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Re: Lie still in bed

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Post by toddmorey »

nerdchum wrote: post #25

This may work for non-neurotic people but laying still in bed is when the demons in my mind come out to play and remind me of all of my problems.

Podcasts have been a godsend for me. I can’t lay in silence, either, because then my mind just races. But with a podcast you can just close your eyes and listen. It almost takes me back to my parents reading to me.

Science / nature podcasts work really well. I avoid true crime, social issues, politics, tech, or work topics. The Ologies podcast is amazing.

There’s even a podcast called Nothing Really Happens designed to help insomniacs sleep.

Re: Lie still in bed

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Post by taneq »

kaffeeringe wrote: post #32
nerdchum wrote: post #25

This may work for non-neurotic people but laying still in bed is when the demons in my mind come out to play and remind me of all of my problems.

Then you should take some time earlier and face the demons while you are not trying to sleep. You have to think about thing - if you don't do it at day-time, the brain will force you at night.

Often there's more demons than there are hours in the day.

Re: Lie still in bed

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Post by Tempest1981 »

toddmorey wrote: post #51
nerdchum wrote: post #25

This may work for non-neurotic people but laying still in bed is when the demons in my mind come out to play and remind me of all of my problems.

Podcasts have been a godsend for me. I can’t lay in silence, either, because then my mind just races. But with a podcast you can just close your eyes and listen. It almost takes me back to my parents reading to me. Science / nature podcasts work really well. I avoid true crime, social issues, politics, tech, or work topics. The Ologies podcast is amazing. There’s even a podcast called Nothing Really Happens designed…

Yep, pick one where the host has a monotone voice, and play it at 0.75x speed

Re: Lie still in bed

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Post by kumarvvr »

I discovered profoundly relaxing and deep sleep by doing this routine.

1. Lie on my back on the bed. Place my hands beside my torso, palms facing down. Keep my legs straight, but free and relaxed.

2. Close my eyes and focus my attention on the region between my eyebrows.

3. Relax my breathing and make it regular and slow.

4. Actively imagine my stress and anxiety to be a form of fluid, filled in my body and then imagine it evaporating from my finger tips.

I do this for about 30 minutes everyday, and the days I do it, I have no recollection of my sleep. I mean, no dreams, no moving about, nothing.

I also found that this form of sleep, makes me absolutely refreshed even if I sleep for only 5 to 6 hours.

Re: Lie still in bed

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Post by CrzyLngPwd »

hojinkoh wrote: post #47
vinaypai wrote: post #31

I went through a period where I'd wake up aboud 2-3 hours after going to bed and couldn't get back to sleep for most of the night. I used a related technique to help. I count backwards from 1000, and force myself to keep my eyes closed. It's a task that takes just enough brainpower that it's hard to do on autopilot while my mind drifts to something else. If I do wander off I just go back to counting whatever number I…

My sister once taught me a small trick to calm myself down when I was anxious but had no idea what I was anxious about: Count down from a random 3-digit number, subtracting 7 at each count. (e.g. 794, 787, 780, 773, ...) Do it until I drift away and lose track, unable to continue. It works. I guess it's kind of in that "takes just enough brainpower" league. This takes more brain power than simply counting down though…

Counting down in difficult numbers is also a great way to get rid of hiccups.

e.g. count down from 1987 in 23s.

Re: Lie still in bed

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Post by phito »

layer8 wrote: post #38
Labo333 wrote: post #11

There is an amazing trick that I now use almost every time I want to sleep: the 4-7-8 breathing method. I don't remember using it and not falling asleep in less than 5 minutes, whatever the stress I was in. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/16/health/4-7-8-breathing-te...

Those ratios drive my music brain crazy.

4-4-4 works really well for me

Re: Lie still in bed

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Post by Tempest1981 »

hoherd wrote: post #4

The "buy a blank PDF" part of that site made me chuckle. I wonder what accounting reasons there would be to do that rather than just ask for a tip, or if he did it simply for the humor.

The purchase flow didn't work for me. I entered 0.99, had to click below the black button to see it toggle, but then nothing.

Re: Lie still in bed

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Post by tiffanyh »

kumarvvr wrote: post #54

I discovered profoundly relaxing and deep sleep by doing this routine. 1. Lie on my back on the bed. Place my hands beside my torso, palms facing down. Keep my legs straight, but free and relaxed. 2. Close my eyes and focus my attention on the region between my eyebrows. 3. Relax my breathing and make it regular and slow. 4. Actively imagine my stress and anxiety to be a form of fluid, filled in my body and then imag…

When did you do this routine?

Morning, midday, evenings, before bed?

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