What makes you fall asleep?
By careguarden
@careguarden (5670)
Philippines
December 22, 2009 12:08am CST
I've friends who can't sleep if she's not hugging with her favorite teddy bear, others can't sleep without music, or not drinking coffee or beer. How about you, when you can't sleep what did you do to make yourself fall asleep?
8 responses
@brynnesmom (169)
• Canada
3 Feb 10
There are many nights that I toss and turn thinking about bills, chores that I need to get done, and a million other things. In order to get to sleep I get out of bed and make myself a warm cup of milk. My grandmother used to put a bit of bread with sugar in it but I've long since lost the taste for that! I'll sit in a comfy spot and read a good book while I drink my milk. This helps me get all the clutter out of my head. When I go back to bed I concentrate on relaxing all my muscles. This usually does the trick.
@careguarden (5670)
• Philippines
3 Feb 10
Wow! that's quite interesting remedy, actually when I was a kid as I remember, every time my mom can't sleep she often drink 2 cups of milk and that helps her a lot to get asleep. Milk does contain some sort of pills, I don't know the exact words to use, it's something like that. Well anyway reading could be a good relaxing habit as it takes away your focus,and when focus change so as emotions. Anyway thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your day!
@slaveofsensation (348)
• United States
3 Feb 10
Music helps me sleep. I used to not be able to sleep without it.
@careguarden (5670)
• Philippines
3 Feb 10
Yeah, me as well, way back then, but now I learn to sleep without music, as there are some times when my roommate can't sleep with music. So then for the sake of others I tried to sleep without music. Anyway thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your day!
@my_name_is_coco (4333)
• Philippines
30 Jan 10
it makes me fall asleep when I use a smaller pillow rather than large ones.I use large ones under my feet.for my head,I use smaller pillows.I can't sleep with large pillows in my head.I guess my head gets tired and distracts my sleep.
@jugsjugs (12967)
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20 Feb 10
I am the kind of person that needs to be tired before i go to bed aswell as i make sure that there is never alot of mess left when i go to bed as i dread the thought of it all being there.I find that it takes me a good hour or two to unwind after the children go to sleep so i go to bed early hours of the morning.I tend to type on the pc or make cards and tidy up until i am tired as that way when i go to bed it is easier to go to sleep.
@monkeylong (3139)
• Guangzhou, China
22 Dec 09
As far as I am concerned, I think I usually sleep as soon as I get into the bed. For me, I usually have a very busy day which makes me feel very tired . So I can fall asleep immediately. When the time that I can not fall asleep , I usually listen to some light music which helps me a lot in geting to a sleep. I think you may enjoy this way. Happy mylot.
@careguarden (5670)
• Philippines
22 Dec 09
yeah, music is good help when you can't sleep. Me as well when I'm really tired I often fall asleep wherever I may be. Anyway thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your day!
@tangurama (204)
• Canada
11 Jan 10
If I can't fall asleep, I turn on the tv and try to find something interesting to watch. Overtime, my eyes will eventually get tired and I just fall asleep. Some say that watching tv before going to sleep doesn't work because it apparently triggers some brain cells that keep you going. In my case though, I think it works perfectly fine.
@maezee (41985)
• United States
22 Dec 09
Hmm..The best anecdote for sleep for me is probably just being utterly EXHAUSTED. That's probably the only thing that really makes me sleep. I'm pretty much an insomniac and it's hard enough for me to fall asleep when I'm tired let alone force myself! Hmm..
@kevinll (967)
• China
22 Dec 09
I would like to listen to music and drink a cup of milk. Now i prefer to listen to some story or movies, in a word i have to listen to something when i sleep. It is hard time for me to friends' home or travel to other place. I can not sleep well at the first day if i change another bed.
