Can't fall asleep? Try this.

Staying off electronics for a few hours before bed helps me sleep.

It's unusual, because I don't feel the usual "tiredness" but I can lie down and CHOOSE to sleep. Like I'm choosing to walk.

Another important thing I've recently picked up is not drinking coffee past the afternoon. I didn't think this affected me, but I think my tolerance isn't as high because I only drink it every other day.

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[HybridCalisthenics]

What works for YOU if you need to sleep? I'm curious!

Staying off electronics for a few hours before bed helps me sleep.

It's unusual, because I don't feel the usual "tiredness" but I can lie down and CHOOSE to sleep. Like I'm choosing to walk.

Another important thing I've recently picked up is not drinking coffee past the afternoon. I didn't think this affected me, but I think my tolerance isn't as high because I only drink it every other day.

I also do this thing where I lie down, wait for the urge to scratch an itch or re-adjust. Then I consciously ignore it. That seems to let my body know it's time to sleep.

[AymanZett]

“I stay off my phone one or two hours before bed”

*Me, in bed, watching this because I’m trying to sleep* : Welp

[havingicecream]

As a biology graduate I can confirm that is the sound hormones make

[EPlainsDrifter]

I follow the advice of Mitch Hedberg: "If you're tired, count sheep. Don't count endangered animals: you will run out.”

[rebvan]

i close my eyes and then boom after 5 hours waiting, i can finally fall asleep

[randomcommenter]

Me watching at 1am: hmm yes interesting

[elearmorning]

This is going to sound like a joke, but I actually have some recordings of one of my professor's lectures that I listen to if I have trouble falling asleep. The guy is brilliant when it comes to the subject, but I have never heard anyone speak as slowly and monotonously as he does.

[Rabbit-the-One]

I read a book in bed at the same time every night. Routine makes it magic.

[JoeAuerbach]

Best sleep tricks: cold dark room, white noise, and then I imagine my way through taekwondo forms.

[GalaxyPrincessK]

I started getting in the mindset of once I put my phone down I don't pick it back up, even if I wake up in the middle of the night I don't check the time I just lay back down. I find that it really helped me to get to sleep faster and I don't feel as anxious or worried about sleep

[LeeKnowsCatss]

As a Person who experiences severe anxiety when I try to sleep, I've lately been thinking about what I'm grateful for or went well during the day and I doze off. something about the good vibes calms me down

[NadavAppel]

Manually controlling breathing, not fast, not slow, just manually, and keeping at it if body accidentally switches back to auto mode, it eventually clears the mind at which point you are already asleep.
Just make sure head is physically rested on something... and you are good to go.
Takes a bit of effort but like most things, gets easier over time with practice.

[tirthpatel]

This is true for me, I work in 3d Design and I'm looking at a screen all day, so when I get home, I stay away from all screens At my place... This automatically relaxes me and eventually makes me sleepy. It was tough to put my phone away but now that I don't use it at home that much, I feel much more happy and I spend more time with my family than I used to ❤️

[tonjo]

When I want to fall asleep, I just repeat in my head physics or history lessons. Works every time

[Grace-pmvm]

For people who have to work on screens into the evening: orange tint your screen! Check the accessibility section of your settings menu. The blue light tones communicate “daylight” to our brains. Many computers even come with a “night mode” nowadays, but I find I prefer to go in and tweak things to orange or even more red. (Obviously if you have to work with colors or editing this won’t work too well, but for text-based work it’s great!)

[sydneymomma]

This man's sound effects get me every time! The gentle nature mixed with the punny surprises lighten my mood.

Just when the world needed healing and light, brother Hampton appeared. 🙏🏽💖

[somerandomyoutubechannel]

It's blue lights. That's why screens mess up your sleep. So, if you look at your phone to check a message in the night it triggers cortisol, which is what happens when your body is waking up in the morning.
In our home, we use red light bulbs only after dark. Our whole house goes red (it's pretty cool). If we get on a screen, we have f. lux running to reduce blue light. However, the very best way to reset your sleep if you're having insomnia is to go outside and get into real dark (if that's possible where you live). Camping for the win.

[chloegrant]

When I’m having trouble falling asleep it’s usually because my brain keeps running. What works best for me is to make sure every part of my body is relaxed, then attempt to stop thinking by consciously stopping any train of thought that pops up. If I can’t empty my mind then I’ll just focus on making sure my breathing is even and relaxed (rinse and repeat).

[axisboise]

"There's something about electronics that keep my brain at 'work mode'"

It's the light emitted from your electronics; especially blue light. Over millennia we have evolved along the night-day cycle to fall asleep at night and wake up at day. This dates back in importance of survival - at night our body shuts down to avoid making noises or anything that may aware predators so we just sleep.

When night falls our brains signals the release of melatonin - hormones that promote sleep in our body. And throughout the night, this signals continues to keep us at sleep. When sun starts to rise, the light emitted by sun rise and captured by the retina of our eyes signals the suprachaismatic nucleus (SCN) part of our hypothalamus (which controls this sleep-wakefulness cycle we commonly know as circadian rhythms). This reception of light signals the SCN to wake us up.

So with the development of technology and availability of electricity basically 24/7 - it's becoming harder for the body to fall asleep because the light keep signaling the SCN that it's time to wake up. More especially blue-light emitting from electronics like laptops, computers, phone, etc. so 1 to 2 hours away from these gadgets will induce the naturally evolve sleep-wakefulness pattern in our body<

[ajay_]

stop thinking about falling asleep 😪
Best trick 😂
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