What are your tricks of falling asleep quickly?
Pablo Palmitas
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I have been struggling with falling asleep lately with all the pre-launch stress getting to me. Do you have any proven sleep recipes (no pills obviously) :)
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Bogomil Shopov - Бого@bogomep
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I usually visit my "happy place" untill I get asleep!
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Controlled deep breathing.
Meditation.
Visualization.
Progressive muscle relaxation.
Set up a 'worry time' before bed.
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it might sound silly but I watch ASMR videos. They are somehow calm and relaxing, and they really get my brain ready to sleep in 5-10 minutes 😴
I also usually avoid taking meds and prefer using natural ways to fall asleep (having checked the Canadian Pharmacy site and read the info about sleeping pills there, I decided not to take them). Here is what works for me:
- keeping my bedroom quiet, dark, and cool at night
- avoiding caffeine during the day (I can have one cup of coffee with milk early in the morning)
- a walk in the evening
- eating smaller meals more often and eating earlier
- drinking more water
- a warm bath
- avoiding devices at least two hours before going to bed
- reading
listening to slow songs, thinking about the things you want to do tomorrow, writing poems, or reading a book: for me, one of these four helps me to sleep faster.
Just keep your phone away from you and read a book!!
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My trick is a patch from https://feelzing.com/blogs/news/... . It uses a proprietary waveform to stimulate nerves of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.