Absolute dark
Have you tried crying for 45/60 minutes? Works like a charm
4 hours of 30 second videos viewed on a screen held 4 inches away from my face, it never fails 👍
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.
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.
Stuff You Should Know podcast. Josh and Chuck’s voices put me this sleep even though I find their topics, and delivery, great to listen to.
I listen to TechStuff to fall asleep!
Pot, and nose strips. I’ve always been terrible at falling asleep, but the last couple years I’ve been so much better rested with this combo.
Fan for air flow and noise (I’ve got tinnitus). Rub one out. Small glass of cold water. I’ll roll over and pass tf out in seconds.
Highly recommended, but not necessary: Take an edible ~ 2 hours before you wanna go to sleep so you’re in the middle of riding that high when it’s time to crash.
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
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!
Similar boat, but I had to go full CPAP loooordy it makes a difference, I feel human again with it!
My service dog to keep PTSD at bay and extreme nightmares. And sleep as android having my thunderstorms playing to drown out the things in my head and everything around me in RL
Black out curtains and 45min of an audiobook while I snuggle the wife.
I came across c/futuramasleepers when it was on Reddit and being a Futurama fan, it worked like a charm. Effect, I wore out Futurama for myself.
So I switched to downloading Family Guy funny moment videos onto my phone. They are usually 1h long, but 20 minutes or so in, I am knocked out, with a laugh to boot.
Before, when I lived alone, I used to put on tv shows, switch off the tv and let the home theater on very low sound do the heavy lifting.
Also, the guy on YouTube, City Planner Plays has been a tremendous source of sleep for me. Put on one of his YouTube videos and bang, out like a light.
Honestly, sleeping isn’t a problem for me, its getting up.
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.
