@kara@occult.camp I have recurrent insomnia; I have some tricks to deal with it, but sometimes they just don't work, and there's no use lying in bed failing to sleep. :|
@green @kara@occult.camp please share?
sleeping aids (otc drug use)
@Leucrotta @kara@occult.camp what works for me:
1. nightly NyQuil nightcap. one of the little cap-cups, once a night. multiple doctors have told me this is acceptable "off-label" use.
2. white noise--box fan, air conditioner/purifier, CPU fan--in a pinch I can use the "white noise" alarm clock noises, but most of them don't work well for me.
3. dream meditation. not quite sure how to explain this one... (cont)
sleeping aids (otc drug use)
@kara@occult.camp @Leucrotta
3. (cont) remembering dreams seems to put my mind in a similar "dream state," which makes falling asleep *much* easier. it doesn't have to be one coherent dream; just remembering disconnected, random dream scenes will do the trick, though it's easier if I have a shred of narrative to follow.
4. sleep hygiene; if I *can't* get to sleep, I *get up* and go do something else. I give myself an hour of attempting sleep before getting up, ymmv.
