How you clear your mind at night?

[The Catboy]

I actually suffer from extremely horrible insomnia, which is why I work nights. In the day I am just so tired from working nights that I end up passing out pretty easily without much thought going on up there.

 

[leon315]

I actually suffer from extremely horrible insomnia, which is why I work nights. In the day I am just so tired from working nights that I end up passing out pretty easily without much thought going on up there.

pills help, ask ur doc.

 

[osaka35]

I'm leaving this as more of an open ended thread that people drop in their own ways of handling it but I am kinda curious as to how others handle this.

How do you clear your mind as you wind down to rest for the next day?

More an more of lately at the time of posting I've been having issues with my mind simply being in a never ending rush of thought. This of course makes it an absolute nightmare to try and fall asleep at night and so it has lead me here to inquire on how the rest of those on the forum handle this.

I let go control and let my brain do whatever it wants. Watch that rush of thoughts, rather than thinking about them. Sometimes visualizing a room of nothingness can help get the ball rolling.

 

[The Catboy]

pills help, ask ur doc.

I did take some pills before, but kept sleeping through my alarm and ending up late for work a lot.
Working nights just ended up being the better way of dealing with it. I don't sleep well at night, but I've always slept well in the day.

 

[jt_1258]

I did take some pills before, but kept sleeping through my alarm and ending up late for work a lot.
Working nights just ended up being the better way of dealing with it. I don't sleep well at night, but I've always slept well in the day.

have you tried meletonan? it's not a prescription drug so it should be a lot tamer.

 

[mituzora]

I've had issues with sleeping early since my early adolescence. I never bounced back to a normal sleep schedule fully. I prefer working 3rd shift, or night shift, but as luck has it, I'm stuck with 1st shift job. the way I have been sleeping since I've started this job is a little toke and some music lmao use my bluetooth speaker that way I don't lay in headphones and sleep to some calming music, whatever that may be

 

[The Catboy]

have you tried meletonan? it's not a prescription drug so it should be a lot tamer.

I have tried pretty much everything, the only thing that helps isn't legal just yet.

 

[sven7777]

Slightly different question than OP - anyone have any tricks for falling back asleep in the middle of the night? I can usually fall asleep, but usually I wake up several hours earlier than I wish and I can't get back to sleep due to busy-brain

 

[Alkéryn]

Slightly different question than OP - anyone have any tricks for falling back asleep in the middle of the night? I can usually fall asleep, but usually I wake up several hours earlier than I wish and I can't get back to sleep due to busy-brain

I just don't care or stress and go back to sleep
Sometimes i go take a piss or have a fap

 

[smileyhead]

Slightly different question than OP - anyone have any tricks for falling back asleep in the middle of the night? I can usually fall asleep, but usually I wake up several hours earlier than I wish and I can't get back to sleep due to busy-brain

Watch YouTube or shows in the dark on minimum brightness. You'll be sleepy after a while.

 

[deltamind]

I actually suffer from extremely horrible insomnia, which is why I work nights. In the day I am just so tired from working nights that I end up passing out pretty easily without much thought going on up there.

This so me, I can relate to it.

 

[supergamer368]

Heh, that’s the funny part, I never do. I just have an existential crisis at 2:00 in the moring until i pass out on the pillow.

 

[VinsCool]

Slightly different question than OP - anyone have any tricks for falling back asleep in the middle of the night? I can usually fall asleep, but usually I wake up several hours earlier than I wish and I can't get back to sleep due to busy-brain

I usually browse some internet on my phone for a few minutes, and watch some videos, until my eyes feel heavy.

Not the best trick, but it works for me.

 

[Song of storms]

I try my best to get exhausted before the moment of rest before sleeping. If I wasn't active enough I will just run for a while or do some lifting.

 

[notimp]

Why would I want to clear my mind?

Last thing at night I //sometimes watch long form videos about anything really -- sometimes it is machining, sometimes it is computing, sometimes hacker conferences, sometimes geography/demographics/how the world works, sometimes law, sometimes high concept science and sci fi discussions...

This.

Best to turn autoplay off in case you do fall asleep though.

Not this. Because - never use autoplay, and because even in theory it doesnt matter. (subliminal advertising never was proven to a meaningful extent. )

 

[Jonna]

ASMR

Works for me, might work for you.

 

[Song of storms]

Pink noise.

 

[sp3off]

ASMR too. Also White noise (such as washing machines and tumble dryer sounds... don't judge me)

Especially foreign language ASMR (ASMR in my language... welp it doesn't make me fell anything. or sometimes i've got some tingles and relaxation)