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Anecdote, but I've found that the less I analyze and try to "mold" my sleeping, the better I sleep. The times I sleep worst is when I'm worried about sleeping t

by diggan 3y ago

Anecdote, but I've found that the less I analyze and try to "mold" my sleeping, the better I sleep. The times I sleep worst is when I'm worried about sleeping too little, so whatever I can do to take my mind off how poor my sleep is, the better rested I feel when I wake up. Some nights are still horrible though, and it's a hard loop to exit when you lie there at 03:43 in the morning and panicking about getting too little hours this night...

doubled112 3y ago
I know that feeling. You're probably onto something. If you worry about something, I think you always make it worse. There was a point where even other people worried about me sleeping, and that made me worry about my sleep. Eventually I decided I would go to bed when I was tired and see how it went. Been doing that half my life now. I go to bed when I'm tired (about 12-1am) and I usually wake up at 7AM feeling fine. Forcing a whole 8 hours often makes me feel worse. YMMV
ambicapter 3y ago
Yes, I've had terrible sleep most of my life, and a period of good sleep recently. Felt stupid, but I realized during that good period that I just needed to "chill" when going to bed. My brain has a tendency to WANT to focus, and actually slowing down is almost a foreign state at this point, and it's exactly the state you need to get in to naturally fall into sleep.
eszed 3y ago
Listening to podcasts helps me. It gives my brain something else to focus on, and I drift off much more quickly.
- QuercusMax 3y ago
  I like listening to podcasts as well, but the ones I like when trying to fall asleep are different than those I listen to recreationally when doing chores. For falling asleep, I need to make sure whatever I listen to is something I'm OK with missing, so call-in shows often are a good fit, as there's infinite content in a call-in type show.
schnuri 3y ago
For me it’s the same. The moment I accept that I’ll be super tired the next day is the moment I finally fall asleep.

by diggan 3y ago

doubled112 3y ago

I know that feeling. You're probably onto something. If you worry about something, I think you always make it worse. There was a point where even other people worried about me sleeping, and that made me worry about my sleep. Eventually I decided I would go to bed when I was tired and see how it went. Been doing that half my life now. I go to bed when I'm tired (about 12-1am) and I usually wake up at 7AM feeling fine. Forcing a whole 8 hours often makes me feel worse. YMMV

ambicapter 3y ago

Yes, I've had terrible sleep most of my life, and a period of good sleep recently. Felt stupid, but I realized during that good period that I just needed to "chill" when going to bed. My brain has a tendency to WANT to focus, and actually slowing down is almost a foreign state at this point, and it's exactly the state you need to get in to naturally fall into sleep.

eszed 3y ago

Listening to podcasts helps me. It gives my brain something else to focus on, and I drift off much more quickly.

QuercusMax 3y ago
I like listening to podcasts as well, but the ones I like when trying to fall asleep are different than those I listen to recreationally when doing chores. For falling asleep, I need to make sure whatever I listen to is something I'm OK with missing, so call-in shows often are a good fit, as there's infinite content in a call-in type show.

schnuri 3y ago

For me it’s the same. The moment I accept that I’ll be super tired the next day is the moment I finally fall asleep.