What do you do when you can't sleep?

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Spyxos

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It's almost 4 a. m. here, I still can't sleep after several hours. Fresh air and moving a little has brought nothing. Sheep countin didn't help as well. What do you do when you can't sleep?

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Spyxos said:
It's almost 4 a. m. here, I still can't sleep after several hours. Fresh air and moving a little has brought nothing. Sheep countin didn't help as well. What do you do when you can't sleep?

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Go to the bathroom to urinate and Drink water.

If you can't rest with that.... Use the 4-7-8 breathing and inhalation technique.

Close your mouth and inhale the air through your nose. Count to four. Hold your breath for seven seconds. Exhale the air completely from your lungs for eight seconds do it many times and you will sleep.
 
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Heimdall_Xtreme said:
Go to the bathroom to urinate and Drink water.

If you can't rest with that.... Use the 4-7-8 breathing and inhalation technique.

Close your mouth and inhale the air through your nose. Count to four. Hold your breath for seven seconds. Exhale the air completely from your lungs for eight seconds do it many times and you will sleep.
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Thx i will try this out.
 
I meditate on scripture by quoting what I know over and over. Pray about what I am thinking about and quote more scripture. It is calming and removes distractions.
 
Coldness is the key to sleep. Your brain needs to drop it's temperature a few degrees for fast sleep. (It's why we turn our pillow over to feel the cold on our heads) Make sure you room is cold enough before you get into bed. Ten minutes and you'll be 'lights out'.
 
If I haven't slept in an hour I try to do a reset. I get up, walk around the house for a bit and try to calm my thoughts for 5-10 minutes. Then I head back to bed. Works for me 80% of the time.
 
Usually I sleep alright, but when I'm stressed I don't. I figured out that sleeping more upright somehow drains it away, either with lots of pillows or in a recliner
 
I go in my basement to lower my temperature. I read down there for about 20 minutes, and that along with being cold knocks me out 90% of the time
 
Billbofet said:
I go in my basement to lower my temperature. I read down there for about 20 minutes, and that along with being cold knocks me out 90% of the time
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There is something primal about it, but I get the best sleep when it's pitch dark, cold, and I'm under a weighted blanket
 
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When I worked night audit for a haunted hotel and had to sleep while the sun was up, i usually took a few sleepy pills. If you do take sleepy pills i would recommend starting with just a small dose.
 
As someone who recovered from 2 year insomnia…

Nothing really helps, except maybe meditation if you have the patience. It's probably some unresolved underlying psychological issue that causes stress.

Hope it's just a one time thing and you get over it quick. Not sleeping sucks and fucks you up royally.
 
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mitch1971 said:
Coldness is the key to sleep. Your brain needs to drop it's temperature a few degrees for fast sleep. (It's why we turn our pillow over to feel the cold on our heads) Make sure you room is cold enough before you get into bed. Ten minutes and you'll be 'lights out'.
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Is that how you go about doing it to all your victims?

Kidding. That's good advice.
 
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Ironically it was a hotel with a golf course. It was a hundred years old. Once the restaurant folks ended their night i was responsible for the main building and an out-building. I had to clean the downstairs bathrooms and when I went down there i could always feel a presence looking over my shoulder. It was not a good presence: doors slamming, lights going on and off, and auto-dispensers dispensing for no reason. I lasted about a year there.
 
Having a device by the side of my bed playing a white noise mix, on a low volume works for me. Gives you something to focus on rather than the internal shit in your head keeping you awake.
 
I used to get up and do some casual stuff I do normally: make coffee or chocolate milk, watch YouTube, read a book or play Splatoon.

After a while I'd get sleepy again.

Edit: washing dishes and folding laundry also helped.
 
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Exercise during the day.

No caffeine or sugar at night.

Put pen to paper or a thought to do list on your phone 30mins before bed.

If you're past those above then melatonin, no other ingredients. Also don't use your phone at bed time.
 
KrakenIPA said:
Ironically it was a hotel with a golf course. It was a hundred years old. Once the restaurant folks ended their night i was responsible for the main building and an out-building. I had to clean the downstairs bathrooms and when I went down there i could always feel a presence looking over my shoulder. It was not a good presence: doors slamming, lights going on and off, and auto-dispensers dispensing for no reason. I lasted about a year there.
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"But this is nothing compared to my colleague, he worked there for hundreds of years!"

Melatonin was already mentioned and I endorse it as well. 3mg sublingual or 5mg sublingual work like a charm, every time.
 
If it becomes a chronic, long term condition, go to your doctor. They may prescribe amitriptyline or mirtzapine off label to help you sleep. Both work incredibly well.
 
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I have prescription medication for that. I take it an hour before bedtime and turn off screens and I usually get about 6.5 hours.
 
ReBurn said:
I have prescription medication for that. I take it an hour before bedtime and turn off screens and I usually get about 6.5 hours.
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You mentioned something very important: Screens. So many people are tired as hell, get into bed and spend hours on their phones. Get rid of them in your bedroom: Plug them in in the living room or kitchen and go to bed without this. Read a book. Avoid light.
 
I take a melatonin and a Benadryl an hour before bed these days. On a night where I know I am going to have trouble or when I know I need a full night's sleep I take a melatonin and 2 Benadryl.


It seems to work. It's especially handy during the fall and spring because the extra Benadryl does wonders for your allergies.
 
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Spyxos said:
It's almost 4 a. m. here, I still can't sleep after several hours. Fresh air and moving a little has brought nothing. Sheep countin didn't help as well. What do you do when you can't sleep?

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Go for a run. It's an incredible feeling running through an empty city.
 
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I had a period when I consistently couldn't sleep and started creating a sci-fi story in my mind that I added to each night. Complete shit but it did the trick of distracting so I could settle after 20 mins or so.
 
Trunx81 said:
You mentioned something very important: Screens. So many people are tired as hell, get into bed and spend hours on their phones. Get rid of them in your bedroom: Plug them in in the living room or kitchen and go to bed without this. Read a book. Avoid light.
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It's funny, because my antidote to not sleeping is watching some long-form youtube video until I sleep. (I do turn on the eye comfort feature on phone)

And I find that worrying about sleep makes it worse. Especially when you know you have something important to do and want to maximise every hour of sleep.
 
See sunlight in the morning, work out for at least one hour during the day, be worn out physically by nighttime. No caffeine after 12pm.
 
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