Insomnia inspired question.

[dark-gargoyle.livejournal.com]

Do people ever get insomnia or bad headaches when sharing front with another person, who happens too be agitated? We have been trying to fall asleep for the last 2 hours and I was exhausted from the start. She is also stuck too close to the front and will probably stay stuck till next we sleep. Given that the person in question will be agitated for a while longer, is there anything we can do to help us sleep? Any advice that doesn’t involve sleeping pills or alcohol would be appreciated. I have used one of each this week and make a point of not using either too often. Thanks,

- Alexis of ManyDistantEyes

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[darkheart1.livejournal.com]

Yes I have insomnia because of other personalities fronting and extra aggitation because of it and because of how they feel, it seems to spread into the other personalities whent he ones fronting are aggitated irritated and nasty from a Bi-polar flip and then anohter comes out after the irritated one leaves. Lately I dont have any meds to fall back on to get some sleep but I have tried tylenol pm, damn that is good shit and Im usually sleeping in 45 minutes or ready to lay down and go to sleep in that time. if two dont work, take three or four. They do work though and they are cheap. Try it keep me posted and let me know if they work on you.

[ex-khailitha846.livejournal.com]

Both Kava Kava root and Valerian Root will have a calming effect. You can pick them up at any herb store. Valerian can help bring on sleep if taken about an hour before you go down. Kava can help smooth out rough moods for whoever is in the body during waking hours.

We also like hot baths before bed if people are agitated. If we turn out the lights and light a candle and relax in the bath it usually helps the system sort itself out for bedtime.

Sometimes though, We just end up staying awake until whoever is finished doing what is important to them. I try to make deals with them like, "If We stay up 'til 3:00 am and only get 4 hours of sleep, you have to promise to help with work tomorrow so We get a nap."

Best of luck to all of you.

[sexylittleone.livejournal.com]

if we are 3 of us @ front or Co-concious silmutaneously, yes often we do get headaches. No insomnia yet but then we've never tried to co-front while putting the body to sleep.

recently discovered a way to be CC with 3 of us at once ... 2 are totally up front, with one "driving" & the other giving instructions or just taking over the hands if need be to do something (as one of our fronters has a broken limb & is a slider that is currently 6) & the third just far enough behind the other two to watch & not interact w/the outside.

hope that makes sense.

el

[cirape.livejournal.com]

We've found that music helps us go to sleep sometimes. It gives us something to focus on instead of whatever thoughts run about and keep us awake. You need to pick music that's not too fast or 'heavy' and'll keep you up, though, but for somepeople even talking will help, or whitenoise has been sighted as a good sound to help for sleep.
the last two don't work for us, but they might for you? I suppose this is sorta late, isn't it...?
Um, lesse, we have catnip tea that helps us get tired as well, found it at some health food store. Dispite being an insomniac, we don't really have any other cures to speak off. Good luck

[ksol1460.livejournal.com]

Hot bath with pine essence, and passion-flower tea, are what our healers recommend.

You might also try 2mg of melatonin, which you can get at any health food store.

[sethrenn.livejournal.com]

Some of us, particularly Ruka, are prone to insomnia whether they're agitated or not. (Interestingly, Ruka found that the best way to cure his insomnia was to have someone else sleeping in the same bed with him.) But yes, trying to co-front when someone else near the front is very agitated or angry can be stressful for us, and sometimes headache-producing. On the other hand, if someone who's fronting is really agitated, they often end up with headaches or insomnia anyway regardless of whether anyone else is trying to share the front with them.

As for 'stuck too close to the front'... this is familiar to us also. I don't know if you guys have any kind of subjective place or world, but sometimes the only way we've been able to peel someone off the front is by sending them away temporarily (with their consent, of course).

One thing I hear recommended frequently for insomnia is melatonin. We've never personally tried it, although we know one system who had good luck with it and one system who got headaches from it. We've also heard kava kava recommended, though again, we've never tried that either.

Sometimes if we have trouble sleeping and don't want to take sleeping pills (I fully understand your decision to not want to do so), we take allergy medicine instead-- not all kinds, but some kinds put us right to sleep. zzz. that might be okay if you just need it for a night or too.

hope this helps,
Anthea (for Amorpha)

[jew87.livejournal.com]

I can't sleep very well unless one o the littles is fronting. children sleep so well.