What do you do to get to sleep?

[ring0]

i just lay down and close my eyes.

have you ever tried being totally f'ing awesome for 18-19 consecutive hours? it really takes it out of you, man.

[benplace]

I have a routine where I lay down and try to imagine what my perfect day would be like the next day, and walk through the steps. I am usually out well before the day gets going in my head.

[YBG]

I used to smoke a spliff every night. but then if I didn't have any I would go to sleep REALLY late

so now I just put on relaxing music and think of laying on white sand on my own island.

[Max Veteran]

I have huge sleeping problems. I find it impossible to fall asleep before about 5am. Even then its difficult and might fall asleep before 6:30am if I'm lucky.

[micro]

work for 9 hours then come home.

[aussiefloyd_fan]

i just sit reading the NW untill i pass out

[+Warwagon MVC]

benadryl

[isolde.]

I'm an extra-paranoid person (always have been) so I can't sleep without my AC running, for a bit of white noise. I can't sleep in utter silence, because I hear odd noises all the time and my mind is too imaginative for its own good.

I find it useful to read while I'm waiting for the AC cycle to come round again. After about 15 minutes it kicks on and I usually fall asleep instantly. :)

[NightCrawler.]

i just lay down and close my eyes.

have you ever tried being totally f'ing awesome for 18-19 consecutive hours? it really takes it out of you, man.

lol

[+Majesticmerc MVC]

i just lay down and close my eyes.

have you ever tried being totally f'ing awesome for 18-19 consecutive hours? it really takes it out of you, man.

If you were really awesome, you'd be awesome while you sleep too.

I tell you, I'm so awesome, I dream about losing just so I can remember a life that isn't full of win.

... Seriously though, I generally think about what I plan to do if I get bored, which usually involves planning a program to write or something. Thinking about C# gets you to sleep in a flash.

[DigitalN.]

I eat 2 granola bars and a glass of water, then turn on a TV show on my computer while I eat them, my monitor usually auto shuts off after 30 minutes and I am out by then...

The key is to make sure that it is a boring show, not one that will keep you up.

I found this method out by me trying to avoid playing with myself to get to sleep, doing that for the past few years has completed messed up my sex life now.

[Cadium]

In order for me to get to sleep I usually watch television or use the computer until I feel drowsy, then have a drink of milk, water, or juice or grab a light snack if I am feeling a bit peckish, and then once I have finished that I set my iPod to play the "Top 25 Most Played" playlist and doze off.

[Galley]

Play with my iPhone for 15 minutes or so.

[+Mystic MVC]

I lay there for at least an hour constantly thinking about random stuff because I can't shut my mind off. I am the worst person to be giving sleep advice.

[4CxbqFxVnstmA Veteran]

You might try brushing your teeth an hour or so before you mean to go to sleep. I find if I brush my teeth too close to wanting to go to sleep, this can keep me awake as the mint wakes me up.

[+shift. MVC]

I read a magazine in bed. Usually by the time I'm done (something like PC Gamer or Maximum PC) I'm ready to go sleep.

[PermaSt0ne]

nice, long shower

i think about what i need to do the next day, wash my hair, and then relax for about 15 minutes under the water.

and after that i watch some anime to "zone out"

[the mariner's revenge]

Close my eyes.

I have no problem whatsoever falling asleep. I can pretty much go to sleep anywhere at anytime. In fact I just woke up from behind my computer at work.

[Minifig]

I'm kinda surprised to read I'm the only one who does meditation and breathing practices before they goto bed.

I take an extremely hot bath, completely washing my entire body, including my face, then get dressed for bed.. after that..

I try to get my body into the classic Lotus position for yoga, with my hands at my side, turn on some extremely quiet non-lyrical music (usually classical), or use complete silence with my eyes closed, and breath and count to 10 very slowly (1 (four seconds pass) 2 (four seconds) .. etc) then count down to one the same way.

Seems to work pretty well, and it clears my thoughts from the day, and gets me ready for bed.

[NightCrawler.]

Well I'm not surprised lol. I don't think there are many people on Neowin who meditate.

[Rappy Veteran]

I usually take 2 paracetamol an hour before bed and that knocks me out an hour later.

[Srsly]

Yeah i have the same problem. I usually watch tv, then go to sleep because i have to get up early. The thing is you should go to bed when you feel tired, not because you have to, then i feel asleep much easier.

But it also takes me about 30 minutes or an hour before i get to sleep. And i can only sleep in a bed, no way i can sleep in a car or plane for some reason.

[M4nB3arP1g]

I just close my eyes and I am usually out right away. :laugh:

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[Raa]

Well, the usual thing is to goto bed :p

But I like to read for a while before I sleep, helps a lot! :)