I generally use THC/CBD to get tired enough to fall asleep. In terms of mental techniques, there's a couple I use:
Lay completely still and try to think of nothing for 30 seconds straight. Just focus on nothing but clearing your mind for an extended period. This becomes easier if you meditate during daylight hours.
Free association. If you pay attention to how your brain gets while you're just about to fall asleep, you'll notice that it moves very rapidly between loosely connected concepts. You can sometimes intentionally induce this state by starting the process manually. Just move your thoughts smoothly and easily to different images and impressions in your mind until it becomes gradually more automatic, and then you'll sleep. This can take a while but it does work for me.
Also have you gotten a sleep study? My insomnia turned out to be sleep-disordered breathing.
I generally use THC/CBD to get tired enough to fall asleep. In terms of mental techniques, there's a couple I use:
Lay completely still and try to think of nothing for 30 seconds straight. Just focus on nothing but clearing your mind for an extended period. This becomes easier if you meditate during daylight hours.
Free association. If you pay attention to how your brain gets while you're just about to fall asleep, you'll notice that it moves very rapidly between loosely connected concepts. You can sometimes intentionally induce this state by starting the process manually. Just move your thoughts smoothly and easily to different images and impressions in your mind until it becomes gradually more automatic, and then you'll sleep. This can take a while but it does work for me.
Also have you gotten a sleep study? My insomnia turned out to be sleep-disordered breathing.
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