Let's talk about sleeping, how do you do it?

BloodfuryTD · 2015-01-29T06:00:47+00:00

For an hour or more before when you want to sleep do not use any device with a screen or artificial lighting, the blue wave length light contained within most electronic lighting makes your brain think it's still the middle of the day. This includes reading a smart phone while you lie in bed.

Bradovoxo · 2015-01-29T06:05:58+00:00

Make sure you lead an active lifestyle. It's super easy to fall asleep after a long day of doing stuff. When you get home from work or school instead of sitting down and watching TV or something like that, go somewhere and do something. that's the easiest way to naturally fall asleep.

chadee · 2015-01-29T16:16:47+00:00

You say you're having too many thoughts to sleep.

Maybe you want to meditate every evening? The goal of meditation is to train your brain to mindfully ignore thoughts instead of chasing them.

Caffeine does the opposite.

oldredder · 2015-01-29T07:19:45+00:00

no idea. My body runs on max until I can't - then I sleep - and the only time is easy for me to sleep is morning/dawn.

BPtoRP · 2015-01-29T16:31:46+00:00

Get in a routine. Mine is stopping eating an hour before, hygiene, reading on a Kindle (e-ink isn't like smartphone luminous screens), then sleeping with a face mask.

I also sleep on the floor (yoga mat and a blanket) on my back, lots of natural benefits you can read about, does wonders to my posture and I get in a deeper sleep, I sleep much less (5 compared to 8 hours) and wake up with a fresh mindset. It's harder to get to sleep though so gets some using to.

Don't use your sleeping position at any other point of the day. If you're changing sleeping positions (quite a feat), use your original during the day or right before sleeping in your desired position. For me, I read while lying on my stomach (my original position I'm trying to get rid of) first to trick my mind into thinking it's in sleeping mode then lie on my back and go to sleep.

RPMahoutsukai · 2015-01-29T16:37:59+00:00

I had the same problem too. It's just an emotional overdose. You'll calm down in several days, well, assuming you have discovered or started seriously taking TRP recently, like several days ago.

alpha_n3rd · 2015-01-29T14:04:05+00:00

For most of my life (mid 30s) I was a die hard night owl insomniac caffeine addict who spent half his waking hours in a fog of sleep deprivation. I'd take melatonin, benadryl, etc, sort of helped but not really I always felt like shit, always overslept, always felt like I was behind in life.

I quit drinking coffee. Cold turkey. I started lifting. No screen time for an hour before bed. I got religious about getting to bed on time.

Sleep problems solved. I get tired in the evening and I can't wait to get into bed. I fall asleep quickly and wake up before my alarm goes off feeling rested and restored and ready to face the day as soon as I can bring myself to stop playing with my morning wood.

I also started supplementing vitamin D, like a mega dose, 10k IUs. Could have had something to do with it.

I also smoke a lot of weed and have a few drinks in the evening. Helps me relax.

*Earplugs if noise is an issue; darkness is critical also; eye covers work or wear a watch cap and pull it down over your eyes.

TekkomanKingz · 2015-01-29T15:08:56+00:00

Vitamin D dawgie!

And make sure you take it with K2 in amounts over 5,000 IU daily so it doesn't calcify your arteries. Remember if you don't eat dairy daily (milk, cheese, yogurt etc.) you NEED a calcium supplement I don't give a shit what these dumb docs say. Check the label cause some yogurts don't have enough calcium. You need calcium if you will be lifting.

A lot of guys go Keto or whatever and take dairy out and don't supplement the calcium. Well guess what, the average multivitamin only provides 20% DV at most. If you lift you need at least 120%. Calcium helps sleep.

GRRMkills · 2015-01-29T06:52:20+00:00

Lifting helps a lot. So does getting some exposure to the sun. Avoid electronic devices before going to bed, and if that's not an option use something like flux (makes your screen less blue). Sometimes even when you do that you'll have a night where you're anxious or can't get your mind off something, and in those situations taking melatonin or diphenhydramine can help a lot.

Title	Let's talk about sleeping, how do you do it?
Author	BloodfuryTD
Upvotes	4
Comments	15
Date	January 29, 2015 5:36 AM UTC (11 years ago)
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