People who fall asleep within 5 minutes… how??

Job requires 12 miles of jogging, I work 12 hours a day, goto bed shortly after on a full stomach after cleaning the entire house up after a days worth of use. I’m asleep almost as soon as my head hits the pillow. Wife gets off at 4-5pm every day sitting at a desk and hasn’t slept a full night in over a decade. It’s not really my secret, but working yourself to exhaustion, mentally and physically, every single day leads to good sleep for me.

I have built my own world. It is amazingly comfortable. I close my eyes and wander around. I usually end up in the water room just laying zzz

When I was in the Army I could literally fall asleep anywhere, any time. I actually fell asleep while standing in line one time. The secret, as I learned it, is get up at zero dark thirty, do about 30 minutes of physical exercise, then run five miles. Then, after Breakfast, march everywhere you have to go. These locations should be between a half a mile and a mile apart. Then march another mile or so back to the DFAC for lunch. After lunch march out to a two mile long obstacle course. After you complete that, march back home. When you get home, don't go directly inside. Stand around for about 15 minutes, then have one of your neighbors come over. Snap to attention when your neighbor shows up and have the neighbor talk about meaningless clichés for about another 15 minutes while you stand there. If the day is particularly hot, and mosquitos are around you get bonus points. When the neighbor is done, have another neighbor repeat the process, repeating the same cliches, and using the word "piggyback". When this is done walk about four blocks to a restaurant and get dinner. Then walk home. Spend about 20 minutes on household chores. Oh... I almost forgot. Make sure you have a 30lb pack on your back while you are marching everywhere. Do this on a regular basis every day, and you too will be able to hit the bed and go right to sleep.

My wife says it takes me about 2 minutes normally. My method is pretty basic. Never ever look at my phone. Goes in nightstand. I sing in my head. I have 3 or 4 songs that I like. I sing the chorus - just the chorus in my head on repeat over and over. It pushes any other thoughts out of my head. I know a friend that repeats a mantra instead of a song. This has worked for me for about a decade now. Try it.

I have no idea, all I know is my husband will sit down in his recliner, 2 minutes later he's snoring, I go to bed and toss and turn. I'm jealous!

Routine. I only lay in my bed to sleep. I rarely watch TV in bed in the morning or at night. When I do get restless I start using my scent diffuser. I have trained myself over the years to go to sleep to it. If that doesn't work I leave my bed. If I am in bed for more than 30 minutes and am awake I go back to the living room. All of this sleep training was because I didn't know I had sleep apnea. Once I got my cpap I can now go to bed and stay asleep most nights.

I stick to routines. Same wake up and bed times. I wash my face & brush my teeth to signal my brain we're winding down, put on sleep sounds (I prefer a campfire but there's a million options) while I read, no tv or phone, dose my water with magnesium. Works 99% of the time.

I play a show on my phone that I've already seen. Ez. Face down no light lowest volume to where I start questioning the words and-

Narcolepsy. I highly recommend it if your only goal is to fall asleep easily. I do not recommend it if you also want to remain awake at important times. 

It’s called burnout lol. My issue is staying awake after sitting down for a minute

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i feel you, it's like my brain is a never-ending pop-up ad when i try to sleep. legit wish i could just hit snooze on my thoughts. maybe some calming music or a bedtime routine might help?

Prescription pills, tbh. And sometimes those don’t even work.

Stopped looking at my phone in bed. No exceptions, ever. Results may vary, but for me, it trained my brain to fully stop thinking about bed as a place for processing (in terms of scrolling, looking at screens, reading news articles, etc.). I also don’t have a TV or computer visible from bed, so I really have no mental association with being in bed and looking at screens at this point. 

I lay down and go to sleep. I’m tired.

I close my eyes. Idk how to explain it, there's no process I go through, I just... fall asleep. Been like this my whole life. My brain just goes, "Okay sleep time" and shuts off everything else and I fall asleep. Doesn't matter if I've had caffeine, done any exercise, eaten recently, nothing. Lol.

By being exhausted

Audio book set to turn off after 30 minutes. I hardly ever make it the full 30.

How old are you? I only ask because, for me, it matters. As a kid, I slept fine, as a teen I struggled to fall asleep and needed music. As an adult before children, I had serious insomnia, often only falling asleep as the dawn chorus of birds started. After children, while they were babies, I was so exhausted I went straight to sleep. When they were older, I'd often be unable to fall asleep due to anxiety, replaying conversations (and reading new meaning into everything), inventing scenarios, catastrophizing basically, which continued until my 50s or so. I'm now 62, and have no trouble falling asleep, (within 5 minutes, like you said) but if I wake up during the night, I can't get back to sleep and the anxiety and catastrophizing takes over. So I often get up at 3.30 or 5 or whatever, just to stop them. Which sucks. All those years of just wanting to sleep in and now we're retired and we can't sleep past 6 am (if we're lucky).

Ha well I fall asleep within 5 mins guaranteed every time but also my brain opens 47 tabs when it almost every night wakes up around 3-4 am

Sleep deprivation. It's literally a sleep deprivation test to see how quickly a patient falls asleep

I put on an audiobook. 

I reallly believe that the time it takes to fall asleep is a huge tell on whether a person is neurodivergent vs neurotypical. I need a specific environment to sleep well: need a fan running, need music or a podcast playing, need to be sleeping on my left side, and sometimes need a pillow btwn my knees. If I have all that? I’m out in less than five minutes. Meanwhile my wife often struggles to get to sleep. Her job is more stressful than mine on average. But she also is much more neurodivergent than I am. Pro-tip: as you get older, it gets harder. I’m fully supportive of couples who sleep separately, if they have the room for it. Some longtime married couples think that’s nuts, but whether it’s because of conflicting schedules, different needs for good sleep, or snoring, it’s honestly proven to be a boon for us both to often sleep separately

Routine. Same bedtime routine every night and same bedtime. Avoid caffeine too late in the day.

Legs up; get a chair put your legs up on it and deep breaths, 2 minutes and you're out

If I eats I sleeps. Idc about all the literature that says that’s bad for you. 

I recently developed this ability, when my baby was born. First 6 months, I was operating on 2-3 hours of sleep a night. He's almost 2 now, I still get at most 5-6 hours of sleep a night. You think you know tired means but no, you don't really know what tired is until you have a baby with medical issues, that require extra care. So, yeah, get tired? Haha. This exhaustion is in my bones. I have had 2 nights this past 2 years where I managed to get 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep. It was the most rested I have ever felt in my life.

It's also natural for me to fall asleep within 5, maybe 3. But also, I am proud that I can sleep within those 5 minutes. I guess that kind of mentality have a teeny tiny bit contribution for it. Con: It's my decision when to fall asleep and most of the time, I choose to sleeo between 12 am to 2 am, it's unhealthy.

My partner is able to fall asleep within minutes of their head hitting the pillow and then snores loudly in my ear half the night. So I wake up exhausted every single morning.

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As someone who is in the same boat as you, i've recently gotten into a better groove of falling asleep. Trick is to just take deep breaths, there's a lot of different cadences that people recommend, from sleep experts, military people, psychologists. I find that which one you do really doesn't make a difference. The key is to just take deep slow breaths in some shape or form and try to keep doing them for as long as you can. Your mind will race as per usual, but it's easier to let thoughts pass when you're actively just trying to follow a deep breathing pattern. I'll get drowsy and sleepy within 5 minutes and by about 10 i'll be out.

Magnesium Glycineate!!!.. magical supplement, changed my life.

So first you wake up on time. Get some sun, water and movement. Caffeine only 1.5hr after wake up. Eat Workout. No caffeine 6 hours before bed. No food 4 hours before bed. No screens an hour before bed. Then just pretend to be asleep.

Go on Apple Music or Spotify or YouTube or… yeah you get the idea, and look up “dream voyage” by oh, the joy. Puts me to sleep instantllyy, and I swear I sleep better😴when I really can’t fall asleep I start counting sheep lol it actually works cause if you choose to only focus on the counting, eventually you’ll get bored, and you’re out for the count. Sleep music has made a huge difference though… I haven’t tried white nose but that could also help.

I don’t fall asleep in 5 minutes… I just lie there with my eyes closed and let my brain finish its “nightly TED Talk series” until it crashes on its own 😭 Some people count sheep, I replay conversations from 2012 like I’m preparing for court. Eventually my brain gets bored of me and shuts down. 

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I usually fall asleep in 5-10 mins, under 5 if I'm really tired. I like to close my eyes and consciously imagine something positive. Example: Sometimes I plan an imaginary vacation - place, outfits, people, hotel room, etc. While doing that, I drift off to sleep! If I have something i'm stressed about, then before I imagine my positive scenario, I imagine putting the stressful situation "away". I get fun and creative with it too. Put the situation in a locked treasure chest to deal with later or strap it to a rocket to send it to the moon. Also, sometimes I consciously relax my body. You might be surprised how much tension you're holding in your body even when you're laying down for sleep. I usually do my whole body at once, but I've heard of others focusing on relaxing one body area at a time. Feet, legs, hips, shoulders, arms etc.

Bruh same. I lay down and my brain throws a full-on Netflix series of regrets and what-ifs. I think the secret is just being dead tired or emotionally numb, not sure which.

Drugs. I take melatonin every night

Magnesium Glycinate is one helluva drug

I used to have the same issue as OP, but now I get in bed , scroll Listnook for about an hour, and I can get to sleep in a couple of minutes. Probably not a recommended process, but works for me. I hate TRYING to go to sleep.

I let my brain wear itself out those tabs do that

The answer is [sleep deprivation](https://www.cedars-sinai.org/health-library/diseases-and-conditions/s/sleep-deprivation.html). Falling asleep in under 5 minutes routinely is abnormal. My parents could do it and they were doctors at a hospital so they were chronically sleep deprived. And they both died in their 50s.

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I'm a brilliant sleeper. I just change the thoughts into happy outcomes and fantasise about it. Fall asleep instantly, 6-8 hours on average. Good luck 😴

The 47 tabs I have open and active all day every day, along with exercise and constant moving puts me right to sleep. I don’t even dream.

Exercise. If I do it 2 hours before I sleep, my sleep is blissful. :)

Melatonin is the only thing that works for me.

A routine and melatonin. Staying asleep in my issue.

CPAP. But, if you don't have one, try this: Starting at your extremities and working towards your core - gently tighten your muscles and then slowly release. Do this as necessary, it shouldn't take long to relax and sleep like a baby or a puppy.

I take melatonin when I’m not tired but need to sleep. I work until midnight and can’t always fall asleep right away because I nap during the day. Depending on how long the nap was I either take a ‘toni or not. Also, I started breathing/counting when I get to bed and that also helps quiet my mind. Four in, six out.

Daily practice!

When I find myself thinking of things when it’s time for sleep I try to bore myself by timing my even breathing with counting down from 100. If I ever have to think about what number comes next I start over at 100. The idea is to not think and bore myself to sleep. And of course, relax your body.

I have narcolepsy.

Be a mom

Play some background noises, it helps me sleep

Drugs work for me. I've had sleep trouble all my life and sometimes I don't sleep at all. Makes a bad day. Then I get anxious and go another day/night without sleep. Now I take a trazadone, benadryl, and a muscle relaxer. I am finally sleeping regularly. I'd use melatonin but it makes me walk like I'm drunk.

White noise for me. A podcast on low, forms of music, even a movie or show ive over watched

Used to take ages to get to sleep. What settings did I change? CPAP. Out in 5 minutes. Sleep all night. Hate the contraption but love the sleep.

Well you see, the trick is to even night, before bed get in your

Distraction!!! something familiar, entertaining enough to keep my attention, but mundane enough to not spike my adrenaline. Growing up I watched sitcoms on tv, now I lean toward documentary-style or interview podcasts

I do breathing exercises. Breathe in slowly for a 4 count, breathe out slowly for an 8 count. This helps balance the brain’s hemispheres. If I’m not sleeping after 8 rounds I roll to my other side. Repeat until sleeping

Turn on TV pick a narrative type of show usually true crime or history. Get in bed roll over go to sleep

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Idk if this is normal but I usually turn on my fairy lights which maybe signal my brain its time for sleep, make a rough schedule for the next day which makes me excited for the day, turn on a podcast and within 10 minutes of it I can feel the strain in my eyes. It's at that point of time that I turn the lights completely off and drift to sleep within 5 minutes. Just a tip : Try to limit the usage of your bed for other purposes than sleeping (e.g. I spend my day at college and then library most of the times and come to room only when I need to rest)

My husband has aphantasia-he’s out in 30 seconds. I have ADHD and it’s a gamble every night if I go right to sleep or not.  Edit. A letter

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So I could never get to sleep and then a few months ago, I read that you should relax your forehead and open your mouth slightly. You can also close your eyes and then move your eyes side to side. I’m asleep in seconds now.

I fall asleep with knowing. I just knock out

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Just don’t open your browser. If it tries to open just close it back down and think of nothing. Before it became default, if I started thinking about something I’d just tell myself now is not the time and to think about it tomorrow. I keep bed time for sleeping and reading. I hardly read in bed though because I fall asleep too quickly.

No phone or TV ever in bed. Lay down on your back. Relax everything. Don’t clinch your fists. Focus by slowing your breathing in and out through your nose roughly every 10 seconds, but don’t count it, just go slow. For me, I’m out by this point. So I don’t know what the next step is.

Honestly when I stopped drinking 6ish sodas a day in addition to an energy drink (don’t drink coffee), I fall asleep **so** much faster.

My works already exhausts me to the point I knock out, I don't have the energy to rumination or doing mental battle.

You really need to burn yourself out during the day.

Fun fact. It’s actually not healthy to fall asleep that quickly. It’s a sign of fatigue and the brain and body need rest. It should take 10-20 minutes to fall asleep.

I was the same. I do a breathing technique to relax most times I’m a sleep before I finish. I find focusing on the task of counting the seconds in and out mentally in head quiets the random thoughts that are so invasive. If that doesn’t shut them up I just scream shut up inside my mind and push away the thoughts and then go back to breathing.

Acute meditation. I’ve gotten into a huge habit of falling asleep to those sleep meditation type videos that guide your thoughts to help you fall asleep deeper and quickly. Now I kinda unconsciously clear my head for those hours of meditation videos to settle in when my eyes shut and I’m fast asleep before I realize it

I have no advice but can relate. My brain thinks of something comoletely random and suddenly I've fallen down a rabbit hole, it's 2 a.m. and I need to wake up for work at 5 a.m. If I have had a long day full of running around and just expending a toooon of energy, I will conk out within a few minutes (I do this after comic cons or big family functions) Otherwise, I set a sleep timer on my TV and usually fall asleep watching Forenaic Files.

Generally I just think of how comfy I feel.. my mind is not on a million things unless something big is happening the next day. Or at least I fall asleep before my mind starts picking up things. My record is less than 60 seconds when head is on the pillow.

Alcohol and endless stairs

Idk tbh… I just close my eyes?😭 In all fairness I am usually EXHAUSTED by the end of the day so it’s really easy to just knock out! Sometimes I feel the need to stay up, not because I can’t sleep, but because I don’t feel like sleeping? Like, I’m always able to go to sleep but sometimes I feel like it’d be a waste of my energy. Unless I have something to do the next morning, I just stay up until I’m tired. If I do have something to do, I make sure to sleep asap because I do not like to wake up early…

I have a meditation i do. I lay down shut my eyes & think on that. Im out quick.

After a lifetime of having trouble falling asleep, I seem to have cracked the code. First, I take melatonin, which helps a lot. I’ve had very few bad nights since starting taking it. Second, I have a couple of easy tricks I use. When your mind is racing, focus on keeping your eyeballs absolutely still. It breaks the cycle of thoughts bouncing everywhere. Second, read this article and use the techniques in it: How to Fall Asleep in 120 Seconds https://medium.com/@sharonackman/combat-tested-training-unwind-and-sleep-anywhere-in-120-seconds-27d5307b7606 It takes some practice, but once you learn it, you can fall asleep fast. Keeping your eyes relaxed plays a part here, too. Good luck. I’ve been there, and I don’t take my current good sleep for granted. I’m grateful every night I sleep well.

A long while back, I was looking at a now-defunct website called rotten dot com and saw a posted image called “blondie”. If you remember the name and nature of that website, you’ll probably have an idea of the kind of image I saw (hint: it was a shock site). Anyway, his eyes looked very scary to me, and for a long while, whenever I closed my eyes, I would see his face and eyes and I wouldn’t be able to sleep. This meant that I always lie awake in bed very late, and eventually I was so exhausted that I wouldn’t even be scared. After a while of this, I started thinking about other things. I’d start imagining scenarios… maybe I’d create RPG characters (mostly for Shadowrun) in my head and imagine how I’d use these characters on a particular run. I’d form complex scenarios in my head and I’d be able to fall asleep within minutes. Long after I stopped thinking about blondie, I continued doing this sort of mental exercise (dare I say meditation?) out of habit. Now, I can hit the sack and fall asleep almost immediately. My wife and kids are quite jealous of my ability, but it didn’t come easily!

SSRI + therapy to manage my anxiety, plus an incredible sleep podcast called Nothing Much Happens. It took about 4 months of listening to it every night consistently, and now I put it on and I’m out in 5-10 minutes. I’m actually kind of sad to miss the cozy stories.

I sleep very fast. Probably because I’m so tired

hi we have the same brain, lol. my husband falls asleep as soon as his head hits the pillow, I have divorce level jealousy over this. I have a bunch of visualization meditations. sometimes just counting backward from 30 does the trick as long as you genuinely COMMT TO FOCUSING on the numbers and not on the 47 tabs. I also try to visualize the numbers as I count them. i’m a musician and songs will run on full blast through my head. for that i’ll put on calm’s “Infinite piano for sleep” sounds quietly. that takes care of the songs in my brain pretty well

It’s just that after laying there a while I

How distracted is your brain throughout the day? Do you doom scroll? Are you listening to music during the quiet, boring hours? There's plenty of subconscious emotional processing that your brain does when you are bored, or in low stimulation environments. However, if you are stimulated, your mind will happily wait until you aren't, even if that's when you're trying to fall asleep.

If anything i'm wondering how people stay awake. I still have so much stuff I wanna watch or think about or listen to but I gotta get up in 6 hours, i'll just go lay down because I probably should and then I can still do some things between laying down and falling asleep cause I don't feel tired yet anyway. Then I fall asleep 2 minutes later and wake up in half my clothes, or with a partially written message I can't remember the point of, or with headphones still on.

I stopped concerning myself with most personal relationships. I also used to have a nightly meditation routine and that helped immensely. 

Take a deep breath. Let it out as slowly as you can. By about the 4th iteration you'll be close to dreamland, where I'm h heading right now

My husband turns on Dateline or City Confidential and I’m out

People have given a ton of great suggestions, so I will add one more I haven't seen: Keep something to write down things you need to do tomorrow or in the future beside your bed. The second you think 'I need to xxxx', write it down on your list for tomorrow. Do not let anything you need to do in the future take up more than a few seconds of brain power before you write it down and then lay your head back down. I have found that this trick (I jot stuff in my phone, but am very good about not getting sucked in while sleeping) helps me to not dwell on the things that I might forget otherwise, making it much easier to fall asleep.

5 mins? Lol.. try 30 seconds! I guess just generally not getting as much sleep as my body needs. I can sleep anywhere.. any when. 10 mins power nap gets me from nearly empty to full power too! It's a very useful way to be

I indulge in letting my imagination run free for a bit but my brain is always working on those imaginary scenarios i would want to experience but wont ever happen (winning the olympics etc). That type of active thoughts prevents sleep, so I force my mind to go blank after a while and then fall asleep within seconds. I guess walking the dog before bed and then not touching any screens afterwards help a fair bit too.

I was born with it. It's a curse and a blessing. When my head touches the pillow, I sleep within 1-2 minutes. My brain goes blank and I'm gone. There is no secret. Brain running overdrive during the day, and turns off when it touches a pillow. Then I wake up like 2 minutes before the alarm goes off.

I have a set routine before bed regardless of what I was doing all evening. It starts with tuning into the podcast I’m listening to on my phone, flossing my teeth, brushing my teeth, removing makeup, pause podcast, go take a shower, come back, restart podcast, get into pyjamas, moisturise face, hop into bed, switch phone to a sleep story, or switch on my white noise machine. Then usually fall asleep quickly. I don’t have a TV in my bedroom and only sleep in there.

Exercise helps

Learn to meditate which helps you control what occupies your thoughts. Then, think happy, self empowering thoughts.

I watched a doc on insomnia, they had 2 rules… 1. go to bed when you’re tired even if it’s 3am. 2. You go to your bedroom to sleep no phone or tv. I do this , my sleep pattern is 12-7, and I’m asleep in under 10minutes

I remember a previous dream I had and *click* straight out

1. Get yourself tired. 2. Medidate while lying down. Helps you calm down and sleep better.

I used to write fanfiction when i was about 16 or so, because of that I ended always imagining new scenarios, conversations etc for my character's. 11 years later and everytime I want to sleep I just think about that world again, trying to add something new, it knocks me out in minutes.

I sleep in front of the tv. I switch it to audio only, and listen to ghost stories on Youtube. Ive never heard the end of the first story....

Bluetooth sleep mask. Complete sensory deprivation, with the same white noise every night to trigger my brain into sleep mode. It also helps me waking up, because the alarm is right in my ears and I have to take it off to turn the alarm off. From sensory deprivation straight to the world is jarring, but it wakes me up.

Earn it

For me it was an unexpected benefit of getting older. In my youth I would spend hours tossing and turning but once I hit fifty plus I started falling asleep the moment I hit the pillow. It is a superpower but it does have some downsides. There is much less opportunity for pre sleep bedroom activities. I am of course talking about reading in bed you pervert.

Schedule your thought time. Keep a notepad by your bed and jot down what’s keeping you up. Then when you’re awake, sort through those images and talk through them. That way they don’t bother you at night. Then when your head is clear, move your eyes side to side. I try and envision the last dream I had. The visuals.

I did that too. And one day I just went "nah we are NOT doing that" and just avoid getting my brain going whatsoever. First, I avoid lying down at daytime; lying down means sleep. Period. I think that did trick my brain. Second I started visualising taking all those worried thoughts, pouring or putting one by one in a casket, locking it tightly when I felt empty enough and saying we are doing that tomorrow. I know some people write things down on a notebook, tricking the brain into thinking we dealt with it so we can go to sleep. I think I remember visualizing putting my heart to sleep, so focusing on getting that rhythm down. Just that. When it came calm enough I just usually dozed off. Now if I wake up worried and notice my brain wants to ruminate I nope right out and put on a podcast. Last couple of years I just fall asleep instantly. Good sleep hygiene and exercise helps too of course.

OP do you have ADHD? Your sleep/though process sounds a lot like mine. I found listening to podcasts (particularly "sleepy" slow ones) really helps keep my brain from wandering which helps me fall asleep.

Exhaustion. Very busy life.

If I ever have trouble sleeping, I use one specific audio book. My mind and body is trained to fall asleep to it now, and I never hear the end of the first chapter. I also have started taking Magnesium Glycinate which has stopped me waking during the night, unless I need the toilet

Exhaustion

Prescribed meds. I have Bipolar disorder tbh. I take meds at around 10:30PM and they make me fall asleep in an hour. And if I'm tired, I can fall asleep within 2-3 minutes after I take meds.

I think it's because I'm busy all day, both mentally and physically.

I have a balance beam routine. From the opening stretches to the mount to the entire routine. I almost never get to the end of it.

Chronic fatigue and a warm cat cuddling up to me as soon as I get into bed. Always works.

Only go to your bed when you are actually tired? I often fall asleep on my couch watching TV or a film before bed. When I go to bed normally I'm normally asleep within a minute - I drink a sleep tea 90 minutes before bed, I play storm noises at a low volume on a speaker next to my bed, I also vape a bowl of green about 2 hours before bed which I'm sure helps.

LibriVox. I listen to a lot of old sci-fi and history. It lets my mind kick into neutral and fall asleep.

I listen to stories when I try to fall asleep, keeps my mind from wandering 

going to sleep and waking up at the same time everyday

I put headphones in and listen to YouTube videos and white noise to help me focus and sleep. I can't sleep in silence as, otherwise, my mind races. My favourite YouTuber to listen to is manlybadasshero.

On my 20's I had terrible insomnia. There's nothing worse than laying in bed for hours and hours knowing that for each minute I was awake it was a minute I wasn't getting the rest I needed. The solution I found was super simple, but tough at the same time...at first As you lay in bed, try to focus on having no thoughts at all. None! When you realize you're thinking about something just gently shush yourself as you would a baby, then go back to trying to think of nothing. The first few days I only fell asleep a little faster but it was progress so I kept at it. Then before I knew it, about two weeks later, I found myself falling asleep in 15 minutes or less. 20+ years later I still fall asleep within minutes of my head hitting the pillow. I don't even have to think about it. I hope this helps!

Nothing bro you need to relax your nervous system and sometimes a goodnight j

The secret is building the habit of sleeping on time. No phones 30mins before your sleeping schedule.

Have no id..zzzzz

I honestly don't know...I'm always kinda tired. My bf is so jealous of how easily I can sleep. I can sleep on the couch, bus, trains and planes and anywhere 😂

I have this method where i imagine random sentences uttered by random people. Just let yoursef hear them and if you succeed suddenly you're gone

My old retail job had me running. The register and keeping the store tidy by myself. My new one has me overworking my brain, burning creativity out. If I can't sleep, I just take melatonin gummies 30 mins before usual bedtime. Two knocks me out and has me drooling.

Uhh, I don't know. All I know is my wife is jealous of my ability to just konk out. That does come with the trade off of I can't get myself to take a nap during the day for shit.

Green noise, seriously shuts off my brain.

You want to sleep like a baby? ZERO caffeine during the day will do the trick.

Learn to meditate and clear your mind. Live a life that doesn't cause you to overthink when you finally lie down and let yourself relax. Being honest and having good intent is a good start.

Idk how, really. I have ADHD, I have zero sleep hygiene, always use my phone in bed and listen to a podcast or audiobook as I fall asleep. I should have problems, but I just... close my eyes and am out within 5 minutes on 90% of all nights. Luck, maybe? (I do a lot of maladaptive deaydreaming and write stories, so I think of those when I close my eyes at night as well.)

a few things that have helped me are taking magnesium, drinking sleepytime/chamomile tea OR making golden milk! it’s heated milk with ginger, turmeric, a little black pepper, and cinnamon. its natural, knocks me out so fast & gives me a great sleep, i recommend.

I dont go to bed to sleep. I go to rest. If I dont fall asleep fast, at least I have laid down and rested. Overtime, the anxiety of insomnia just went away.

I wake up at 4:30-5 am and do cardio for minimum 30 minutes then strength train. I work a desk job but go on ~60-120 total mins of additional, intentional walks during the day. I eat healthy and am dead exhausted by 8:30 pm. I fall asleep in 2 mins every night. Rinse and repeat.

If I’m actually tired, I don’t even think… I just knock out in 5 minutes 😭

It's about routine and bed hygiene. Figure out what works, and don't do anything else in/on your bed. Train your brain so that when you lay down in bed, your brain knows that its sleepy time. Make your bed when you get up, so it won't be as inviting throughout the day. Find places to do homework, doomscroll, etc. Your bed is not allowed for those activities.

I used to struggle with the same. If I wasn't up ruminating I would only get sleep from pure exhaustion (which is not restful at all) - cut to me a year ago, getting diagnosed with burnout and ADHD. Proper meds, new routines, melatonin before sleep. Last night I don't think I even remember having a single thought after I closed my eyes to sleep, and then I woke up.

Get sleepy on spotify, i usually just listen to the ones thomas narrates. Stick with it because as someone who was just like you and up awake, it may take a little time but before you know it you start feeling sleepy when the start music begins. Trust me

1. Focus. You will have to close those 47 tabs. I breathe, and count. I count to the highest number I can before I fall asleep. 2. And I cannot stress this enough: weed.

Had kids.

I always escape to a POV scene of me on the front of a sailboat, looking down into the water at swimming dolphin, while cruising through the Exumas Islands. The song, Caribbean Blue, by Enya plays the entire time.

I'm real tired

My husband does…and yes, I am insanely jealous!

by counting 🐑

It’s a gift and a curse, my head hits the pillow and I’m out

Just open the book

get yourself moving. Be physically tired, so that your body slips into rest mode. Go hit the gym, or walk or sprint. ideally atleast a few hours after sunset, your body should be tired. your body, should demand rest and sleep from you.