What do you do when you can't sleep?

This Littlepixie has a several strategies that work.

With your eyes closed, try to look out of them consciously. I know that this sounds really odd but it does send me to sleep/put me out cold fairly quickly. By the way, when you have been doing this for a while(weeks/months) you get to see all sorts of things.

Another is a mantra that I used in conjunction with breathing. Check out Depak Chopra meditations.

And almost the last suggestion: with your very active mind, imagine it is a mouse running on a mouse wheel, let it run and when you have had enough of it running, tell it, its time to get off your wheel of fun and sleep, here is where you imagine a wonderful comfortable bed, one suitable for a tired mouse, now you imagine/see your tired exhausted mouse dragging himself off the wheel and collapsing in its wee bed and instantly sleeping.

Last suggestion: check your magnesium levels as being low in magnesium can affect the quality of your sleep.

Sleep well.

Psst...

Hmm I will try those. I tried the first one after I read it and it felt relaxing so that's a positive sign. I do have magnesium but I usually forget to take it.

Lol is that an app? That could be fun. Is it boring or something?

I TAKE EJACULOID

One woman I play it with gets it on her phone. Not boring, very intellectually challenging, like verbal chess

I Listen to old music,doesnt work but its nice.

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I take benedryl.

Very, very sorry to hear about your Dad, NMMNG

One thing that works for me -- and I regularly have the same problem -- is visually/emotionally/physically summoning up in my mind people/events/experiences for which I am GRATEFUL.

In my experience, there's nothing like GRATITUDE to put you in a state of mind where you're more receptive to whatever comes next; be that sleep, some specific action you want to take, letting go, shifting your thinking etc etc.

I hope you find the peace you deserve

And Bless your Dad....

Last Edited by 4th Mesa on 08/11/2018 09:09 AM

If I wanted to get sleep all I have to do is eat something and in about 20-30 minuets I would be knocked out.
If I woke up naturally I would not want to knock my self back out, since I had enough sleep to wake up in the fist place, having more sleep added artificially to my sleep I had would only depress my metabolism and mind.

You could be overstimulated by sugar and not know it. When I cut out all white sugar I sleep like a baby. I fall asleep in twenty minutes.

When I cheat and have a candy bar, even during the afternoon, I cant sleep most of the night

Some people are sensitive to white sugar

Imagine counting sheep jump over a fense but instead of them making it over, have them each have a fail moment. Falling over the fense, running into the fense, being clueless about what to do at the fense, before you know it your sheep will be doing the wierdest funniest things that will have you laughing you head off at your own thoughts. It will help you relax and then fall asleep.

I imagine mine looking these guys

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and they end up like this...

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either dont go to bed unless you feel like sleeping or on a work night, go to bed at the last possible moment and release some energy...so to speak.

weird double post

Last Edited by T-Man on 08/11/2018 02:07 PM

Lavender essential oil

Chamomile tea

'Kalms' (natural herbal product it not sure of availablity in US so try something that contains Valerian Root)

Last Edited by TheFierceOne on 08/15/2018 01:57 PM

...stay awake?

I'm surprised no one mentioned it....

Magnesium works like a charm. I've tried different ones.

Natural Calm Sleep works really well for me for the price.

There are other types that are more absorbable by the brain l-threonate types...but are also more expensive.

Read a very technical document or two

Read your favorite story

Sleepy time tea

Warm epsom salt bath

A puff or two on a very good cannabis-indica will knock you out.

rob a drug dealer

Whatever you do, don't start on the sleeping pills or sedatives and antidepressants.

My dependency on pills to sleep has gotten to a dangerous level. I've fought them so hard over the years, all sorts of methods to get off them, the insomnia hits, so I end up back on them.

Will be on them for life I guess.

Make a cup of decaffinated Camomile tea.
Make sure room is just cool enough for a lite blanket.
Except for your reading lite,which you can shut off easily. turn off or cover all lites.
Now, read your insurance policy until you go to sleep

A bit of sleepytime tea, a fan parked at the foot of my bed, and this playing in the background loudly.


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Usually works, even when it doesn't work it triggers the fuck it I'm staying in bed response. The fan helps sell the illusion that it's raining and not bacon frying on a pan.

Watching history documentary films on YouTube.

Buy a sketchbook and a set of pens or markers.
Fill the pages with all the crap that floats through your head. Draw yourself peacefully asleep.
Wake up and draw what you dreamed.

Valerian root if you are desperate .

I usually fall asleep praying....no valerian .

You can get a spray from France to put on the pillows.... essential oils .

There is one if you are congested and another if you cannot sleep .

Some people are unable to sleep chronically .

I sleep better if I have been physically active in the day ..

Many of us now are not active enough physically ..

Taking Infowars’ Knock Out and drinking Yogi Bedtime tea works for me.

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