Do you have trouble falling asleep at night? What helps you drift off to sleep? The only thing...

laurieluvsit · 26-30, F

Here's what you do and it works every time if you have a smart TV in your room...

1. Turn the TV on
2. Put something on that is interesting but not too interesting.
3. Adjust the volume so that you can hear something is being said but you are struggling to hear what it is they are saying
4. On your remote find the 'sleep' mode button and set it for one or two hours. If there is no sleep mode button on the remote look for it in your TV settings.
5. Now lay your head on a soft pillow and try to hear what is being said. It won't take long before your brain will give up trying and you will drift off to sleep.

...I'm not kidding ...lol

Another thing most people don't know is that it is very important to wear a sleep mask at night because even the slightest bit of light, like a night light, will tell your brain that it is daytime and you should be awake.

You can thank me later! :)

nazgul · 26-30, F

Yeah I get really depressed/anxious at night and will just lay awake thinking about things. Listening to my partner reading something boring or playing brown noise helps. I got one of those sleep masks with the bluetooth headphones built in and it's been great.

BrandNewMan · M

At times .. other times its challenges falling back to sleep if I wake up during the night, which is at least 2-3 nights each week

Honestly nothing helps aside from sheer physical tiredness. I have to be worn out for my body to overcome the mind not wanting to shut down

beermeplease · M

try weed or gummies....i know someone who uses cbd oil....he swears by it (and you don't get high from it)

Carebear412 · 41-45, F

I have trouble not only getting to sleep , but staying asleep. Been an insomniac most my life. I hope something works for you.

sstronaut

White noise or a fan and sleeping breathing techniques which you can find on YouTube are what have helped me.

Basically breathing is different when awake vs sleeping and the fastest wake to go to sleep is to change your breathing...

Basically take at least three big LONG breaths, slowly in though the nose and hold for just a tad and out through the mouth slowly taking long calm breaths

Zaphod42 · 51-55, M

I world build in my head. I have three different universes I’m building…a sci-fi, and science fantasy and a fantasy comedy, and I make stories in them.

Nice way to focus my adhd insomnia and drift off to sleep.

PerfectionOfTheHeart · 46-50, F

Eh, sometimes. I drink a cup of golden milk before bed and take some magnesium glycinate to help me doze off. And I read the subtitles on my muted bedroom tv to really knock me out.

HumanEarth · F

I'm a reader

So I read myself to sleep. I don't drink pop ( Food Allergy ) beer and booze just makes me pee a lot.

Watching TV is noise that bugs me when I trying to sleep