Popular Myths: Sleep.

[dietpeachsnapple]

Just have a decent amount of alcohol. Puts me to sleep if im not doing anything exciting along with it

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While you are right... AAAAAAHhhhhhH!!! No! Bad!

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Food before bed
A (1) glass of port helps me sometimes
I have a few meditation techniques that I have developed over the years
or, when called to do so, I just stay up so long that the act of laying down puts me down as well.

 

[Slyde]

This is slightly off topic, but I'm going to post it anyway. The popular idea that you need 8 hours of sleep to properly function is a complete myth. In fact, it is best to get between 5 and 6 hours of sleep per day. Not only will your brain function better by not over sleeping, but some scientists have found that people who sleep less than 8 hours on average tend to live longer.

Proof, please?
I find it hard to believe that more sleep shortens your life.

 

[Jagers1994]

Alcohol or some weed.

 

[Daffy F]

Tell yourself a short story you know well, or, if you don't read books, you could try and recall the dialog of a favorite film or TV show. This puts me straight to sleep. All you have to do is make sure you don't accidentally skip anything.

 

[BringBackBuck]

Drink warm liquid carmel. Don't know why but it works for me. Oh, and toast.

I read this as "warm liquid camel".

On second inspection "warm liquid carmel" still makes no sense. What is this beverage you speak of?

 

[UltraParanoia]

The same thing I say in every "how can I sleep" threads:

[spoiler/]Masturbate[/spoiler]

It will put you to sleep instantly.

Sex and wanking get me hyper.

 

[Plurralbles]

Just have a decent amount of alcohol. Puts me to sleep if im not doing anything exciting along with it

Wine knocks a lot of people out actually. IT has that power apparantly.

Anyway, ibuprofen= good morning!

 

[Stoorm_]

Drum and bass seems to do it for me
lots of bass
what can i say im wierd

 

[Tandtroll]

Hot milk with a teensy weensy bit of honey about half an hour before bed gets me every time.

Other things I do, is either I think of a specific memory and try really hard to focus on it and "feel" it. If THAT doesn't work, I stare (with eyes closed... it's not that hard) and think blackblackblackblackblackblackblack(for as long as I need). Because then you see black and you're also focusing your mind on one single thing(black) instead of branching out into various things.