My tried and true method:
1) Avoid anything with caffeine in it.
2) Put on a boring movie.
Within ten minutes, it’s snoresville for me. :)
Hanging upside down in the attic works for me.
1) Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime Tea
2) A hot shower
3) Some nice lovemaking with my hubbie gives me nice sleep afterward
I’ve found that my eyes open several times a night- while I’m still asleep. If there’s a dark shape in the room that’s the right size and shape almost to be a person, my eyes will see it, send a security alert to my brain and wake me up for a moment for a more positive identification. ‘Oh, it’s that thing’. Back out again.
I had another lucid dream a couple of nights ago- where I was aware in my dream that I was dreaming, and that I could conjure up anything I wanted or needed simply by imagining it’s presence. The dream’s ‘story line’ had me needing to get somewhere and with no car to get there with. I imagined-up a Range Rover for some reason.
“Within ten minutes, it’s snoresville for me. :)”
You are correct!!!
I know I am going to get stomped for the following: For me personally, If I also want a good nap, I listen to Rush for 15 minutes, and I then go into a good sleep. What puts me to sleep is his repetitive yammer. He sometimes repeats things 7 times (I counted). That is why he needs 3 hours of air time.
I’ve been either pregnant, nursing, or both since 1993. I’ll sleep when I’m dead.
For women over 35: have your hormones checked. Bioidentical replacement works wonders for sleep.
For everyone: listening to talk radio. Even if it’s something interesting, you fall right asleep. And if you wake during the night, you do not start listing all the things you need to do the next day; you listen to the radio and fall right to sleep again.
I put “Sophies Choice” in the VCR.
Works every time!
big rock in your pillow usually does the job ...