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Just can't focus

sammy18
sammy18

Got another sleepless night ahead of me. I'm so, so tired but I just can't fall asleep. My brain won't shut up, and the more I think about anything, the more frustrated and weepy I feel. I just want to be able to sleep without having to worry about whether or not my brain will let me be. 


I try to talk myself down when I feel like this, but it doesn't always work. I  don't know what to do anymore. I am so, so tired.

arfie
arfie
In my strictly personal experience, trying to talk myself out of my "monkey mind" is a bit like pulling myself up by my own bootstraps. It only adds another monkey to the chaos between my ears.

Finding an outward channel for the head noise helps me far more. A post like this one qualifies as an outward channel in Arf World.

Continued support while you find what works for you, Sammy. Sending hopes for a peaceful, restorative rest.
Ellyce2
Ellyce2
I sit on the couch until I start falling asleep. then I take magnesium and calcium and I'm able to sleep for about 4 - 5 hours. Sometime I journal before going to bed and that transfers the stuff in my head onto a piece of paper. Hope this helps.
GG3000
GG3000
Hey sammy18, I have similar problems from time to time. What kind of things are you thinking about? sounds like your ruminating.

What I do is probably not healthy but I try to be productive. If i'm not going to be able to sleep, I clean the bathroom. Last month, I meal prepped between 2am and 430am. I'll read a book, journal like Ellyce2 says, and when all else fails, i turn on a super boring documentary from YouTube or Netflix until I fall asleep with the TV on.

The textbook answer is good sleep hygiene. The bed is only for sex and sleep. Exercise in the morning or afternoon if you can (everyone can walk for 30 minutes at lunch). Get some sun during the day. Eat your fruits and vegetables. Take a hot shower/bath an hour before bed (will actually cool your body temp kind of like the onset of sleep does). No screens in the 90 minutes before bed. Keep your cell phone out of your bedroom. If you need screens, use the night filter mode to block out blue light.
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