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    56 months ago

    I’ve battled insomnia for my whole life and not being able to shut off the monologue is the main reason

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      46 months ago

      Try playing tv or radio in s different language. There’s still the sound but you don’t get sucked in.

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        36 months ago

        i’ve found “space music ambience” to work very well, it’s stimulating but not too engaging. Voices don’t work for me no matter what language it’s in, because i’ll try to interpret it.

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      26 months ago

      I struggled with insomnia a lot.

      Podcasts and audiobooks helped me immensely. I have wireless headphones but I don’t “wear” them, I just rest them on top of whichever ear. I turn the volume down to a level where I need to concentrate to hear the words. It’s exceedingly rare that it takes me more than 15 minutes to fall asleep these days. Staying asleep is another story though.

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      16 months ago

      keep your eyes open in the dark; do all the things that trigger your master and tissue specific circadian rhythm like cooler temp, no food before bed, no blue light for hours before bed; blah blah blah