[dreamingat30fps]

Originally Posted by Whostheboss

ASMR


Get some nice head phones and watch some ASMR videos on youtube.

Damn! I don't know if those help you fall asleep or not, but watching them while totally awake they make my skin crawl, like nails on a chalkboard.

[Billup]

Peaceful music is what I use. Some albums of classic trance with smooth beats, close your eyes, and drift away. Like Whostheboss said, certain sounds waves trigger the mind to dissentiate from outside things clouding your mind, almost like internal anxiety, which prevents many people from reaching REM.

Have you ever wondered why massage places play harmonious music? It puts the mind in a completely different state, and puts your mind at peace. There is no confliction. I have this kind of music playing before I go to bed, unless I'm boozed up, then I don't care enough.

I'd try that before reverting to pills and booze. There is an underlying factor that is preventing you from entering REM.

[Rotorocious]

Originally Posted by Billup

Peaceful music is what I use. Some albums of classic trance with smooth beats, close your eyes, and drift away. Like Whostheboss said, certain sounds waves trigger the mind to dissentiate from outside things clouding your mind, almost like internal anxiety, which prevents many people from reaching REM.

Have you ever wondered why massage places play harmonious music? It puts the mind in a completely different state, and puts your mind at peace. There is no confliction. I have this kind of music playing before I go to bed, unless I'm boozed up, then I don't care enough.

I'd try that before reverting to pills and booze. There is an underlying factor that is preventing you from entering REM.

This ambient music helped me every once in a while when I can't sleep.
Check out musicbed.com. They have playlists with difference categories. I use it to look for music to put with videos and some of it is pretty relaxing. If you sign up you can listen to a entire song and it's already in a playlist for you. There is an app as well.



and damn that asmr shit is creepy. The second one is probably what grimlocks listens to every night

[gtron]

Originally Posted by Whostheboss

ASMR


Get some nice head phones and watch some ASMR videos on youtube.

Here's are some good examples:

and

MURDER! REDRUM! REDRUM! REDRUM!

[ddk632]

I suggest to listen to the sound of sizzling bacon, which soothes the soul. You will fall asleep and dream of that amazing bacon breakfast. REM sleep generally increases 10-fold when the content of the dream has a bacon factor of 3.2 or greater. I am not a doctor, but I did make some smoked bacon for lunch yesterday.

[adriang]

I usually wake up 30 minutes to an hour after i fall asleep, then fall asleep the rest of the night

[grieverr]

Originally Posted by dreamingat30fps

Damn! I don't know if those help you fall asleep or not, but watching them while totally awake they make my skin crawl, like nails on a chalkboard.

The first one with the gum chewing was annoying and like watching someone eat with their mouth open.

But I actually found the second one to be very soothing. Maybe she had a better voice, or maybe the simulation of a massage did it.

[davis449]

I have diagnosed issues with anxiety. Doesn't screw with my daily life, just my going to sleep and (sometimes) going back to sleep if I wake up. I am on low-dose Lorazepam on an as-needed basis. It works really well for me and there's no hangover from it. The down side is regular use can cause the body to develop tolerance and make it less effective or render it ineffective unless the dosage is continually increased. I don't take it very often, so it works very well for me. It just calms me and allows my already tired self go to sleep naturally.

[P1]

We eat late at our house, usually between 9:30pm and 10pm. Usually in bed around midnight and wake up around 7:30am. For me, a good pillow is crucial. Been sleeping like a baby recently. Fresh air for me is key: an open window does the trick.

[NEFARIOUS]

Melatonin (but that shit gives you weird dreams... Like the other night I dreamt I was screwing a vampire chick) and/or something mellow like smooth jazz playing gently in the background.

[P1]

Originally Posted by NEFARIOUS

Melatonin (but that shit gives you weird dreams... Like the other night I dreamt I was screwing a vampire chick) and/or something mellow like smooth jazz playing gently in the background.

Drink a Delirium Tremmens before going to bed tomorrow. Report back to us what you dreamt about.

[Taskmaster]

Took a sleeping pill...

[dreamingat30fps]

Also I find sometimes having the TV on with low volume helps me fall asleep (though unless I have it on timer it can wake me up once asleep). I think mainly because sometimes it's my own thoughts in my head that wont let me sleep. Like a none stop conversation that I cannot shut up. I think the sound of the TV distracts my mind from itself.

[Rotorocious]

Turkey?

[davis449]

Originally Posted by dreamingat30fps

Also I find sometimes having the TV on with low volume helps me fall asleep (though unless I have it on timer it can wake me up once asleep). I think mainly because sometimes it's my own thoughts in my head that wont let me sleep. Like a none stop conversation that I cannot shut up. I think the sound of the TV distracts my mind from itself.

This was my original complaint to my doctor and resulting prescription for Lorazepam. He told me, simply, it would just make that stop and allow you to just go to sleep. He was correct.

[grimlock]

Watch this, wack off, profit (or go to sleep)

[2011CrazE89]

For 7 years I couldn't figure out what was keeping me up. Turns out it was the dog kicking me in the face all night.

[Quicksilv3r]

Ambien.

[MrPrena]

I usually have hard time falling asleep on a normal schedule.
I was usually way early or late often to work in my early 20s.

Now, I have found a way!

I just wake up 30minutes early. It usually works, but I would do 5 day increment of increasing 30 minutes early wake up.

[Taskmaster]

Slept well, but still woke up. I was able to go back to sleep. I feel rested, though a bit worn out.

[NEFARIOUS]

Oh and forgot to mention... Sleeping completely in the dark also boosts your natural sleep hormone levels. Get blackout curtains and turn off all lights. If the darkness bothers you, just get a flashlight app for your phone and set the timer to about 5 minutes, or shut your eyes but have your thumb on the button that turns it off.

Originally Posted by P1et

Drink a Delirium Tremmens before going to bed tomorrow. Report back to us what you dreamt about.

LOL challenge accepted... Except where do you get it?

[P1]

Originally Posted by NEFARIOUS

Oh and forgot to mention... Sleeping completely in the dark also boosts your natural sleep hormone levels. Get blackout curtains and turn off all lights. If the darkness bothers you, just get a flashlight app for your phone and set the timer to about 5 minutes, or shut your eyes but have your thumb on the button that turns it off.

LOL challenge accepted... Except where do you get it?

Any spot that sells good beer!