Longest it ever took for you or anyone else to fall asleep?

[Meryl]

12 hours or so.  I was having a severe panic attack [although I didn't recognise the physical signs of a panic attack at the time].  My heart was racing frightengly fast, I felt as if I was being choked and I was hyperventilating.  My husband took me to the hospital the following morning.  They put me on an ECG machine for a while and concluded my heart was fine, I'd had a panic attack.  Whenever I have one now, I recognise the signs and know how to control its effects a bit.

Thankfully, I don't have them that often these days.

[Linette]

During the heat wave when the power went out.

Needless to say when BC Hydro showed up at midnight I just across the street from me to fix it.

As soon as that power came back on I hooked and yelled THANKS GUYS and went to bed with my fan blowing on me. 😊

I was entertained that night when I saw a momma and baby raccoon cutting across the front yard just under the window.

I said, "Hey cutey patooties, you stay away from the idiots driving like baboons with rabies, keep baby safe, just stay away from stupid ppl in general.

I was actually thinking she may have actually understood everything I said because she didn't leave until I was finished. lol

Yep, fully entertained! 🤪

[Syko Nachoman]

When I lie down at night, it could take anywhere from 5 minutes to 3 hours. It seems to be random. A while ago I thought it might have something to do with sugar keeping me up, but even when I drastically cut back on my sugar consumption, especially during the evening, doing so barely helped at all.

The main problem seems to be that I just don't get tired at night. If I lie down at 1 AM and think, "This is the right time for me to go to bed," but I don't actually feel tired, I'll just lie there for hours waiting to become tired, and then I'll finally nod off. But I have no idea how to make myself be tired at the right time. It's like my brain expects the day to be longer than 24 hours or something.

[Former Member]

The best remedy for insomnia or if your mind is still too awake to get to sleep is reading a book in bed. In no time, your eyes will close, and you will fall asleep.