What helps YOU go to sleep?

[jultub]

Focus on my breathing and keeping the mind blank, eventually I just fall asleep (it is wickedly boring though ).

 

[LongLiveourMachine]

i count tits

 

[ReaperzXIII]

Being bored out of my mind, I would say tiring physical activities but weirdly that just makes me more pumped, I try getting tired by working out a bit but then I just want to do more

Am I the only one that finds it extremely hard to fall asleep in silence because when it is silent I just start thinking about everything and anything reviewing everything I have ever known or experienced in my head.

 

[Beat14]

If things are getting desperate after other methods have been tried :] Then I will try to solve a mathematical equation, nothing hard, or I will read until I simply can't continue (boredom or tiredness).

 

[Sougo]

I found that lying down usually does the job.

 

[daavisb]

alcohol, pot or pills. i can sleep well if i had a "fulfilled" day, whatever fulfilled means.

 

[AceDefective]

Nice Bonk on the head

 

[greenyboy27]

Couple glasses of Jack and Coke usually does the trick, alternately i could just lie in the dark and watch a film, i can never reach the end.

 

[C95J]

listen to music or watching a DVD

 

[Mr.Mattress]

A TV Being on as I try to sleep.

 

[kintaris]

Crawling into the smallest space I can fit into and hugging my knees so I can pretend I never left the womb and this horrible existence is just a fleeting foetus-nightmare.

If that fails, alcohol.

 

[SenseOfTumour]

I hop on the iPlayer site and just set a radio show off, just half an hours talking sends me off, silence creeps me out.

 

[Quicksilver_Phoenix]

I can routinely fall asleep as long as I hear a ticking clock.

Really? I can't stand ticking personally. I have to stash away all time-keeping devices, as that constant sound really irritates me...

O.T. I personally like herbs under my pillow. A soothing smell can really help sleep come to you.

 

[Shoqiyqa]

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[Mimssy]

In a perfect world, sex and cuddling with a girl.

It's true. Cuddling is a million times better than any glass of warm milk, soft music, or happy thoughts.

 

[Dxz5roxg]

I'm not sure. Whenever I can't sleep I think if I stop trying to go to sleep I'll get tired. Sleeping can be a real pain.

 

[SimuLord]

In a perfect world, sex and cuddling with a girl.

It's true. Cuddling is a million times better than any glass of warm milk, soft music, or happy thoughts.

Cuddling and happy thoughts tend to go hand-in-hand, don't they?

 

[arsenicCatnip]

In a perfect world, sex and cuddling with a girl.

It's true. Cuddling is a million times better than any glass of warm milk, soft music, or happy thoughts.

Cuddling and happy thoughts tend to go hand-in-hand, don't they?

Mm, definitely. Nothing like cozy physical contact to help you drift off peacefully.

OT: Since cuddling is out of the question for me right now, I help myself sleep by counting my breaths and focusing on a mantra repeated over and over. The Litany Against Fear [http://alcoman.railfan.net/fear.html] seems to be the most helpful.