User blog comment:John Breasly/Home today/@comment-4541410-20120920002812

Once, I took some drug or something to keep me focused because I felt like Holy Hell, then I stayed up for 2 days. STRAIGHT. Not once closing my eyes for a few seconds. That is 1/5 of me closer to death. I now take naps after school to count as also NIGHT hours. Like, yesterday, I took an 8-9-hour nap, from 3:00 PM-12:00 AM, stayed awake for 2 hours to do homework, then went BACK to sleep. I'm still tired because my school makes us do P90X in the heat, and I'm already tired by then. I'm STILL tired. I usually take 3-hour naps. Here's some advice:

Do not exercise in at least 2 hours before going to sleep.

Do not eat big portions of food for about 2 hours ebfore going to sleep.

Try to listen to soothing, light music. Ex: Beethoven, Mozart, Gershwin. Or if you like rock, keep it on low.

Enjoy a warm, relaxing bath in a jucuzzi. I recommend this, but I usually just take a hot shower.

Get at least 9-10 hours of sleep a night. This is "required" for your age.

I get this advice from my teacher, who yells at us if we do not meet the requirements of sleep or a "over-healthy" breakfast. If this doesn't help, go to your doctor or something, I really don't know, I want to be a lawyer when I grow up.

-Boogie