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RE: What do you do to help you sleep? - misterfreckles5150 - 12-30-2021
I have to take a sleeping pill due to my insomnia. Before my mom died (Nov 26th, 2021) I was staying up till 5 am or 6 am every night. Now I usually go to bed around 1 am or 2 am.
RE: What do you do to help you sleep? - mothered - 12-30-2021
(12-30-2021, 12:52 AM)misterfreckles5150 Wrote: I have to take a sleeping pill due to my insomnia. Before my mom died (Nov 26th, 2021) I was staying up till 5 am or 6 am every night. Now I usually go to bed around 1 am or 2 am.As long as It's taken as prescribed, there's nothing wrong with sleeping pills - lorazepam, diazepam, temazepam, etc.
Friends of mine have been on such drugs for years, without any effect on their well-being.
RE: What do you do to help you sleep? - ConcernedCitizen - 01-02-2022
Couple things help me: for starters I don't use my phone or tablet or desktop one hour before bed. I limit my screen usage at around then so my eyes don't strain and I don't have them burning while I try to sleep. Next, I use a fan, usually on low for the quiet but relaxing hum. Then I try to close my eyes and relax when it's time for bed. I also have a dog with anxiety so this last part is especially difficult sometimes. I usually get him to go to bed before I start my sleep routine.
RE: What do you do to help you sleep? - convector - 01-02-2022
As Squidward says to Spongebob.
"Empty your mind"
![[Image: tumblr_m6dc3qBLhD1r6ajb6.gif]](https://66.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6dc3qBLhD1r6ajb6.gif)
RE: What do you do to help you sleep? - mothered - 01-02-2022
(01-02-2022, 02:48 PM)convector Wrote: As Squidward says to Spongebob.An awesome show.
"Empty your mind"
Quite amazing It's still active for 20+ years.
RE: What do you do to help you sleep? - Bricker - 01-02-2022
For years, I used to get really bad restless legs if I couldnt fall asleep soon after laying down and would end up being awake for hours. So I went to see a sleep doctor and they gave me a CPAP even though my apnea was pretty minimal.
Took a while to get used to, but once I did I was out like a light within 10 minutes every time. Dunno if it was the soft hum of the machine or breathing easier, but it worked. I haven't used it in several months and I'm still able to fall asleep quickly.
Not sure there's a moral to that story, just wanted to mention how strange it was that a CPAP machine helped even though I didn't have apnea
RE: What do you do to help you sleep? - Shrek69 - 01-03-2022
There is ASMR on youtube , it helped alot of people go sleep, find your best ASMR video and go sleep Wink
RE: What do you do to help you sleep? - mothered - 01-03-2022
(01-03-2022, 12:09 AM)Shrek69 Wrote: There is ASMR on youtube , it helped alot of people go sleep, find your best ASMR video and go sleep WinkIt's very peaceful and relaxing.
I actually listen to It occasionally when taking breaks from my computational tasks, and It effectively rejuvenates the mind.
RE: What do you do to help you sleep? - Horadric_Cube1984 - 01-03-2022
(02-24-2021, 10:10 AM)ghostboy Wrote: I have serious insomnia. Ive been having problems sleeping since I was in high school at the age of 16. Im 21 now and its starting to get just as bad.\
Is there any opinions or suggestions on what I can do to help me sleep?
Honestly I don't go to sleep until 3-4 am. So usually I read EFF and Hacker News Articles. I also take the free time to scrub everything I have online to make sure no leaks occur.
RE: What do you do to help you sleep? - mothered - 01-04-2022
(01-03-2022, 09:25 PM)Horadric_Cube1984 Wrote: Honestly I don't go to sleep until 3-4 am.Same here.
I've tried going to bed earlier (around 2am), and found myself staring at the ceiling for the next hour or two.