4 hours of 30 second videos viewed on a screen held 4 inches away from my face, it never fails 👍
Black out curtains and 45min of an audiobook while I snuggle the wife.
I do not do anything but sleep in my bedroom. My phone charger stays in the living room. When I feel tired, I lay down and basically turn off for four to five hours. I have no issues getting to sleep, but I can’t stay asleep for a “normal” 6-8 hours. My body won’t do it.
not moving
(advice for falling asleep if you are not tired coming from someone who worked rotating shifts for a decade) like this is not a joke but nothing helps me fall asleep faster than not moving as soon as i lie down.
“oh i can’t fall asleep, i rotate onto my other side” no!
“oh i know turning on my belly might help” no!
“oh i know…” just stop it.
stay put, try to calm your thoughts but do - not - move - any - limps - at - all! no little arm movement, no turning around and very soon that little tingly feel will start to appear letting you know that you’ll soon be fast asleep.
In no particular order:
- being fit
- physically tired
- no booze or cannabis on nights I actually have to sleep well
- a completely dark room, no little lights on electronic devices, blackout curtains, etc…
- a bed (I won’t mention the brand unless asked) that adjusts to my sleep patterns. It measures my breath rate, heart rate, how often I move, if I’m snoring (rare), etc… It then knows how well I’m sleeping and can soften or firm up, and tilt my upper body up or down. Depending on how my vitals change it learns how best to accommodate my sleep.
If I have trouble due to stress or the neighbors are making noise I’ll throw on an eye mask and ear plugs.
I’m basically comatose 15 minutes after hitting the pillow and wake up before my alarm.
what brand of cannabis would you recommend?
no
That’s crazy. Mixing nitrous oxide into cannabis is probably one of the dopest methods of getting high. Kudos to your suggestion, good sir!
Which bed does all of that?
Absolute dark
Have you tried crying for 45/60 minutes? Works like a charm
Ambien. I know that it’s not great but unfortunately it’s more complex for me than just sleep, so it’s necessary. I don’t think I’d ever sleep again without it. Wow can you do some weird things on Ambien if you don’t put your phone away.
Just need more hours in the day, maybe fourty more. Although; I’m not sure if I’d sleep a minute away
Honestly, sleeping isn’t a problem for me, its getting up.
Reading a book or listening to a podcast usually works. If not, I add a couple of CBD puffs.
Having a partner who loves me
Can your partner love me too?
- regular vigorous exercise - I do this five or six days per week
- no caffeine after about 2 pm
- mostly consistent bedtime
- heating pad, for nights when my lower back is stiff or sore
- white noise in the form of a fan (though I’m going to need something more powerful, as my neighbor has started the lovely habit of watching tv at 330am with no headphones)
- on nights when I’m really having trouble, I have a small stash of chewable 5mg melatonin tablets on my nightstand
I scrolled way too far to find exercise. Not that you’re going to fall asleep within 5 minutes of returning from a run, but it really does work. Among other things, aerobic exercise will help with stress, sleep, some back and joint problems, helps you to eat less and burn more calories.
On another note, I heard something in a podcast or radio show that said that a special type of breathing exercise is as good as exercise for many of these things and will fool your body. Obviously, it won’t build muscle, but it may help with sleep and stress.
got myself a sleep apnea mouth guard. It’s amazing to actually be able to sleep just 7 hours and actually be refreshed instead of even more tired than the evening before.
Monitored the change with an app that records your snoring. and it’s insane what a different it makes
Similar boat, but I had to go full CPAP loooordy it makes a difference, I feel human again with it!
Does it have to be custom-made?
No. Mine is made with Thermo-plast inside, so you just heated it up in water and bite down on it for a decent fit
Awesome, thank you!
Removing all distractions, which takes a bit of work. Covering every single source of light. Little indicator on my charger? Slapped electrical tape on it. Blackout curtains. Noise machine. The hardest one: Never using the bedroom for anything but sleeping. Not even a little peek at the phone and YouTube for a relaxing video. I have an analogue non-illuminated clock for daytime, and if I need to check the time in the dark, a Timex I can hit the glow button on. If I really can’t sleep, I get up and go into another room to read or listen to something.
