• yum_burnt_toast@reddthat.com
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    8 months ago

    im almost 40 and my trick is to not try to fall asleep because if i try i end up staying awake longer due to frustration. i just watch youtube trombone tutorials until i pass out.

    • MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca
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      8 months ago

      This was a struggle for me at first too.

      Until I realized that trying not to think of anything so I can sleep, is thinking about something.

      The paradox of “trying” to sleep. The harder you try, the less you sleep.

    • TheMoose@lemm.ee
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      8 months ago

      I’m 30, but I have the same problem and do the exact same thing. I also take a 10mg melatonin capsule at 7:30-8:00 every night