Serious Have you ever had to force yourself to sleep?

[Lame Dude]

I have trouble sleeping almost every night. Simple solution is generally to stay awake as long as possible, so I end up falling asleep instead of going to sleep. This doesnt always work though.

I could be ridiculously tired, basically sleep drunk, my mind keeps racing, and I still cant sleep.
Had to come up with a solution to deal with such situations.

I basically force myself to 'blur' my thoughts, images dim into blackness, words fade into white noise.
Has anyone else had a similar experience?

 

[Deleted member 24125]

all the time

 

[shii410]

just take melatonin. it's fun. sometimes I take like 50mg of melatonin in the middle of the day just because I don't want to be conscious

 

[Lame Dude]

just take melatonin. it's fun. sometimes I take like 50mg of melatonin in the middle of the day just because I don't want to be conscious

I am not keen on drugs honestly.

 

[DirtyCurryCell]

I used to stay awake cuz I was afraid of seeing nightmares.

 

[Lame Dude]

I used to stay awake cuz I was afraid of seeing nightmares.

I havent had dreams for a very long time actually.
I suppose my brain is being merciful.

 

[Deleted member 19079]

try asmr ngl

 

[MaxZM98]

no. if there's mosquito's or noise outside i wont be able to sleep but usually i can sleep fine

 

[Lame Dude]

try asmr ngl

I like asmr mostly, yet it makes me sad and tearful. "A glimpse of what you wont have" you know.

 

[Deleted member 21768]

all the time

Every single day.

 

[UglyBongola]

just take melatonin. it's fun. sometimes I take like 50mg of melatonin in the middle of the day just because I don't want to be conscious

Melatonin has the opposite effect on me

I take 10mg and i get really drowsy and still cant sleep. When I eventually do I wake up after an hour or two

 

[RREEEEEEEEE]

Me. I get bouts of insomnia as well every now and then, it's absolutely annoying but at the same time, I do like it because I get to spend most of the day awake.

 

[Lame Dude]

Me. I get bouts of insomnia as well every now and then, it's absolutely annoying but at the same time, I do like it because I get to spend most of the day awake.

huh, I like it because I sometimes get to spend all night awake.

 

[autism kills]

I think I have more problems waking up and getting out of bed than falling asleep.

 

[RREEEEEEEEE]

huh, I like it because I sometimes get to spend all night awake.

I definitely spend my nights awake for the most part. It's very rare that I will sleep at night. I just meant that if I go to sleep, I will wake up an hour later or three if I am lucky and that leaves me with more time to spend my day.

 

[Lame Dude]

I think I have more problems waking up and getting out of bed than falling asleep.

It is very much related. What I didnt mention in the first post is that as a result of staying awake as long as possible, my sleep schedule fluctuates as much as 20 hours.
I end up sleeping during the day sometimes. I assume you didnt mean it that way?

 

[shii410]

Melatonin has the opposite effect on me

I take 10mg and i get really drowsy and still cant sleep. When I eventually do I wake up after an hour or two

everyone has a different tolerance for melatonin tbh. you might be taking too much or too little. you should take your circadian rhythm/the time of day in to account as well

not to be NSFW but I find that jacking off can help you fall asleep really quickly especially after taking melatonin. that combo knocks me out instantly ngl

 

[Llama]

I listen to no talking asmr or my room fan to help sleep