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Dork Diaries Book 14

Dork Diaries

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February 26, 2018

INSOMNIA ATTACK!

I could NOT sleep last night. And it wasn’t the first time, either!

This has been happening to me a LOT lately. I have a busy day of school, friends, CCPs, boys, parents, Brianna, homework, dog walking and of course writing in my diary. By the end of the day, I’m EXHAUSTED, so I finish my homework, collapse into bed and THEN…

I’m WIDE awake!! 🙁

I don’t know WHAT the deal is. I just cannot turn my brain off. Like, one minute I’m SURE I’ll fall asleep in the middle of brushing my teeth, but then the second I’m actually in bed, my body’s all like HAHAHHAHA, LOL, NOPE! No sleep for you!!

I’ve tried getting back up and doing stuff to make me sleepy. Like reading a chapter in my history book from school, or listening to one of the podcasts my dad is always raving about. I’ve tried playing with Daisy right before bedtime to tire us both out. I drank warm milk and chamomile tea (but not together). But that just made me need to go to the bathroom an hour later!

Once, I was so desperate that I CLEANED THE BATHROOM. This is serious, people!

And what’s even worse is that doing those things didn’t even help. They just made me more EXHAUSTED in the morning (Plus, the newly cleaned mirrors just made it easier to see the dark circles under my eyes)!

So instead of getting up and trying to make myself tired, sometimes I just lie there, trying hard to relax. But like, the whole point of relaxing is you shouldn’t be trying hard to do anything. And the longer it takes me to fall asleep, the more I freak out about not BEING asleep! And then it’s even harder to fall asleep because I’m stressing that I’ll NEVER fall asleep!!

I thought teenagers were supposed to sleep all the time. I dunno—maybe that comes later in my teens. Or maybe I’m just a weirdo. But I feel like I’m going to lose my mind! I looked it up, and sleep deprivation is an actual form of TORTURE! It does stuff to your brain.

Oh MAN! Now I’ll be awake tonight, worrying that my brain is crumbling to dust!! AAARRRGH!!!

Of course all this TORTURE is making me a total zombie in the morning, and all day, really. This morning I dropped the open milk carton on the floor, so THEN I had to clean the floor, which made me even MORE tired!

And then I bombed a math quiz, and had to endure a lecture from my mom, which made me even MORE tired!!

But will I sleep tonight? PROBABLY NOT!!!

Basically, I’m exhausted and I don’t know what to do. I really want to climb into a pillow fort and sleep for, like, A WEEK.

So I need your help! What are your tips for getting a good night’s sleep? What should I do the next time I’m wide awake but wishing I was asleep?! HELP!!

Category: My Diary Tags: sleeplessnikki

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  1. Tips & Helps says

    March 12, 2018 at 6:57 am

    Okay, when you sleep, just try some of my tips and helps:

    -Close your eyes for a really long time and don’t open it
    -Try drinking milk every night before bedtime, I bet it will help you
    -Move your feet without moving a knee or leg until it gets tired or until you fall asleep

    -Yawning helps you sleep, so try to pray in your heart that you would yawn and fall asleep

  2. Ty. A. says

    March 12, 2018 at 6:28 am

    Hey Nikki! I have had the same problem and there is something that has made it go away for me. I suggest you don’t eat anything at least 3 hours before you go to sleep. Your brain will feel less awake and you will have less energy if you don’t eat before bed. I hope this helps you and anyone else that has this problem!

  3. A weird tomboy says

    March 12, 2018 at 4:19 am

    Don’t worry you’ll get better soon I’m having insomnia to I’m writing this at 1:18 AM lol but really don’t give up

  4. A weird tomboy says

    March 12, 2018 at 4:15 am

    I have insomnia to don’t worry what I usually do to make me fall asleep sometimes and just instead of your normal sleeping position lay on your stomach try putting your hands under your pillow to I don’t work all the time but it usually works 7/10 times for me so I suggest trying it and get well soon 🙂

  5. have diary says

    March 11, 2018 at 8:00 pm

    Use u My pillow Girlfriend.

  6. Dork Without Dough says

    March 11, 2018 at 3:26 pm

    I share a room with my newborn sister, so there’s no way I can sleep.

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