Putting yourself to sleep

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Assalamu-alaikum,

Insomnia is quite common nowadays.....related to stressful lives, poor sleep habits as well as being 'over-stimulated' during the day and just before sleeping (which is a topic in itself.....)

Your mind needs to relax/ un-wind completely before bed-time.....so watching TV, sitting in front of the lap-top, reading books, etc just beforehand is probably not a good idea.

Read the 3 Quls, Surah Yaseen, (and there are also prescribed duaas for this) and insha Allah - this may help.

Sometimes - the insomnia becomes a vicious cycle.....because u have had bad expierences in falling asleep over the previous few nights, your sub-consciuous mind associates sleeping with something that is difficult and stressful.....which works against you......making you more stressed......and so the sleepless nights continue.....

Dont ever resort to sleeping tablets (unless its for a long flight, or when u are absolutely desperate for a good-night rest).
Here again, your sub-conscious mind associates sleeping with the requirement of having a pill first......which eventually results in dependance and tolerance.....


I had struggled with insomnia not too long ago (a result of late night working hours, studying, and stressful days.....)

I had literally tried everything.
There were days that I was non-functional.....actually fell asleep in traffic once :(

My last resort was going for a session of hypnosis......i simply needed to break that psychological mind-set that i had developed over time.
And with time, and after a month of reinforcement (listening to a CD before bedtime).....Alhamdulillah - i have no problem with falling asleep.

You may not need this.....just giving some hope to those who may think they have exhausted all resources.

And remember - this too can be a test from Allah......so dont ever lose hope, and make duaa that Allah grant you shifaa' from this.

Hope this was of help, insha Allah.

Salaam
 
by any chance, does anyone know the specific word for when a person is about to drift off to sleep. I know there is a specific word and I just cannot recall it ...
 
1: you could listen to the quran ( i have app on ipod its great!)
2: read a book
3: have some horlicks drink works wonders! or some tea[h=3][/h]
 
syilla said:
easyyy sleep with a baby, you will sleep throughout the night hopefully
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You gotta be kidding me? Babies and sleep don't go to together ask me I have nieces and nephews that are babies:exhausted My niece is now 1 she has a habit of waking up at 4 am and singing her baby songs she learned from the baby channel super loud! lol

You can kiss sleep good bye once babies show up!

To the op:

Be constantly on your feet, work hard like me and trust me by the time you come home after you get out the shower, you gonna fall flat on your head.

With the holidays now at home I've been finding it hard to sleep early cause I sleep in and stay up all night. Can't wait to get back to my hectic life so I can treasure my sleep again.
 
~Zaria~ said:
Assalamu-alaikum,

Insomnia is quite common nowadays.....related to stressful lives, poor sleep habits as well as being 'over-stimulated' during the day and just before sleeping (which is a topic in itself.....)

Your mind needs to relax/ un-wind completely before bed-time.....so watching TV, sitting in front of the lap-top, reading books, etc just beforehand is probably not a good idea.

Read the 3 Quls, Surah Yaseen, (and there are also prescribed duaas for this) and insha Allah - this may help.

Sometimes - the insomnia becomes a vicious cycle.....because u have had bad expierences in falling asleep over the previous few nights, your sub-consciuous mind associates sleeping with something that is difficult and stressful.....which works against you......making you more stressed......and so the sleepless nights continue.....

Dont ever resort to sleeping tablets (unless its for a long flight, or when u are absolutely desperate for a good-night rest).
Here again, your sub-conscious mind associates sleeping with the requirement of having a pill first......which eventually results in dependance and tolerance.....


I had struggled with insomnia not too long ago (a result of late night working hours, studying, and stressful days.....)

I had literally tried everything.
There were days that I was non-functional.....actually fell asleep in traffic once :(

My last resort was going for a session of hypnosis......i simply needed to break that psychological mind-set that i had developed over time.
And with time, and after a month of reinforcement (listening to a CD before bedtime).....Alhamdulillah - i have no problem with falling asleep.

You may not need this.....just giving some hope to those who may think they have exhausted all resources.

And remember - this too can be a test from Allah......so dont ever lose hope, and make duaa that Allah grant you shifaa' from this.

Hope this was of help, insha Allah.

Salaam
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I have one of those cd's and it does work, but if I stop listening to it, I find it hard to sleep again.
 
Forget Islamicboard when you want to go sleep, or it will bothering you, then make you get out of bed and go back to your computer.
 
Jazakallahu Khair. I actually think a lot of the tips you guys mentioned would work! Like the downtime thing. I'll give it a try, insha-Allah.
 
Assalamu-alaikum,

^ brother Salahudeen,

That just shows the power of the sub-conscious mind.
We take it for granted.....but this concept has been realised by some for centuries (its the basis for subliminal messaging used in movies, music, adverts, etc).

In the case of insomnia (and here Im referring to long-standing (may be months/ years) difficulty in falling asleep/ awakening too early.....not just the once of night that was poorly slept) - your enemy becomes your sub-conscious mind.

From past expierences, your mind actually associates going to bed as 'stressful'.
Often you may have thoughts of: 'Am I going to sleep tonight'.....'I have to sleep, Im too tired'.....'But what if I dont fall asleep again?'.......
There is so much anxiety that surrounds going to bed, that it prevents your mind from relaxing.....which ends up becoming a vicious cycle instead.

The same occurs with using sleeping pills or any other 'unnatural' means of falling asleep.
Sub-consciously, your mind believes that you MUST HAVE a sleeping pill, or in your case - listening to a sleep CD - to be able to fall asleep.

Which is why, whenever any of these methods are employed, it should only be used for a limited period only, insha Allah.

The purpose of hypnosis/ sleep CDs is to 're-condition' the mind about the above.
During a period of extreme relaxation, you allow your mind to process and internalise 'new' thoughts about sleeping - e.g: you will be told, 'I have no problems to sleep', 'Sleep is a simple, natural process for me', 'In future, i will fall asleep without the least effort made', etc, etc.
And with time - your mind actually begins to believe it!
Alhamdulillah.

In your case - I think, you should attempt 'weaning' yourself from these CDs.....maybe use it every 2nd day for a few weeks.....and then less as time goes on, insha Allah.
And tell yourself - that it is so easy for you to fall asleep, that you dont need any CDs anymore :)

Insha Allah - we all from relief from this problem of insomnia.
Sleep is soo important for our daily functioning - from so many psychological, physical and emotional aspects.

It is meant to rejuvenate the body at the end of each day.
It is our 'mini death', here in this dunya.

But our minds cannot find rest. :(
For our minds are too clattered, filled with the fitnahs of this dunya, the undue stresses that we burden ourselves with and from not remembering our Rabb enough.

Insomnia can truly become a trial to those who are really afflicted by it......ask Macbeth - he'll confirm this story :)

(For those who have not read Macbeth: he had killed King Ducan in his sleep.....and therefore could sleep no more:


MACBETH
Methought I heard a voice cry "Sleep no more!
Macbeth does murder sleep," the innocent sleep,
Sleep that knits up the ravell'd sleave of care,
The death of each day's life, sore labour's bath,
Balm of hurt minds, great nature's second course,
Chief nourisher in life's feast—

LADY MACBETH
What do you mean?

MACBETH
Still it cried "Sleep no more!" to all the house:
"Glamis hath murder'd sleep, and therefore Cawdor
Shall sleep no more; Macbeth shall sleep no more."



Okies.....my essay is done for today.....:p


Salaam
 
Tragic Typos said:
Salaam,

Many games contain content that are against Islam...
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I didn't say what kind of games he should play. Of course games like MW3 and Battlefield are all based in Muslim lands so I'm not arguing with that. And on top of that war/first person shooting games are not the kind of games one should be playing before sleeping.

There is nothing wrong with games like Fifa 12, Batman or racing games because there is nothing to Islamically say we can't play them. The only general prohibition on playing games is whatever distracts you from your obligations. Even then the game itself isn't prohibited, it's the amount of time spent playing it.
 
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