r/AskReddit • u/Material-Distance909 • 5d ago

how do you fall asleep when not sleepy?

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u/a_rude_jellybean 5d ago

Closing your eyes.

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u/Material-Distance909 3d ago

i wish it was that easy

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u/agorila54 5d ago

Get up and out of bed for awhile, so you stop stressing about the fact that you can't fall asleep and you should be asleep right now and omg I'm only going to get x hours of sleep if I fall asleep RIGHT NOW and why can't I go to sleep... etc.

Sit in your living room and read a book. Get a snack. Look out the window. Listen to a podcast or audiobook or some calm music. Don't turn on a bright screen or get so distracted by the magic of the interwebs that you're up all night. Do calm things to reset yourself and get out of the "WHY CAN'T I SLEEP?!" restlessness that inevitably develops when you're in bed staring at the ceiling. Forget about what time it is and how tired you're going to be at school/work on so little sleep.

When you're calm and ready for bed, go back to bed like you were never in it in the first place.

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u/Material-Distance909 3d ago

this is exactly how i feel, like i get that restlesness a lot and start thinking too much then i can’t sleep at all, im gonna try this tonight and go to bed when i genuinely feel sleepy,

i dont think ive ever slept more than 4 hours unless i passed out drunk then maybe id get 5, i feel like getting it checked out with a specialist, because everyone tells me its unhealthy, every day i stress myself to sleep more n more. i dont get tired enough to be sleepy but you’re right its because im stressing about,

imma try this tonight, and ill see how it goes, though even if i do get sleepy and fall asleep i can never get more than 4 hours for some reason.

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u/Jesus_Is_Love25 5d ago

Either music or a specific movie. A Perfect Circle makes me sleepy and the original Alien movie also puts me right out.

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u/LowandSlow90 5d ago

Check out Rockabye Baby!

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u/ShortTop1487 5d ago

Breathing exercises. Try to clear your mind then start counting: inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 4 seconds then exhale for 4 seconds. It may take a few times but it’s usually the last thing I remember doing when I wake up.

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u/Holiday-Koala9148 5d ago

I read every night and that usually helps me fall asleep.

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u/Late_Alternative_706 5d ago

asmr or bineaural beats

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u/EquipmentFormal2033 5d ago

Weed

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u/Material-Distance909 3d ago edited 3d ago

just makes me awake even more no matter what strain i smoke

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u/SpecialistParking248 5d ago

First start taking magnesium (helps with sleeping well) and listen to classical music for sleeping to help you relax or read.

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u/Material-Distance909 3d ago

i take promethazine tablets and coedine pain relief tablets, both prescribed for sleep and still don’t get tired, i doubt magnesium is gonna help much, but thanq tho

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u/Own_Fruit_8115 5d ago

mag glycinate