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What are your tricks for falling asleep when you can't but you really need to? (lemmy.world)
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No pharmaceutical aids preferably

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[–] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Ugh, I can't sleep well after drinking. Husband manages like that, coffee upon waking and a beer in the evening but I have to wake up naturally, coffee after being up a few hours, any drinking before suppertime only so that I can go to bed dead sober. Like I even would have coffee before bed if I feel a migraine coming on, and can sleep, but not with alcohol.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (1 child)

    I think that's a good thing lol, alcohol is really bad for you.

    Honestly, it never actually worked for me either. I used to have a couple fingers of whiskey, which doubled in a month just to get the same efficacy. But never once was my sleep any amount of restful. Never felt better after waking up.

    So yeah I hear you, even though I was trapped in it for a while. I'm trying to sleep naturally now, but I'm still really bad at it lol. Though now I use meds.

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  • [–] 2 points 19 hours ago

    Good luck to you. My husband sleeps, but he falls asleep easily at just about any time he wants to, so my guess is his sleep quality isn't great either.

    I work a lot but in a lot of ways have an unusually pampered sort of life - like for the last 2 weeks it's been 9:30 to 20:00 but I wake up when I wake up, bike in and back from work, kids are grown, and husband helpful so I don't have to do much else on weekdays. I know not everyone has the luxury of that natural sleep cycle, but if you can get it, everything else feels better.

    I do love a cocktail on the weekend (obviously) and occasionally wine with supper, though not lately since work goes so late.

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