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What are your best tips for falling asleep? (mander.xyz)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

            
              Sleep and wake at the same time every day.
Wake early.
Avoid caffeine after mid day.
Cool temperature bedroom as you go to sleep.
Avoid stimulation immediately prior to sleep e.g. screens, intense exercise, arguments.
Make the bedroom a place of rest exclusively, no screens, noise, etc.
If sleep is elusive don't stay in bed, go do something and come back later to try again.
Worrying about sleep only makes sleep more difficult.
Don't use alcohol or drugs to help sleep except very briefly to get over a hump. Of the benzodiazepine class, zopiclone is effective for short periods to re-establish a sleep pattern.


            
          

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

On the worrying point. If you find yourself worrying that you can't fall asleep, remind yourself that just laying there is giving yourself a chance to slowdown and relax. Giving yourself permission to relax is the first step to letting go of the worry.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Right. It's perfectly normal to have difficulty sleeping. We often don't know why and that's okay too. In time it will pass, as all things do.