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By *ixenited OP Woman
over a year ago
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I had a hell of a time getting to sleep last night, not uncommon for me, had a cuppa milk & two wanks to tire me out alas was still tossing and turning till the wee hours of the morning an it got me thinking about lil habits an rituals of others. do you all have a winding down routine? anything that gets you off without fail? (No pun intended) lol |
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By *assy69Man
over a year ago
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"I had a hell of a time getting to sleep last night, not uncommon for me, had a cuppa milk & two wanks to tire me out alas was still tossing and turning till the wee hours of the morning an it got me thinking about lil habits an rituals of others. do you all have a winding down routine? anything that gets you off without fail? (No pun intended) lol "
I tend to read the news for a bit, then play solitaire for a while before turning off the tablet so it can’t disturb me through the night ……. I usually get a good hour or two sleep  |
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By *ixenited OP Woman
over a year ago
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"I used to watch the snooker on bbc2 early hours if I couldn’t sleep. The clacking of the balls was really soothing  "
nice one, I can see how that could be soothing, also with how boring snooker is would send you into a coma lol |
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over a year ago
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Hello OP. Your name and post are funny match.
I struggle to sleep most nights. But what sends me to sleep guaranteed is listening to a book on audible. I download books specifically to send me to sleep. If you don’t have audible, try ASMR or talking videos on YouTube. People just doing long interviews etc. but not people you like or that’ll keep you up. One time I listened to a book and I ended up getting really into it. Took me longer than normal to fall asleep. |
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By *ixenited OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Hello OP. Your name and post are funny match.
I struggle to sleep most nights. But what sends me to sleep guaranteed is listening to a book on audible. I download books specifically to send me to sleep. If you don’t have audible, try ASMR or talking videos on YouTube. People just doing long interviews etc. but not people you like or that’ll keep you up. One time I listened to a book and I ended up getting really into it. Took me longer than normal to fall asleep. "
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Nice, I don't have audible but I sometimes listen to bedtime stories on my alexa this helps me to conk out on occasion, or I'll end up scrolling through tick-tock until the wee hours, get stuck on a certain vid then go to google to fall down a rabbit hole researching the subject at hand then wonder why I can't sleep lol |
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"I had a hell of a time getting to sleep last night, not uncommon for me, had a cuppa milk & two wanks to tire me out alas was still tossing and turning till the wee hours of the morning an it got me thinking about lil habits an rituals of others. do you all have a winding down routine? anything that gets you off without fail? (No pun intended) lol
I tend to read the news for a bit, then play solitaire for a while before turning off the tablet so it can’t disturb me through the night ……. I usually get a good hour or two sleep "
Is playing solitaire a euphemism for the two wanks mentioned by the OP? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm a rubbish sleeper. I never sleep for more than 3 or 4 hours at a time often wake up several times a might.
Sometimes I use the sleep meditations to help me drift off. |
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By *ack688Man
over a year ago
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If I’m really struggling and there are to many thoughts going round my head then slowly counting backwards from 500 in my head usually works eventually, if other thoughts start creeping in just push them aside and keep counting, if you get lots of mental images invading your thoughts then picture a big number board for the numbers slowly ticking down |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Hello OP. Your name and post are funny match.
I struggle to sleep most nights. But what sends me to sleep guaranteed is listening to a book on audible. I download books specifically to send me to sleep. If you don’t have audible, try ASMR or talking videos on YouTube. People just doing long interviews etc. but not people you like or that’ll keep you up. One time I listened to a book and I ended up getting really into it. Took me longer than normal to fall asleep.
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Nice, I don't have audible but I sometimes listen to bedtime stories on my alexa this helps me to conk out on occasion, or I'll end up scrolling through tick-tock until the wee hours, get stuck on a certain vid then go to google to fall down a rabbit hole researching the subject at hand then wonder why I can't sleep lol "
TikTok is terrible before bed! I would not recommend. The less screen time the better for your sleep hygiene |
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By (user no longer on site)
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No wind down routine, my pet cat tells me to go to bed. If working next day I am in bed by 10pm.
Sometimes I cannot sleep. Worry too much, brain working over time. Hot chocolate..
Ear pods
Night music.. Helps me to relax and be calm within and eventually nod off.
Plus being single if I am tossing (no pun intended) and turning I at least don't knock anyone out of bed.
Try burning incense sticks they help me stay calm or a diffuser.
I also find music, searching on you tube been great for to relax.
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TikTok is terrible before bed! I would not recommend. The less screen time the better for your sleep hygiene"
The mere mention of TikTok normally causes me to roll my eyes at any time of day or night. |
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so we just plan less to do the mornings after a few days either side and sleep later and get up later when we can.
