lying in bed quietly trying to fall asleep is terrible. My brain doesn't stop, it's like a pitching machine that's gone rouge and I'm the batter stuck in the cage.
Whenever I'm finally about to fall asleep, I notice myself falling asleep and become fully awake, because my brain goes "Yes! I'm falling asleep! Hurrah!"
Every time :angery:
social anxiety, hsp here: i take cocktail to go to sleep: 200-400 mg l-theanine powder. 1-3 mg melatonin (depending on what i have at the moment). sometimes 1 g of kratom. 100 mg chelated magnesium (basically to make my muscles go limp, also reduces tolerance to various chems). 30 mg diphenhydramine if i really need to. rainstorm on the TV and ASMR with headphones to calm me down. sleep mask. cold room. blackout curtains. weirdly when i go camping/backpacking i need none of this.
Silent bedroom :geordi-no:
Ambient forest: :geordi-yes: