Sleep Aids

I am not one to endorse adding any chemical cocktails to your body.

Try a really shitty, boring book.

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Originally Posted by Pineapple

Never heard of it, might have to give it a shot.

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Do it. Take it about 30-40 mins before bed and then lay down and watch some tv. You should be exhausted by the time you're ready for bed.

Laying down with my head on its side watching tv at night makes me tired as shit.

Learn meditation. It can help you shut your brain off and put your body into a relaxed state. A lot of time people have tension in their muscles and don't even realize it. I was hypnotized once and had never felt that relaxed before, but now I can put my body into that state by myself. It generally never takes me more than 5 min to fall asleep.

Have a kid. You will appreciate sleep 10x more and can sleep standing up eyes open.

I would advise you to go get a sleep study done, my father has sleep apnea as well and he has to work a oxygen mask to bed but he told me it was the best thing he has ever done.

I on the other hand had to have surgery on my soft pallet, adenoids, uvula, and tonsils. And I still fucking have it! UG! The mask is next. But think of it this way, my dad didn't have to have surgery at all. Go get a test done.

Try talk radio. It can't be something too interesting, but something that you can listen to that keeps your mind from working. Try news or sports talk.

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Originally Posted by Netwurked

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I have a pretty bad insomnia problem myself. On nights where it's getting hard to fall asleep, I usually go the Nyquil route, and it works quite well. It's not a long-term solution, mind you, but if you do it on several consecutive nights, you might be able to realign your internal clock to a more desirable sleep schedule.

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Originally Posted by stormy

Try talk radio. It can't be something too interesting, but something that you can listen to that keeps your mind from working. Try news or sports talk.

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I do this quite a bit, also. Having talk radio on (at a low level) actually keeps my mind from going to those places that keep me up at night.

I stopped trying to realign my internal clock. Whenever I do it, it always creeps back later and later.

I'm convinced my clock is set at a 2-4am bedtime.

Sadly, that's what happens to me also. I can reset it for a while, but eventually it just wants to go back to its natural state.