As long as you're sleeping at night, who cares? I'm with ya! And my t tends to have the same philosophy :)

My pdoc actually told me to lie in bed at the same time every night, and just lie there until I fall asleep. That goes against everything I have ever been taught about falling asleep!! Needless to say, I didn't listen to that load of bologna.

I think that whatever works for you is good, and different things work for all of us.

I have been given so many varying pieces of advice by so many people....i think it's up to us to sort out what works best for each of us individually. if it works for you red, keep doing it!

Sometimes when I play games on my phone it makes me fall asleep but I do wake up later on. I have really bad sleeping patterns.

hate to tell you this but you are not going against the grain and keep doing what you are doing. from that description, it sounds like netflix is your way of meditating which is highly recommended for pretty much anything. focus on your breathing, focus on a chant, focus on netflix, they are all doing the same thing by pulling your consciousness away from the problematic areas :) as for weird examples, i normally do zazen but if my bipolar is playing up too much for it, i switch to meditating using computer games lol.

If that helps you sleep then go for it. I play games or read in bed until I get sleepy. That is when I do my best reading and it's very calming. If I'm not doing well with insomnia and nightmares, I stay on the sofa with my dog. No way can I turn out the lights and get into bed to just lie there. Scares me just thinking about it.

Reds, I do the same thing. It works!

I find the light of my phone or iPad is too stimulating. We are getting a screen (!) so I will be able to watch a dumb movie and lie on the sofa. Sometimes I will fall asleep on the sofa when I can't sleep in bed. My ritual is to lie in the dark (in bed) and first listen to a podcast, then switch to an audio book. Somehow I can drift off this, although I need to stay away from crime novels because I want to see what comes next. Trazadone gives me a headache, which is too bad, so neuronti and some other stuff helps.,,,

I have found lately that watching Netflix helps me sleep the background noise pay attention to that instead of everything else going on in my head which seems like every little stupid thing. Personal I try to watch TV on the couch fall sleep on the couch.. Lol also I have no TV in my room so its on my tablet if its in my bed..I find audio books help and if I am on my tablet I make sure I have a filter on it so its not so damn bright!

My sleep habits are simply rotten. If you've found something golden, YAY and stick with it! If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

If it works for you keep doing it. I find that doing Kung-Fu, Yoga, Meditation & going to a Buddhist centre all help me relax. Not all at the same time of course lol!