I curse Death that she didn't take me peacefully during the day.
I want to go out peacefully in my sleep like my dad and not screaming like the passengers in his car
bus
😉
So close
No one here has said “masturbate” yet and I am highly suspicious.
I came here specifically to say jerk off. It's also what I do first thing when I wake up. I like to play that game where you try and cum before passing out.
Masturbating before sleep gives me a bad night, but sex before sleep gives me a great sleep quality.
I don't know why.
Force myself to stop thinking in words and start thinking in pictures. Otherwise I'll never actually get to sleep.
I like to come up with stories like movies in my head. I'm out within 5mins unless I come up with something I particularly like, then I'm trying to keep myself up so I can keep watching.
Is there an aphantasia community yet?
I sometimes let my mind go on a fantasia-esque dream journey. I always start with the same imagery, and then try to coax my subconscious into taking the reins. It's like tricking your mind into the REM state.
Spoon my wife until she gets too hot and taps my leg so I roll over whilst listening to some trashy young adult fantasy audiobook.
Pretend to be asleep
I perform a highly sophisticated ritual known as "struggling to find the most comfortable position", only to wake up later feeling like I went ten rounds with a mattress." It's real art, ya know.
I see you, too, are a master of the midnight monster fights. And it's not that my bed or pillow are bad or uncomfortable either. It's painfully infuriating.
Turn the other way
I usually read myself to sleep, given the opportunity.
Double check any alarms.
Scroll lemmy until my phone falls off my unconscious hands.
Take my glasses off. I'm the kind of person that needs to watch something to fall asleep to. So I usually roll over, take my glasses off, and then just listen till I fall asleep.
Pet the cat.
Watch videos on the orange and black website.
Recently I've been doing a sudoku on my phone with AMOLED Black backgrounds and it's actually been great for getting to sleep
I use Open Soduko from F-Droid
Your mom
I cry
But why?
I mean gestures vaguely at everything
Turn on a video on my phone to distract my thoughts then lie on my stomach
I play this video on YouTube, and program the sleep function on my TV.
Nice, there was a time when I always play rain sounds while asleep, it gave me good quality sleep, but my wife made me stop, apparently it has the opposite effect on her.
And also, apparently some playlist have thunder in them. I wasn't aware because I was very deeply asleep.
Breathe
Brush my teeth.
Close my eyes
Close my eyes.
Put in the R airpod and start a random SEA video on Youtube (Friendly+ app) on 0.75x speed, adjusting the volume to just barely drowning out the tinnitus. Gets me to sleep within 5 minutes every night.
Roll onto my stomach.
Crank one out then lights out.
Surprised that no one mentioned ASMR. Listen to it almost every night and it helps with falling asleep quicker a lot.
I have a playlist that I listen to every night. I hit shuffle then I usually pick out 10 or 15 minutes of songs and drag them to the top of the shuffled list.
Pat the dog and tell him what a good boy he is.
Last thing I consciously do is listen to a YouTube channel that one's fun at whatever shenanigans the right is up to, and when I realize I'm getting too sleepy to pay attention, I pause it and let the thunderstorm noise I almost always have playing as part of my Assistant bedtime routine finish it off.
Sometimes I change it up for some crickets, or white noise.
Set alarms on my iPhone and iPad, plug them in to charge, and swap my glasses for a sleep mask. (It's crazy how much wearing one improved my sleep)
I usually hit the sack, then go to bed.
Say 'oof' as the youngest cat stomps across me to cuddle with my wife.
Kiss my wife goodnight
Snuggle with my cat, make sure he's comfy and isn't in a spot where I'll trap him under the covers or something by rolling over.
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