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I've struggled with insomnia since college... Here are the things that have worked. - No computer before bed. TV shows and movies on my laptop are fine, but an
by eranki 16y ago
I've struggled with insomnia since college... Here are the things that have worked.
- No computer before bed. TV shows and movies on my laptop are fine, but anything active and stimulating is really bad.
- No video games at all. Even if I play them hours before bed, I can correlate that with a shitty night of sleep.
- Cut back coffee to one cup early in the day. Even though they say caffeine stays in your system only for X hours, I find that any coffee after say 2pm will probably screw with my sleep.
- Exercise. Studies conflict on whether this works but I know it works for me to be in moderately good shape rather than terrible shape.
- Low volume music. Any kind is fine for me, I've fallen asleep to punk. The key is that it be low volume.
On stretches of days when I can convince myself to cut out caffeine entirely, I find that I can actually take naps, something I normally can't do.