It’s been a rough the past cpl nights…
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Reading a book, watching movies or tv series, playing video games, that’s what I did! Until it get better
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I am an alcoholic. I have been drinking to the point were the alcohol has ruined my sleep pattern. So, I went cold turkey and its been a little better.
But what helped me before the alcohol destoryed the REM cycle of my sleep, I would put on headphones and listens to Tibetan Bowls.
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I used to like listening to thunder wind and rain noises on youtube,they have them with black out screens so your room is still dark,this worrked until my anxiety found a defence agaist them and started laughting at them
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I tried the tropical rain forest sounds one night,all was going well until a big monkey started screaming,it kind of ruined the moment 
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I didn’t get any sleep worth talking about for the first 40 nights so basically I just layed there every night and concentrated on my breathing, no distractions like TV or phones so at the very least I was getting some kind of rest even if it wasn’t sleep. Now I can sleep anywhere anytime but that might just be an age thing 
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Magnesium supplements before bed
Reading
Podcasts
Box breathing 4/4/4/4
ABC game. Choose a subject, then run through the alphabet. Ie, Furniture: Arm chair, bureau, cupboard… Usually I choose an obscure subject, like European Passerines.
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Read books, meditate
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read
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ASMR vids
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that singing bowl dude’s vids (whom xyophine already mentioned)
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wear myself out with exercise, then take a hot shower
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realize: it’s gonna take some time (hell, I have about 16½ months and I still only sleep in increments)
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LOTS of naps
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Hi all I don’t sleep well also. 51years of porn and finally realised that this obsessive thought that I have (can not sleep) is trauma thought caused by pornography addiction. My sleeping patterns is very varied all over the place. Sometimes I do ironing clothes. Praying etc.,
I crochet or watch something very boring in YouTube
I’ve always had trouble sleeping for as long as I could remember but in my 30s I’m getting better at it!!
Read a book, journal if things are on your mind write it down (I started just talking back and fourth with myself but on paper) Spotify/youtube noises my go to was “rain on tent” but now I’ve switched to sleep frequencies. Breath work also helps a bit
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I read the AA Big Book and was usually asleep in a half hour or so. If not, I tossed and turned from one body position and alcohol urge to another.
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I’ve been a bad sleeper my whole life. Struggled to get to sleep because my brain kept going no matter how exhausted I was. Excessive amounts of alcohol would put me to sleep until I quit drinking. I found myself with a racing mind every night.
I started using a herbal supplement and it’s been absolutely life changing. I take it an hour before bed and I go to bed now KNOWING I will fall asleep. I used to hate the stress of trying to get to sleep. Now I don’t need to worry. I get great solid sleep and don’t wake up feeling crappy (so long as I still get enough sleep).
I can’t do music, white noises or meditations because those things increase my alertness and I feel more awake.
I take 1 tablet on nights my brain is being loud or I’m feeling anxious… maybe 4 or 5 nights a week. The only issue is I need to have at least 6 hours sleep or I can wake up feeling tired still. Otherwise I get the best sleep I have ever had.
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Read a book. Listen to audiobook. Go on YouTube and find a sleep story for adults.
reading a book, meditation, closing my eyes and breathing. if my sleep is crappy due to stress or hormones I take sleeping meds. I need at least 6 hours of sleep to function.
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I find setting up a sleep routine helps set me up better for successful sleep. My routine is: drinking a herbal tea 45 minutes before bed usually lavender or camomile. At that point I don’t look at my phone or anything with a screen. I will read (at this point of day only short stories so I’m not tempted by the 1 more chapter thing that seems to happen) or listen to some relaxing music to help me wind down and do some stretching. I lay my sleeping mat down and only sleep in it. I have a strict rule that my bed is for sleep only…no lounging. I will often put on a sleeping podcast I like set on a timer and focus on my breathing.
If I don’t fall asleep within an hours time then I get up and do something small like making a cup of tea or the such. Then I try again with deep breathing.
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I sleep four hours a night.
After coming to terms with it being my new normal, I just decided to start my day instead of laying in bed miserable. So I get a morning workout in. (3:30am). Then stretch. Take my time making a breakfast while I simultaneously clean and by the time 6am rolls around. I have successfully started my morning, aside from my workout, at a leisurely pace. Which in turn, makes for a very nice day since, I have had the time to do everything without feeling rushed.
Perspective is key.
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