What helps you sleep best?

[Anonymous]

I have insomnia, and it is affecting my attempts at a healthy lifestyle. I would love to wake up at 5 or 6 in the morning, eat a good breakfast, and go for a bike ride. However, I can't, because my body won't let me go to sleep at a decent hour. It is midnight now. After 3 hours of tossing and turning, I just decided to get up and pull another all-nighter. I plan to be up in 5 hours, so why bother going to sleep now?

What method helps you fall asleep the fastest? I have tried tea, sleeping pills, "day dreaming" (night dreaming?), and exercise. None of these seem to help. I don't take naps, so I'm confused as to why it takes so much effort to fall asleep.

Exercise/a long work day

Tea or another warm liquid

Milk

Sleeping pills

A lot of thinking (at night)

None of these (I'll say it below)

Updates

+1 y

Sorry, I forgot masturbation/sex. Consider it as exercise!

[ladyinwhite]

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My only recommendation will be - get up early, every morning, even if you haven't had enough sleep , try it for few days and if that doesn't help you fall asleep faster / earlier than ask for professional help.

I have insomnia too from time to time , it's much worse when I'm under stress / in that case only way to get rid of insomnia is to get rid of stress (or taking some pills to help you fall asleep but that's not really my recommendation)

[Julianaqwert]

I'm really sorry you have insomia. I use a couple of hours trying to fall asleep and I think that's bad.
To fall asleep faster i've almost always had an active day incuding exercise. Also stay of the phone before bed, the light makes your brain think it's day. If I still can't sleep I usually read a book
I hope you find something to help you sleep :)

[peterjones]

In a few weeks travelling around and staying at different people's houses, I've notices that at some places I sleep really well, at others really poorly - mainly the layout of the house and how - well, gentle, for a lack of better word - it is.
Might be worth trying to see if you sleep better elsewhere (especially on a mountain or a different natural setting)

[Asker]

Oh sure, sleep on a mountain. Yeah let me get right on that. XD
I see your point though.

[peterjones]

I mean in a mountain setting - clearly not on the rock itself :-)

[Asker]

I live in a valley/small town surrounded by mountains. That's as close as I'm getting.

[peterjones]

Try a friend's or a cousin's house I meant. It's just an idea though, so don't blame me for it.

[Asker]

Lol no worries, thanks.

[poopedmypantsagain]

Drink tea and watch a movie till I just dose off.. I always do that when I cannot sleep, it works for me

[140597]

I'm like in the same boat as you I've trouble sleeping at night the most I would sleep is four hours if that it's really annoying. When I keep busy for the day I do have a better sleep it only last a few hours like I could go to sleep at 10pm and I'll be awake again by 12-1am.

[teatea111]

Thinking at night is the worst because that keeps me up till like 4am sometimes

[Xfitchick]

A hot liquid helps. Excercising also does, but it should be light if shortly before sleeping or longe enough before if a heavy workout. Otherwise your body is still in active mode and you cannot get into sleep mode.

[Krillanr]

I usually drink some hot tea or spiced apple cider.

I haven't tried it, but there is something with cinnamon and banana that is said to work very well. Ya might google it.

[Gingerbread77]

Thinking about the future or reading puts me right to sleep! I have a friend who is insomniac and he takes sleeping pills which may help you but you should talk to a doctor about it.

[Whocares69]

1. Marijuana
2. Sex marathons, just one go does not make me tired
3. A long 12 hour shift
4. Listening to boring ass lectures or people for a long time
5. reading pretty much anything

[Mario21]

I lift my ass off so I get tired AF but I still sleep until 4 am I feel ur pain

[Rapidash]

Reading... (It has to be an actual book though, not from a screen)

[Anonymous]

Try ASMR, it puts me to sleep and relaxes me, heather feather is really good

[reixun]

Masturbating.

[Asker]

I forgot that one. o:

[reixun]

You should do it, makes me sleep like a baby.

[reixun]

Or reading a book, that makes me bored enough to sleep too.

[Asker]

It helps but I don't enjoy it.

[reixun]

Masturbating or reading?

[feminismisnarcissism]

sex/masturbation & quiet tv

[lkjhg69cum]

Under 18, I can't say. ;D

[aftermath]

Masturbating before bed

[Anonymous]

Masturbating helps me with my insomnia a ton

[COCOCHANEL]

milk

[OrdinaryGentleman]

Lots of sex definitely.

[HarvestMoon]

milk + bananas = typtophan bomb

[SnowHearth]

Breathing Exercises

[SnowHearth]

It will help you relax

[lovelina14]

long working hours

[Hammer_of_Thor]

masturbation before bed