Dear Freddy
I have it on good authority that you are an emminent physician. Therefore, please could you give me some tips on how to survive hibernation throughout the winter months. Due to personal goings on and children failing piano exams, I feel this is my only course of action- and I really need to SLEEP!!!

Therefore how many of the following should I take with me?:
Flasks of tea
Bars of Milky Bar Chocolate
Pairs of socks
Pyjamas
Hats and gloves
Beethoven CDs, books and sheet music
Earplugs and blindfolds.

many thanks

Hibernation?!? Why? Where?

Are you a homo sapien?

Yes I am a homo sapien with a desperate need to sleep, anywhere peaceful and warm will do.

Do speak to your GP about it if it is getting troublesome. My advice is no substitute for that.

General advice:

You should toss the flasks of tea and milky bar chocolates away! *or give them to a willing forum member*
Make sure the Beethoven CDs you play are 'calm and peaceful' works and not the Emperor Concerto!!!
Stress is also a common culprit - if you can minimise it as much as possible or come up with a strategy to cope with it, so much the better.
This website appears to be useful: http://www.sleepfoundation.org/hottopics/i...cid=9&id=31

You wear a hat and gloves to bed?!?

Edit: This is not 'medical' advice but an electric blanket works wonders in winter! I wish I got one years ago.....!

Thank you. Your advice is duly noted, though I'll ignore the bit about the Emperor Concerto!
Doesn't everybody wear a hat and gloves to bed.........? Mushroom does surely! No offence Mushroom!

Hehehe - nothing will get in the way of Charlies Aunt and the Emperor Concerto!!!
Well, from seeing patients sleeping at night in hospital, I haven't seen hats or gloves...but don't know about the rest of the population...
*thinking about an image of mushroom sleeping with a hat, gloves and his water gun thingy...*

I will fight to the death over the Emperor Concerto!!!
Aaah Poor Mushroom! Yes it does conjure up all kinds of images doesn't it!

Charles, I can sympathise: hibernation seems like a really good idea at the moment

Somewhere on the site are a few threads posted by people lacking in sleep, and the many hints and tips that people have found useful... a search on "insomnia" and/or one on "sleep" would probably throw up a couple. I'd attempt to find them myself but I'm afraid the search page is only equaled in slowness at the moment by my poor tired brain cell...

He,he

Haven't seen mushroom around today... do you think he has been plucked and put into a stir-fry or something?

The profile sais he ws heare this morning, and he's hear now

I sometimes wear a wolly hat when it's cold but they tend to make me itchy at night.


`I was at a sleepover yesterday.

Hello Mushroom! I knew I was in good company!! What colour is your hat? Mine is pink and yellow like Mr Blobby. Doesn't make me itch though-talk to your mum about fabric conditioner. Comfort works well for me!!!!!!

I have never resorted to wearing a hat in bed in hospital as they're heated, but certainly in a sleeping-bag on a windy campsite, the woolly hat yes. But that's because its cold. Current model is very pink, with ear flaps.