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How to fall asleep when you're not tired?

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July 18, 2018, 09:37 PM
doublesharp
How to fall asleep when you're not tired?
Count your breathing. Inhale deeply for 7 seconds and try and shut your mind down, just concentrate on breathing and counting to 7.

Hold in for a count of 4.

Exhale steadily for 7 seconds, concentrating on the count and exhale force.

Continue to do this until you go to sleep.


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July 18, 2018, 10:00 PM
Orguss
People are recommending Xanax and Ambien but it sounds like you only want a few hours of sleep. I'd recommend not drinking any caffeinated beverages at all that day. That might help you go to sleep quickly.

(Of course, maybe taking Ambien would be the way to go. That way you can get your rest and hit the road simultaneously.)



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July 18, 2018, 10:06 PM
Rey HRH
Just to encourage you <not unfortunately > the odds are against you. I’ve been bit many times by channel fever in anticipation of that long drive.

It’s a mindset. You need to keep your mind calm and relax.



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July 18, 2018, 10:14 PM
heavyd
quote:
Originally posted by doublesharp:
Count your breathing. Inhale deeply for 7 seconds and try and shut your mind down, just concentrate on breathing and counting to 7.

Hold in for a count of 4.

Exhale steadily for 7 seconds, concentrating on the count and exhale force.

Continue to do this until you go to sleep.


Excellent advice. By the time you are bored out of your mind you fall asleep.


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July 18, 2018, 10:20 PM
rusbro
I've conditioned myself to fall asleep by listening to long-winded history podcasts. Currently I'm working through History on Fire. I set the sleep timer on my podcast player to 15 minutes, and I'm almost always asleep before the 15 mins. are up.

A couple of drinks, sexytime, and a dose of "nighttime flu" syrup are a sure bet I'll sleep soundly for hours.
July 19, 2018, 02:24 AM
synthplayer
quote:
Originally posted by Syngin1066:
Magnesium works for me. I’ll take it about 30-45 mins before I need to sleep.






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July 19, 2018, 06:03 AM
satch
listen to a CD of Obamas, Shumers, and Pelosi's (best) speeches.
July 19, 2018, 07:37 AM
HayesGreener
C-SPAN


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July 19, 2018, 10:00 AM
HRK
Golf Channel, watch replays of matches, you'll be asleep in minutes, or NAPCAR racing...
July 19, 2018, 10:08 AM
parabellum
Cool, dark room. White noise generator- a fan or some artificial means.


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July 20, 2018, 03:14 AM
bald1
Golly there's a lot of Ernest Borgnine in this thread Big Grin



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July 20, 2018, 05:19 AM
mark60
Watch the tv show "Elementary". The guy talks so soft and soothing I can almost never make it through a whole episode.
July 20, 2018, 10:10 AM
JALLEN
“If you can’t sleep, try lying in the end of the bed. Then you might drop off.” — Mark Twain




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