i have problems with sleep (you may already know since i talk about it way too much.) particularly i wake up in the middle of the night and have trouble getting back to sleep. i've tried white noise/calming music and it works some of the time. i find white noise is more useful than music since i focus too much on the melody. my therapist really wants me to try meditation before bed but i always forget to do it. :p is there anything else that helps put you to sleep?
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@misery: Meditation can help (as you've mentioned) - maybe set an alarm or reminder to help you do it? Otherwise, a hot bath before bed, some hot tea, and/or getting off of the computer, phone and TV a good hour before I'm about to try to sleep help me sleep at night. It completely stinks waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to go back to sleep - I've had this happen. It's absolutely zero fun. When it happens, I end up reading in bed, hoping to go back to sleep, but I often feel like all I do is "nap" during these times.
@misery: Oh! You might want to make sure your vitamin D and Iron levels are optimized too... I've noticed when mine drop, my sleep gets screwy.
Good luck.
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I'm terrible and find a good drink helps me to sleep long and hard.
I used to have a really hard time going to sleep. I still do at times. Being busy during the day, moving around a lot helps.
I used to have a really hard time going to sleep. I still do at times. Being busy during the day, moving around a lot helps.
ASMR can help me relax enough to try to get to sleep. Less talking and mouth noises and more stuff like tapping and crinkling.
But I also know that ASMR isn't a lot of people's thing. Rain noises are also really nice. For me, I tend to just put on youtube videos as background noise to help me sleep, but my issue is anxiety and when things are quiet, the anxiety spikes.
I dunno, I hope you can find something that helps you stay asleep. Dx
But I also know that ASMR isn't a lot of people's thing. Rain noises are also really nice. For me, I tend to just put on youtube videos as background noise to help me sleep, but my issue is anxiety and when things are quiet, the anxiety spikes.
I dunno, I hope you can find something that helps you stay asleep. Dx
I was having problems sleeping and looked up things I could do a few years ago after medication wasn't helping. I found this word game you play in your head. It hasn't worked for anyone I've recommended it to, but it works for me almost every time I do it.
You think of a simple word that doesn't invoke much thought, with no repeating letters. For example: DREAM
Start with the letter D. Think of every word you can that starts with D. Don't think too hard, just let them come to mind. The trick is to think of them quickly, and not to think about anything else except more words. Ex: Dog, Dig, Ditch, Deli, Drama, Delivery, Day, Dead
When you either can't think of more words without pausing for a long time, or you just get tired of that letter, you move on to the next one. When it does work for me, I fall asleep around the 4th letter.
I have to have a fan going to sleep.
Like I HAVE TO, it’s weird. I dunno. XDD;;
I also find that I often have to utilize something like a half dose of ZzzQuil (or similar) to nudge sleep when sleeping unnatural hours.
(Sleep is really hard to achieve for someone who works nights, like my shift.
Doing human stuff during the day on my days off, so getting rocked back and forth like that makes for a pretty unhappy vampire. XD;; )
Like I HAVE TO, it’s weird. I dunno. XDD;;
I also find that I often have to utilize something like a half dose of ZzzQuil (or similar) to nudge sleep when sleeping unnatural hours.
(Sleep is really hard to achieve for someone who works nights, like my shift.
Doing human stuff during the day on my days off, so getting rocked back and forth like that makes for a pretty unhappy vampire. XD;; )
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I super stretch and do deep breathing when I cannot sleep. And also warm tea helps me too. <3
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