… I just wanna sleep

  • Dorkyd68@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    Drugs hard core prescription sleeping pills. I’m sorry but if you’re as desperate as I was and have tried everything then hard sleeping drugs typically with a benzodiazapine in it

  • HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works
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    10 hours ago

    Previously I used the 4-7-8 method (take a deep breath for a 4-count, hold it for a 7-count, exhale for an 8-count). I did that until I fell asleep.

    Recently I started deep breathing/exhaling (no counting) and it works just as well.

  • repungnant_canary@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    My (probably not very healthy) hack is to watch YouTube. My brain focuses on one thing and all the thoughts keeping me up just stay quiet.

    If you have persistent sleep problems even after applying all the advice, if you can afford it, consider taking a sleep test/study to learn what’s the core issue

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    12 hours ago

    First your bed is for sleep and sexy times and nothing else. That way your body is conditioned to go to bed whenever you lay down. Doing other actions in your bed reduces this impulse.

    Second, monitor your stimulant usage which includes tea, soda or coffee. Caffeine impacts your sleep more than many realize.

    Finally stop lolking at screens an hour or so before bed.

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    13 hours ago

    Imagine a place where you are most cozy and visit it every night when you try to sleep. And then maybe sound machines. And finally, deep breathing. Slowing your heart down through this will physically make your body want to go to sleep (so basically meditiation).

    I do all of these in tandem, I have the sound machine going and I settle into my cozy part of my brain and then imagine my lungs as a cup filling up with water to the top while inhaling and then draining out as I exhale. The trick with this is to not stress yourself thinking about if you’re doing your breathing right, just try and relax and focus.

    Also melatonin. But that isn’t effective for every situation.

    Good luck.

  • flicker@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    14 hours ago

    I have a lot of them. Sleep and I are in an… enemies to lovers kind of relationship.

    There’s hate-fucking, is what I’m saying. I hate it so much and it’s all I want.

    Some of my advice might be bad advice due to my ADHD but I can’t tell what might work for you so.

    Also, I have left off a lot of stuff that I have done that is… not good. If you need harm reduction options, let me know.

    1. I wear an eye-mask. The gentle, soft, cool (not cold!) pressure is a reminder to my brain that it’s bed-time.

    2. Don’t eat too close to bed.

    3. Make sure there’s nothing uncomfortable (like a tag from the sheets) touching me.

    4. Play a TV show I find comforting but that doesn’t need my 100% attention, at a low enough volume that I can’t quite hear it unless I’m very, very, very quiet. This helps make me some moving/jittering/jiggling. (I play Futurama. Can’t get a nightmare from Futurama.)

    5. I take l-theanine. It’s supposed to make people “alert” and “calm” but my doctor recommended it to me and it’s sedating effect is so strong it significantly drops my blood pressure. (Very useful if I have to take stimulant medication.)

    6. Which leads to I take prescription medication. It doesn’t quite do it, and is hit-or-miss, hence the list.

  • thezeesystem@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    15 hours ago

    As someone who is disabled my go too is a nice comfortable bed, my service dog by me, a weighted blanket which never new how amazing it helps my sleep. And my CPAP machine.

    These help me sleep, oh also I have sleep as android help me track my sleeping patterns and play thunderstorms every night to drown out everything around me so my brain can relax

  • bytesmythe@lemmy.ml
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    20 hours ago

    For those who like sounds while sleeping, I heartily recommend mynoise.net. It has amazing soundscapes… static noises, rainforest wildlife, medieval library, starship bridge… It is excellent for sleeping, adding some background noise, or enhancing the atmosphere of a DND session.