Originally Posted by Kittygyal

salamualikum
works for me all the time maybe take some over does aswel
Ma'assalama

walaikum assalam. Trust me sis, caffeine makes me feel sleepy. Im gona have to find sumat to keep me awake. I have to start doing some serious studying inshaAllah. Maybe I'll start a thread "Cannot stay awake.."

Originally Posted by Du'aa

walaikum assalam. Trust me sis, caffeine makes me feel sleepy. Im gona have to find sumat to keep me awake. I have to start doing some serious studying inshaAllah. Maybe I'll start a thread "Cannot stay awake.."

salamualikum.
yh if you wana go ahead, but am saying to the other dudette to have a pint of 'red bull' to make her go asleep inshallah.
Ma'assalama

salam, lol am happy for the replies. thanks!! i'll try some inshaAllah but certainly not sleeping pills lol. and i dont know how true this is but i heard that red-bull is being banned in thailand for some health reason. oh and caffein keeps me awake

thats an interesting thread.....as regard the replies.

an internal biological clocks that controls your sleep pattern.

can somebody provide some more info regarding this? Like bro aamirsaab mentioned regarding how to help oneself to sleep. Ofcourse the opposite advice would follow for keeping oneself awake.
What i would like to know is how to control your internal biological clock?

jazakAllah khair in advance.

I'll check through my notes at home, if not tonight, then tomorrow inshallah, and post any relavant I can find.

Originally Posted by aamirsaab

I'll check through my notes at home, if not tonight, then tomorrow inshallah, and post any relavant I can find.

Brother aamir.....^^^i am waiting for your post.

My apologies, I totally forgot about this thread. I'll get round to it inshallah tonight.

^ sis if u borrow an A2 psychology book and read in it you'll get a lot of info on our biological clock. It basically consists of three different areas, the infradian, the cirrcadian, and the ultradian rythm (not to a lot of help i know)

InshAllah i will also try to post u some in detail info.

Wassalam

It is a good thing you can stay up and learn your deen

(((((sleep ))))).......i just did a exam on the topic last semester in my Psychology Degree......i love it to bits! (okay...i havnt read the previous post...lol....let me do that...then i'll see if i can help u...insha'allah)

Originally Posted by zircon

salam, does anybody here knows how to fix a messed up sleeping pattern? i simply couldnt sleep at night and end up on a deep one after subuh prayer its very frustating....

okay...now ive read it!!! first of all... have you seen ur Gp about this? if NO...then you should... because all these personal advice are sweet..... but sometimes they may not work for you.... because there are several sleep disorders which need medical attention to fix.... and dnt worry its not alaways sleeping pills!! there other means to it.... but in order for you to get the > right < tretment....you need to make sure you get the right diagnostic for it......... (like i said there is several sleepin disorders...so find out which is urs....btw just because it may be a disorder...dnt get all tensed about it...most sleep disorders can be fixed very quickly)

Originally Posted by deen_2007

okay...now ive read it!!! first of all... have you seen ur Gp about this? if NO...then you should... because all these personal advice are sweet..... but sometimes they may not work for you.... because there are several sleep disorders which need medical attention to fix.... and dnt worry its not alaways sleeping pills!! there other means to it.... but in order for you to get the > right < tretment....you need to make sure you get the right diagnostic for it......... (like i said there is several sleepin disorders...so find out which is urs....btw just because it may be a disorder...dnt get all tensed about it...most sleep disorders can be fixed very quickly)

Wow you seem to know your stuff. Inshallah sister you can get some sleep. What i found is that do something thats realy boring like......reading Shakespear.....that will put you to hibernation let alone sleep!!!

Originally Posted by learningislam

What i would like to know is how to control your internal biological clock?

Basically you can either take certain medicines that will help your melatonin levels or you can use social cues such as light or temperature.

Examples of light: bright light has been found to supress melatonin*, therefore daylight will reset the biological clock. A study found that by shining a torch at the back of the knees also altered the rhythm.


*Melatonin is a chemical in our bodies that helps us to get to sleep.

Your internal biological clock can also be affected by shift works or alarms. To do this you basically have to get used to waking up at those specific times and eventually your sleep pattern will change.

(p.s i'm going to post all my psychology notes, from AS to A level, so look out for the thread)

as many have said - make yourself get up earlier.
also, if you have a really super boring book to read. this worked for me when i was having the same problem. i used karl marx "das kapital" and it worked wonders. (i'm serious!). i don't think i ever did get past page 50 or so.

Actually it does happening to me sometime.

It is alway's due to different factors and not neccessari;y one.

You have to break the habit.