There, a little editing on my part to make this more readable for others. I made bold the couple of words that I added. Saxx, we don't fully expect you to make all your posts look EXACTLY like this. But it would be better for your future here at WTF if you began capitalizing the beginning of your sentences, and if you... quit... doing this... every... other fucking... word... understand? Proper diction and grammar go a long way here. Now on to my response.
Skelter there ARE many different forms of insomnia, but I agree in the fact that this may not be his problem. Now onto the thread starter.
It's obvious that you're young. When you're going through your teenage years, your body will tend to fluxuate (sp?) through many different sleep patterns. Stress can be a key factor in this. Tests at school, bullshit at work, trials and tribulations with a girlfriend, lack OF a girlfriend, etc. The list can go on and on. However, if this has been a normal pattern of sleep for you for over say the last year or more (and I mean completely habitual as to where you haven't gotten more regular nights of sleep than you could count on both hands), then I would consider this a somewhat valid case of insomnia.
Unfortunately, the only real recourse for a real insomniac is medical intervention. This was the road that I eventually had to go down. You could try different herbal remedies... but if you do go down this road be forewarned, I suggest going to a professional herbalist. I learned the hard way and had followed the suggestion of someone that wasn't that knowledgeable, and they gave me something which I later found out didn't do shit for sleep, but was actually a booster for sexual health in the libido area.
IF you are actually experiencing insomnia, then you actually have what's known as a mild case. I don't know how bad Skelters is, but mine was classified as severe. Recently in the last few weeks, I've been having a return of my insomnia after 7 years of no problems. It sucks because in my case what happens is I'll stay up endlessly for 4 to 5 days in a row, feeling wide awake. Then finally on the 4th or 5th day, my body will wear out and I'll crash. I won't get the fully recuperative sleep that one needs though. I'll sleep through anywhere from 6 to 8 hours, and then I'm fully awake again for another 4 to 5 days. I hope you can find the help you need. In my case it tends to be anxiety linked I guess, as Xanax (anti-anxiety drug), is the only medicine that I've taken that actually helps me sleep when I go through this.
And on another note, just as a small way to combat this. Quit taking naps at lunch time and push yourself through the day... that can help a little bit at least.
