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Fortunately I've always enjoyed good sleep that comes quickly.
I think one reason is I've learned to get things off my chest, rather than being "nice" by suppressing what I really feel so I come across as pleasant all the time no matter what.

But lately I'm very very concerned for the future because of 2 things:
The pandemic
The #45-related decline of America, and the inexplicable number of Americans who love him and his "policies", if you can call them that.

For the first time in my life ominous concerns like these hover over me from the moment I lay down till I fall asleep.
 
Thank you for all these very useful ideas. I never used to have trouble falling asleep, so my repertoire if I had trouble ran to the old cliche of counting sheep. A wider discussion was needed.

At the moment I'm finding I'm taking a lot of things to heart which previously I might feel but be able to better shake off. For instance there was a show that came on with real life examples of how much the coronavirus has affected people's livelihoods, how they are borrowing from their superannuation accounts in order to live now and how retirement would have to postponed for at least another five years, if not more for many. I'm ok while I'm watching it but then think about the individuals later.

I like the advice of consciously putting positive thoughts into your mind - the telling the brain what to do approach. I even find consciously focusing on breathing helpful in bringing the mind into a restful state.
 
Volute said:
@voce and others, any recommendations for podcasts and apps for sleep/meditation? I think I need an intervention.

@missy, thank you for reminding me about lavender scents.
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The Sleep With Me podcast and Eat, Pray, Love audiobook help me. It’s all about finding a voice that soothes / bores you. They make sleep masks with bluetooth headphones that are pretty nice.

CBD can also help, but you need to find a dosage and brand that works for you.

Yoga can also help calm the mind and signal to your body that it is bedtime. Search “restorative yoga” and see if you find any you like.
 
Also avoid alcohol, it really messes up your sleep. And if your job requires drug-testing I wouldn't do the CBD oil. I know it doesn't contain THC, but why take the chance? Melatonin is a natural substance made by your body. Taking it is perfectly fine. And exercise during the day, not before bed.
 
kgizo said:
The Sleep With Me podcast and Eat, Pray, Love audiobook help me. It’s all about finding a voice that soothes / bores you. They make sleep masks with bluetooth headphones that are pretty nice.

CBD can also help, but you need to find a dosage and brand that works for you.

Yoga can also help calm the mind and signal to your body that it is bedtime. Search “restorative yoga” and see if you find any you like.
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I take CBD on the nights I don't use weed, but I don't find that it makes me sleepy. Does wonders for general anxiety though.
 
Re apps:

I was recommended Calm by a psychologist. It has meditation lessons and bedtime stories which I have found very helpful getting to sleep sometimes.
 
I use the buddhify app (they have a section specifically for going to sleep).
 
I like drifting off to sleep listening to soundtracks of ocean waves. If you have Audible you can download several for free from Gordon Hempton. My favorite is "Cape Cod National Seashore."
 
There are tons of good suggestions here, so I'll just add two that have made an enormous difference for me: blue-light blocking glasses an hour or two before bed, and keeping lights down low and in the warm color spectrum during the evening as well.

@missy, if you use blue-light blocking glasses and a blue-light-reducing app on your devices, you can use them just fine for some reading or diversion before sleeping, as long as the brightness isn't turned up too high. What can be too stimulating about them is the blue light, and some of the green, that they emit on their regular settings.
 
kenny said:
Fortunately I've always enjoyed good sleep that comes quickly.
I think one reason is I've learned to get things off my chest, rather than being "nice" by suppressing what I really feel so I come across as pleasant all the time no matter what.

But lately I'm very very concerned for the future because of 2 things:
The pandemic
The #45-related decline of America, and the inexplicable number of Americans who love him and his "policies", if you can call them that.

For the first time in my life ominous concerns like these hover over me from the moment I lay down till I fall asleep.
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Actually now you mention it, my current bout of insomnia started when 45 got elected
(And im an American worshiping conservative)
I never once worried about nucular war growing up in the 80s but i became fixated with the worry off it for the first 2 years of this term
 
I wake up in the night and have to check the news to make sure everyone is all right in the parts of the world that are not asleep
 
OboeGal said:
There are tons of good suggestions here, so I'll just add two that have made an enormous difference for me: blue-light blocking glasses an hour or two before bed, and keeping lights down low and in the warm color spectrum during the evening as well.

@missy, if you use blue-light blocking glasses and a blue-light-reducing app on your devices, you can use them just fine for some reading or diversion before sleeping, as long as the brightness isn't turned up too high. What can be too stimulating about them is the blue light, and some of the green, that they emit on their regular settings.
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+1 to this.

I've got the glasses lenses with the 'anti UV' coating sold as being good for cutting out some blue light from screens, but it's no substitute for setting up 'night mode' (or whatever it's called) in your computer settings.

I have mine turned all the way down from 9pm - it makes the screen look weirdly red-tinged when it first changes, but your eyes soon adapt to the colour temperature.

It's not perfect for viewing diamond colour grades, of course :D but then you can always check them out again in the morning :)


I think it does help me switch off a bit better than I used to, but I think I'm just wired as a night owl so there's only so much I can do!
 
Dark cold room, air purifier that supplies white noise, ceiling fan on, that's normally enough for me. I'm pregnant now and the insomnia is real. I take half a unisom nightly so when I wake up I can go back to sleep.
 
Insomnia since I was a kid, plus shift work (have to get up at 3:45 some days) doesn't help. Melatonin doesn't work for me at all, but I find passion flower tea or tincture helps me get sleepy. Doing jewelery design in your head (so not thinking stressful thoughts). I need to try some of these apps but I do watch some ASMR videos and they make me verrrrry sleepy!
 
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