# Cures for Insomnia

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cures-for-insomnia/12369>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 28, 1999, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cures-for-insomnia/12369 "1999-12-28T23:06:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 1999, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cures-for-insomnia/12369/21 "1999-12-30T04:59:00Z")

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Good article by _Mayo_–I had to laugh at one thing, though. This tip:

_Don’t smoke before bedtime_

Are they suggesting that one smoke **after** bedtime? That sounds very dangerous to me!

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**Author:** ![AuraSeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AuraSeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuraSeer)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 1999, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cures-for-insomnia/12369/22 "1999-12-30T13:16:00Z")

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I get insomnia sometimes. My solution is usually considered weird, but it works for me.

Try staying awake through one full night. Do something to keep yourself occupied-- read books, play video games, watch TV-- it doesn’t matter what. Just stay awake and alert for the whole stretch.

Whenever I do this, I’m not quite at my best the next day, but I’m always tired enough to fall right asleep the following night.

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Laugh hard; it’s a long way to the bank.

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**Author:** ![Tymp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Tymp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tymp)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 1999, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cures-for-insomnia/12369/23 "1999-12-30T14:10:00Z")

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Sex.  
Sex 'til you go deaf.  
Sex 'til you hallucinate.  
Sex 'til you’ve sprained every joint.  
Sex 'til every muscle bursts into flame.  
That oughta do the trick.

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**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 1999, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cures-for-insomnia/12369/24 "1999-12-31T05:14:00Z")

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where can I get some of that?

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