• rumschlumpel@feddit.org
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    2 months ago

    Not sleep. shrug Seriously, I’ve tried every trick in the book and a boatload of medication, even the medicine didn’t work longterm.

    Yay, crippling insomnia!

    • cRazi_man@europe.pub
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      2 months ago

      Make up stories in my head.

      This is super effective to help get to sleep. Just waking fantasies of being a superhero, or in a zombie apocalypse or being super rich. Any fictional narrative to keep the mind from wandering to racing thoughts or stresses. Gets me to sleep every time.

  • chillme@lemmy.zip
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    2 months ago

    I listen to calming sleep stories and try to lie still. That way even though I can’t sleep I try to let my body and mind rest as much as possible. Listening to calming sleep stories is entertaining enough that I don’t get frustrated by the lack of sleep and also calming enough that I feel like I’m resting.

  • KaRunChiy@fedia.io
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    2 months ago

    I used to just do hobbies until physical exhaustion would force me to sleep.

    Now i sleep 9 - 14 hours on the regular 🤷‍♀️ Don’t fuck up your circadian rythm kids

  • chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    All the most effective stuff you can do to get better sleep is done ahead of time (like daily exercise, not spending time in bed when not sleeping, keeping a sleep schedule, avoiding caffeine/alcohol etc), so if I get to that point there isn’t that much to be done. Getting up and doing something nonstimulating other than lying in bed for ten minutes can help a little bit sometimes. If there’s something in my sleep environment that is abnormal and it’s possible to correct it that will help. Lowering the temperature can help.

    • Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.orgEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Fully agree, that part helped the most with improving falling asleep time and sleep quality.

      More melatonin and breathing exercises i referenced in other comment are for those abnormal, one off occasions and usually the cause can be pointed back to some daily activity.

      • chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        2 months ago

        Yeah, tbh I also take .5mg melatonin before bed regularly and add a valerian root tablet on top of that occasionally

        • Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.orgEnglish
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          2 months ago

          Same, 1,9mg of melatonin, but if any of the preparation during the day isn’t on point. That melatonin does absolutely nothing. With the preparations It’s providing a slight push to speed up falling asleep.

  • Fedegenerate@fedinsfw.appEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I have audiobooks on a 30min sleep timer, shake to reset timer, and a 30 min rewind when my sleep timer expires.

    I either get sleep, or progress through the story. Win-win.

    I make some nods to sleep hygiene: my phone goes black and white before bed. Some problem apps are soft locked. But I’m not great at the practice. Regardless, my sleep problems are chronic pain related, so sometimes I just have to rest and wait/hope for exhaustion to take me.

    • fizzle@quokk.auEnglish
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      2 months ago

      podcasts and audiobooks do it for me.

      Find the right voice and I’m out like a light.

      The guy that does “a short history of” from noiser is magic. I do find the content interesting but the voice is more important. Also turn the volume down so you have to concentrate to hear it - this staves off ruminations.

  • nicgentile@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    My sister is a registered nurse, and she has a pro tip. Electric blanket. I wrap myself, and I am out like a light.

    Also, I am a “sleeper” after r/Futurama_Sleepers when I was over there, so I just download episodes of my favourite tv shows, usually American Dad, Family Guy, Venture Brothers and what not, onto this old phone I have, and set the screen to the lowest brightness, sometimes the screen is off, and the volume low and I watch till I fall asleep. I have not made it past 20 minutes yet in the years I have done this.