

[M D]

I hear Sleepy Time herbal tea works great. Exercise is always good too.

[babbumal]

Meditation, yoga, spirtulism can cure insomnia.

[joe k]

vat 69 and a bottle of advil

[Kren777]

Exorcise is number one. Meditation (NOT COMPLICATED.. close your eyes and breath deeply for like... 3 minutes) is number two. Other than that... welcome to the club dude.

[MrOrph]

I had to do this myself. There are many ways to do it naturally. Some work and some don't depending on the individual. Exercise, not eating too late, and alcohol aviodance at least 2hrs before bed worked for me. (The alcohol used to help me GET to sleep but I would not stay that way all night) A steady exercise routine REALLY helped me. Check out the link below for some good info.

[url=http://www.helpguide.org/life/insomnia_treatment.htm]www.helpguide.org[/url]

[Deborah S]

Sounds like there is alot keeping you from falling asleep at night. First of all, make sure that your schedule is more or less routine. As a nurse insomnia sets in when I rotate my shifts. Keep some regularity there. Second, before you go to sleep, write down in a journal everything that concerns you and things that you hvae no contol over. This will help clean the slate to sleep better. Check out your nutritional habits. Are you eating and exerciing to let it go? Then lastly look at the other things that might be keeping you awake. Noise, and continuous TV and radio are not the way to go. Alcohol will also not give you a great night's rest, as you will be waking up to go to the bathroom and drink water. I find that bedtime rituals help. About an hour before bedtime, I take a bath and read or watch something funny for about 30 minutes. Hope this helps.

[Sandra C]

This is what works for me. Close youe eyes and try to physically relax your body. Then mentally count backwards from 100 by 3's (100, 97, 94, etc). Do it slowly. I normally count one number for each slow, deep breath. I rarely get below 40 or 50 before I'm asleep, but occasionally I get to zero and have to start over.

[ramie box]

I dont suffer from insomnia but i think i know what the problem is for many. They have issues that need dealing with and they keep the subconscious mind busy and occupied so sleep cannot occur.When we sleep we are mostly connected with our subconsciousness. If something emotional happens no matter how hard i try i find it nearly impossible to sleep.I end up giving up and letting the thoughts have their way without worrying about them as they are unconscious.I usually get to sleep around this time but it does take a while.Deal with whatever issue you have and your sleep will be much better as you will be giving that deeper mind space to relax.Another thing you could try is to listen to some sleep music.I listen to Dane spotts healing sleep. This has music thats quite sweet to listen to and soothing and when you cant take anymore you will turn it off and sleep.You could also read a really boring book.These push my head into sleep as they start to go beyond my mental intellect and i falll asleep just to get away from them.You could also try some really physical exercise 2 to 3 hours before bed time as it will really conk you out and your sleep will be better.

[nickywireobsessive]

I have suffered with it for years. I find that cutting out caffeine completely has helped. I also have developed a regime of meditation and aromotherapy which has helped alot. Lavendar in particular is relaxing. Keeping a diary of the days events can also stop your mind racing at night. Perhaps a combination of these will help you too.