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re: Can you fall asleep without sleeping pills or alcohol?

Posted on 8/17/24 at 6:53 am to
Posted by Skeeterzx190
Ponchatoula
Member since Sep 2019
281 posts
Posted on 8/17/24 at 6:53 am to
Easily! Over 20 years of shift work!
Posted by When in Rome
Telegraph Road
Member since Jan 2011
35929 posts
Posted on 8/17/24 at 7:12 am to
Cold, dark room with air flow. If you’re serious about trying, remove your phone from the room completely and read a book for a little bit in bed. Don’t watch anything on TV in the afternoon/evenings that can cause your anxiety levels to spike. Watching things like Game of Thrones affected my sleep cut liquids a couple of hours before you go to bed.
Posted by aTmTexas Dillo
East Texas Lake
Member since Sep 2018
19141 posts
Posted on 8/17/24 at 7:26 am to
I think a lot of insomnia is stress or anxiety related, especially if the stakes in life are high such as being in a high impact, pressured job that may not be going right or with family shite going on. Don't go the alcohol path. Go to your doc and get Trazadone. It's non habit forming. Your doctor will tell you insomnia is not good and needs to be addressed.

I don't think insomnia is a natural condition. It is a condition of people who have too much going on upstairs.
Posted by When in Rome
Telegraph Road
Member since Jan 2011
35929 posts
Posted on 8/17/24 at 7:34 am to
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I think a lot of insomnia is stress or anxiety related,
I would love to see a study, and maybe one has already been done, on the impact of removing social media, smartphone use, and exposure to hyper realistic anxiety-inducing movies/shows on sleep. I also think the sedentary lifestyle plays a role. A lot of people are quick to grab a sleep aid rather than fixing the root causes of their sleep issues.

In other words, I would like to see how much sleep quality is impacted by factors that could be mitigated by choice as opposed to actual high-stakes anxiety-inducing lifestyles such as what you listed below

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especially if the stakes in life are high such as being in a high impact, pressured job that may not be going right or with family shite going on
Posted by LoneStar23
USA
Member since Aug 2019
5700 posts
Posted on 8/17/24 at 7:48 am to
Alcohol is terrible for your sleep. Like probably the worst thing you could have
Posted by DTRooster
Belle River, La
Member since Dec 2013
8590 posts
Posted on 8/17/24 at 7:49 am to
Be still a little while
Posted by Adajax
Member since Nov 2015
7386 posts
Posted on 8/17/24 at 7:56 am to
It's amazing how many of you can't function without drugs or alcohol but then yell "fatty" at anyone who mentions eating at Canes.
Posted by jafari rastaman
Member since Nov 2015
2326 posts
Posted on 8/17/24 at 8:00 am to
Try fricking your wife or girlfriend for an hour right before bed. Really go at it. This will help you fall asleep.
Posted by HoustonChick86
Catalina Wine Mixer
Member since Dec 2009
58853 posts
Posted on 8/17/24 at 8:02 am to
I couldn't sleep without alcohol for a really really long time. And after I stopped drinking it took a long time to adjust, but now I can yes. I just stay active and busy and by 10 or so I'm beat, then naturally up at 630. It's great.

I keep gummies for the bad nights, but those sleepless nights come when I can't get out of my own damn head.
Posted by moontigr
Washington Commanders/LA Kings Fan
Member since Nov 2020
5912 posts
Posted on 8/17/24 at 8:05 am to
I have zero issues falling asleep naturally. I just roll over on my side with my personal fan blowing and I'm zonked out within a few minutes. If napping were a profession I'd be a millionaire.
Posted by JAXTiger16
TBD
Member since Apr 2013
2391 posts
Posted on 8/17/24 at 8:05 am to
Improve your diet and exercise regularly will help out tremendously
Posted by Norbert
Member since Oct 2018
3477 posts
Posted on 8/17/24 at 10:02 am to
I am a gifted sleeper.

As I get older, I realize how much of a blessing it truly is to simply be able to fall asleep when I want to.

One of my proudest sleeping accomplishments was falling asleep during a bedtime argument with my wife.

I swear when I woke up in the morning she was still looking at me and even more upset than she was before I dozed off
Posted by Jorts R Us
Member since Aug 2013
15843 posts
Posted on 8/17/24 at 10:16 am to
I usually fall asleep fairly easily. If I'm ever having trouble I'll put on a dull podcast and it does the trick
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