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Matt²
What do you do when you wake up in the middle of the night, go answer the call of nature, go to fall asleep and find yourself still trying to return to sleep, an hour later?
I tend to notice that my (and I only speak for myself here) vision becomes more adjusted to the darkness. As such, I can see everything in my apartment - every light, led and window gape letting in light which then keeps me up. I've gone to lengths such as putting masking tape over my Tivo face and coloring on the tape in black Sharpie so that it dulls the lights. That helps keep the room dark for me..
Also I have a bed without a headboard.. I dunno if this is an option for all, but when I find myself rolling around for an hour or more trying to return to sleep, I find it a last ditch (maybe I should do it sooner) effort to invert my sleeping style.. that is, I turn myself around so that my feet are where my head was, and my head is where my feet were. (and I'm not talking about just moving UNDER the blankets, I turn the blankets around with me too, course they are not tied / tucked in to the sides of the bed either) Confuses my brain enough to tire it out more figuring out where I am positioned, I guess, and then I can sleep again.
I know others try warm milk.. I've tried that when I was a teenager, until I found that the sugar I would put in it to sweeten it up would actually make me wide awake.
What are other ways you use to get back to sleep?
I tend to notice that my (and I only speak for myself here) vision becomes more adjusted to the darkness. As such, I can see everything in my apartment - every light, led and window gape letting in light which then keeps me up. I've gone to lengths such as putting masking tape over my Tivo face and coloring on the tape in black Sharpie so that it dulls the lights. That helps keep the room dark for me..
Also I have a bed without a headboard.. I dunno if this is an option for all, but when I find myself rolling around for an hour or more trying to return to sleep, I find it a last ditch (maybe I should do it sooner) effort to invert my sleeping style.. that is, I turn myself around so that my feet are where my head was, and my head is where my feet were. (and I'm not talking about just moving UNDER the blankets, I turn the blankets around with me too, course they are not tied / tucked in to the sides of the bed either) Confuses my brain enough to tire it out more figuring out where I am positioned, I guess, and then I can sleep again.
I know others try warm milk.. I've tried that when I was a teenager, until I found that the sugar I would put in it to sweeten it up would actually make me wide awake.
What are other ways you use to get back to sleep?