One thing that ensures a good night sleep for me is.....
A warm shower before bed. I pamper myself with a body scrub and vanilla lavendar body lotion. I give myself a manicure and a pedicure, a facial cleanse, scrub, and moisturizer. I sleep so relaxed and ready to start a new day.
• A really big thick comforter and a whole bunch of fuzzy blankets in a semi-chilly room. • Christmas lights left on in my room. c: • A stuffed animal • A quiet room • No socks on! :o
@smallkaonashi I like the christmas lights idea.
@smallkaonashi
I like candles flickering as well. =^^=
@smallkaonashi
I thought I was the only one who did the Christmas lights idea. So comforting as a teenager with sleep issues and as an adult.
If I have insomnia, staying out of bed doing activities until I get so tired that I am ready to fall asleep. Even if it's way past my bedtime. Then, at least, I'm not lying in bed tossing and turning awake. And - getting up on time the next morning, to try and stick to a sleep schedule and hopefully be tired earlier the next night.
Instrumental music 😍
Being able to fully get ready, brush teeth wash face shower clean pajamas let the dog out one last time and the 'weird thing' as my SO calls it, every night consecutively I have to strip the bed shake the sheet off and all the blankets and proceed to remake the bed to sleep in. if I don't I feel like I'm itchy all night and I will break put in spots of hives. we don't sleep with animals or eat in bed or even spend really any time in bed but it's just an unexplained need I have.
Betapam 5mg...💤💤
Reading a good book and having a good hot chocolate.
Not having insomnia, like tonight, ughh
Moving this thread (and this forum!) to sit within Healthy Living: Sleeping Well
Drinking caffeine early in the morning (rather than late at night), not taking long naps during the day, reading a good book before bed, and going to bed when I'm actually sleepy often do the trick for me!
@friendlyPerspective32
The NOT taking long naps in the day time has been one of the most difficult things for me considering that Im absolutely exhausted from work when I get off around noon.
Been trying to find a counter to that.
