what do you do at night when you can't sleep

I get out of bed. I don't WORRY about it, because I know that lying in bed will not help me to get to sleep if I am not sleepy.

I just get up and do something else. Watch a movie, or read, or play a video game.

- Podcasts.
- Maybe ASMR
- sometimes mood music for sleep or meditation
- guided meditations

Make sure phone is on extra dim, or i flip it over so its dark, (light destroys your circadian rhythm).

I also bought a very comfy headband with speakers built in so i can fall asleep in it, and they automatically turn off.

And - i gave up on stressing about not sleeping. The worrying was what was making me even more tired.

I lay in bed and watch a TikTok or YouTube video and I’ll usually fall asleep within a couple of hours. I don’t want to get up because I’ll be too tired during the day unless I go to bed at 11pm and wake up at 1am and it’s a Friday night or something where it doesn’t matter.

Usually it's because my OCD is high so I usually clean or get things ready for the day.

I just lay there with my eyes closed to keep on trying being having to be at work at 4 AM does not help.

I get up and start my day. Once I pass a certain point and sleep is elusive I turn the clock around and get up.

Read or listen to an audiobook. There’s nothing like someone reading to you.

Just light, chewable sleeping aids. Sometimes i focus on something i want to dream about or a guided meditation.

Get up make a cup of coffee and go on the internet for a while

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Listen to music to try and put myself to sleep.

I get up, turn on my computer and start working on my income tax return 6 months early. Before I know it, I awaken in the morning and I'm still sitting at my computer with nothing done!

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