Sleeping aid advice

[coffeebuddha]

So here's the thing. I'm tired. I'm ridiculously, literally fall down when I try to walk, feel like my eyes are about to fall out of my head tired, but I just can't fall asleep. It's 5:45AM and I haven't slept even a moment. I only slept about three hours last night (night before last at this point? idek) before my alarm went off and I had to get up. This has been the norm for me for months now. I've been drinking a single glass of red wine before going to bed, which helped to slow my brain down enough that I could fall asleep, but that doesn't seem to be working anymore. I don't want to go on sleeping pills. I really don't want to go on sleeping pills. I have an addictive personality and a history of alcohol/narcotics abuse in my family. For me, sleeping pills are the absolute last resort, and maybe even not then.

I'm tired and I'm desperate. If anyone has any tricks they use to help themselves fall asleep, I'd be willing to try pretty much anything at this point. Except for sleeping pills--vitamins and supplements would be okay--or meditation--because I've been trying that on and off for years and it's never once helped me. Other things I've tried that don't work include warm milk, tea, and lavender scented lotion. Tried that shit for a week and I hate the smell of lavender. Which is possibly part of the reason it didn't work.

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[coffeebuddha.livejournal.com]

My problem is that I try to turn all electronics off, but then I get paranoid and anxious that I'm missing something, so I'll be halfway asleep and work myself into a panic until I check the news and my email. Basically, I have issues. >.< The lemonade sounds interesting. I'll have to give it a shot.

That would be wonderful, if you wouldn't mind the trouble.

Thank you!

[theslashbunny.livejournal.com]

I'll get my mom to email me the chamomile lemonade recipe tonight and I'll post it here.

I'll also dig out those cds and figure out how to send them to you. :D

I'm not sure if it'll help, but I'm happy to try to make things easier any way I can. Insomnia sucks. Also, you can always feel free to see if I'm still awake if you can't sleep. I'm up late lots of night - my inhaler makes me jittery and I've been needing to use it a lot lately. I'd be happy to chat with you until you get sleepy if the electronics avoidance thing is a no-go anyway.

[coffeebuddha.livejournal.com]

Thank you, honey. &hearts I really appreciate that and I'll probably end up taking you up on the offer to talk to. Just be forewarned that I have a tendency to talk about really random, usually inappropriate things after a certain point at night. Just ask topetine. I don't even know how many times I've emailed her during the early hours of the morning about things like my thoughts on blow jobs.

[theslashbunny.livejournal.com]

I'm all about random discussion topics - even really random ones about blow jobs at stupid o'clock in the morning. Hey - we could discuss more crossdressing! Seriously, I have no shame anymore.

I'll PM you my email address and we could even open a GDoc just for the sake of saving our random conversations if you want.

[coffeebuddha.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a plan. :)