Why does my body feel physically sleepy and tired, but I can't go to sleep?

Try to force your mind to think of neutral things. My ex used to fall asleep quickly. He said he just thought of fog.

Read a book. By “book,” I mean those paper things, nothing electronic. Avoid bright electronics before you go to bed.

Don’t eat any thing after dinner, especially sugar or carbohydrates. Don’t exercise after 6 o’clock if you’re going to bed at 10. Make sure there is no light in your room, no lit clock, no computer or TV on lights, nothing, just darkness.

And when you lie down, focus on deep breaths in, while counting to five; hold your breath to a count of five, exhale to a count of five. Keep doing until you drift away.

@zenvelo Thanks I’ll try the deep breathing thing

Definitely go for the deep breathing and complete darkness. Make sure the room is aired well at all times. Extremely soft music at a low volume could soothe you. It may just be a long phase you are going through. Have you tried MELATONIN?

@ZEPHYRA

Yes, of course I have, I’ve literally tried everything…. I have had insomnia issues since elementary. Melatonin does not make me sleepy. I’ve been in complete darkness too, reading books, etc…... Never really tried the deep breathing though….. Going to try it tonight so hopefully it works…

Warm milk and a Wave machine like this.

Here ya go. This is a summary page of the technique described in the book by Hebert Benson, M. D.

You need to practice this several times and it will finally kick in. Don’t give up if it doesn’t work immediately. You are training your body to a new habit.

Also, when trying to progressively relax each part of your body (from the top down) It helps to physically tense up the muscles in that part first and then keep going further down, right to your toes.

For instance when dealing with your hands, make a tight fist and then feel the sensation as you just let those muscles go limp.

Do this with each different set of muscles and you’ll soon feel your total body relaxing. Don’t rush the process. Fully concentrate on each set of muscles as you physically tense and then relax them.

This also helps to focus your brain on something simpler.

http://www.relaxationresponse.org/steps/
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