Platypus@lemmings.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agoDo you have any tips or tricks to fall asleep?message-squaremessage-square135fedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1157arrow-down1message-squareDo you have any tips or tricks to fall asleep?Platypus@lemmings.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square135fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoI did this back when I had insomnia. It worked great. I would usually do it while some movie that I am very familiar with was playing, even if it had a lot of sound variation. For me, that involved a lot of Jaws and Alien movies.
minus-squaredan1101@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoYMMV but when I’ve listened to videos with action and peril, the sudden shouting/explosions/whatever would wake me up. If you have ad-free YouTube, James May The Reassembler, Astrum, and John Michael Godier are excellent to fall asleep to.
minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 hours agoIt probably largely came down to the fact that those are comfort movies for me. I’ve seen them all dozens of times.
I did this back when I had insomnia. It worked great. I would usually do it while some movie that I am very familiar with was playing, even if it had a lot of sound variation. For me, that involved a lot of Jaws and Alien movies.
YMMV but when I’ve listened to videos with action and peril, the sudden shouting/explosions/whatever would wake me up.
If you have ad-free YouTube, James May The Reassembler, Astrum, and John Michael Godier are excellent to fall asleep to.
It probably largely came down to the fact that those are comfort movies for me. I’ve seen them all dozens of times.