Insomnia

@Tauriel98

Completely unscientific, but this is what helps me:

• Melatonin gummies - I've also had luck with Ashwagandha gummies, but they're typically more expensive and don't work as consistently.
• Warm food - This doesn't work for everyone. Sometimes I just need to eat before bed: a small snack, preferably warm. Cold food (like ice cream or pie from the fridge) tends to wake me up.
• A sleep mask - Around here, it can get quite bright at night. A sleep mask (or blindfold, if you like) not only blocks the moonlight but makes me feel calmer. Don't tell anyone, but I just drape a t-shirt over my eyes and it works just as well as a sleep mask 😋
• Weighted blanket - To be clear, I don't actually own one. My blankets are heavier, though, and can do wonders for calming me down when I'm anxious or restless.
• Cozy TV before bed - My favorite is Midnight Diner, and it works for my kids too! However, I would imagine any calm, kinda boring TV show could work. When I was a kid, I would watch Dragnet to fall asleep.
• Masturbation - This can be kind of a reset button for me 😅 It has to be really lowkey, though. Anything too intense or elaborate tends to wake me up instead of calm me down for sleep.

Falling asleep to comforting podcasts or audiobooks and music (instrumental). Reading slow paced books examples (history, Jane Austen, Bible, classics

@Tauriel98

I don't know if this is for everyone, but I listen to a podcast or a "sleep story" to fall asleep. It helps me not have any screens lit up, but still have something i can focus on (instead of my thoughts). Definitely has worked for me everytime!