12) Can be really, really helpful for me, for some weird reason. As soon as I give myself permission to think "Fuck it, I'm not going to be able to go to sleep, FINE," I find it a lot easier to relax and can often get to sleep a lot sooner. I'm not sure what the exact psychological mechanism is there, but it does seem to help.
I've always had terrible insomnia, and one thing that also used to help was actually getting up and reading for an hour or so, or painting, or even doing a few dishes. Not something that required a lot of brainwork or enough effort to wake me up. Showers work well for this too. I usually get tired a lot sooner than I think! Again, this seems to go along with the "I give up, I'm not getting to sleep" mindset. And I'm still not sure why.
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Date: 2020-04-04 02:27 am (UTC)I've always had terrible insomnia, and one thing that also used to help was actually getting up and reading for an hour or so, or painting, or even doing a few dishes. Not something that required a lot of brainwork or enough effort to wake me up. Showers work well for this too. I usually get tired a lot sooner than I think! Again, this seems to go along with the "I give up, I'm not getting to sleep" mindset. And I'm still not sure why.