What do you do when you can't go to sleep?

[Jupiter Drops]

Because I can't for serious.












List the things that you do to make yourself go to sleep.

 

[Going Merry]

Start praying with my eyes closed

 

[iamauthentic]

i get out of bed an read my bible or go on the roof and walk around just talking to God. then il get tired and go back to bed.

id rather do something and be up really late than laying in bed for a couple of hours thinking about how i can't sleep.

 

[Miss Spaulding]

I take melatonin. It's a natural sleeping aid to help you fall asleep. Melatonin is what kicks in at night in your brain, your brain then starts sending off the 'sleepy' hormone in orxder for you to fall asleep at night. Sometimes our brains just don't want to shut down at night, hahaha...so...sometimes we need to help it along.

 

[TheUnforeseen]

Think, think, think while you lay there. Buy a small book which you can write your thoughts in. I find alot of my best thoughts come at that time.

 

[explodingboy]

When I can't get to sleep, I don't sleep.

Not really found anything productive yet to do with the extra hours generally I either watch something mind numbing enough to force me back to bed or read a book.

 

[trentlogain2]

i hate to say this but sometimes i will tend to the flesh. those are moments when i give in. other times the Lord sets me off on adventures. whether or not that looks like reading scripture, writing, or actually getting up and venturing outside, it varies.

 

[Nom De Guerre]

Start praying with my eyes closed

Wait, when did you get married!?

 

[m.a.r.X]

General theory of relativity by Einstein, its great. And if you are still can't sleep try this
Mathematics of general relativity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Amber.ly]

I read until my eyeballs fall out.

 

[SweetAvenue]

Usually if I can't sleep I'll pray or just talk to God for a while. Then if I still can't sleep I'll just make up a story in my head and sort of play it out like I'm watching a movie.

Then if I still can't sleep I'll just count:

Breathe in, 1

Breathe out, 2

Breathe in, 3

Breath out, 4

And repeat like you're keeping time to a really slow song. I find this helps when I'm really desperate for sleep.

 

[Miles]

Sometimes, I'm able to jump start my sleep by daydreaming in a way that reflects my night dreams. When I'm about to fall asleep, the visions in my head start to become surreal. I've had some luck with mimicking those thought patterns.

 

[Owlette]

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[Keri]

I don't attempt sleep until I'm tired usually. But I've set a routine to help myself get tired. I haven't had a roommate in the last 2 and a half years. It shall be interesting adjusting to having a roommate again. I'll need to figure out a new routine.

 

[Blank123]

usually I'll lay in bed for an hour or two and wait till I fall asleep. If I'm particularly wired or stressed out and its clear its just not going to happen, I'll read, watch TV, hop online, whatever, and wait until I get exhausted enough that I cannot keep my eyes open any longer. Sometimes counting slowly as high as I can in my mind helps me to turn off my thoughts when my brain refuses to turn off and let me sleep. Doesn't always work, but it can be helpful to focus all my thoughts on one thing.

but I'd suggest chamomile tea, warm milk, and/or melatonin for most people to help them drift off.

 

[Blank123]

Sometimes, I'm able to jump start my sleep by daydreaming in a way that reflects my night dreams. When I'm about to fall asleep, the visions in my head start to become surreal. I've had some luck with mimicking those thought patterns.

I've done this too. The images in my mind can become very bizarre just before I finally fall asleep

 

[crishmael]

Read until I get sleepy.

 

[Brooklyn Knight]

Workout, get a little drunk (Depending what I have to do the next day), watch something boring on TV.

 

[Thunder Peel]

Watch public television or something on Netflix. I find Xena: The Warrior Princess is good for putting me to sleep in an instant.

 

[Brooklyn Knight]

Watch public television or something on Netflix. I find Xena: The Warrior Princess is good for putting me to sleep in an instant.

Public television? As in public access?

I don't know about that. Some of the things they show here...you would think I'm lying just to prove a point.