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- 34w ago
Tips for sleep
I've been getting really poor sleep quality due to my OCD. Anyone have any tips or tricks for a good night sleep?
I've been getting really poor sleep quality due to my OCD. Anyone have any tips or tricks for a good night sleep?
I literally just got through the brunt/still sorta going through this as a theme. Where I’d purposely focus on the fact I can’t sleep and I’d have racing thoughts. Basically a trick I use is I purposely make myself stay awake until I know I can fall asleep in bed. This means physically keeping yourself out of your bed so you can train your body to view your bed as the place where you sleep. If you already are having trouble sleeping, staying awake won’t be any different than trying hard to fall asleep but being unable to. And at some point, you will get exhausted to the point where you’ll fall asleep normally again.
Thank you I'll try this
maybe melatonin gummies?
Honestly, medication helped me when it was really bad. Also trying to tire myself out. Putting on quiet show or documentaries lol My nurse also told me to move to the couch and read some. I don't think this works for everyone, but I have found that changing location does help
Ten tips for healthye by Russ Harris: https://psychwire.com/free-resources/clinical-tools/resource-gjqsci/sleep-hygiene-handout
I have been having horrible anxiety and can’t sleep or rest. Do any have suggestions for getting rest while dealing with this.
Hi everyone! I’m not sure if anyone has had any issues with sleep and anxiety but these past couple of weeks I’ve been suffering with anxiety when trying to sleep. My mind will latch on to the idea that I won’t sleep and I’ll continuously try to fall asleep and end up psychoanalyzing everything im doing . Usually I end up freaking out and not sleeping and waking up with maybe >2 hrs a sleep a night and have an awful day the next day. I’m lowkey hopeless in this situation, I’ve tried melatonin, sleeping early, limited screen time and nothing will work.. does anyone have any tips and tricks on what to do?
Does anyone have tips on good sleep hygeine? What does everyone use to relax and wind down before bedtime?
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