How to persuade yourself to sleep early?

Xian, China
May 28, 2016 11:56am CST
I am a kind of person who always sleep late in the night. I know this is not good for my health. But it's really so hard for me to put my smart phone down and close my eyes. So every night I just lie down on my bed and fiddle with my phone which is like a small window in the darkness, and what inside the window is a fantastic world, attracting me so much that I can't persuade myself to sleep early. Do you have familiar confusion? and how do you deal with it?
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• United States
2 Jun 16
I have a hard time sleeping at night too. I always resort to using my phone. Now, I limit myself with a set time I have to sleep by and go to sleep.
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• United States
2 Jun 16
@transcendent It is for me too. And then the next morning I regret not sleeping earlier because I'd wake up tired.
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• Xian, China
2 Jun 16
@infatuatedbby So do I, we are falling into the same situation.
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• Xian, China
2 Jun 16
It's so hard to get rid of a bad habit for me.
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@Yar_Joey (3271)
• Philippines
29 May 16
I must be in bed at 8PM and not later because I wake up early too at 4AM.
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@Yar_Joey (3271)
• Philippines
30 May 16
@transcendent 4AM is already the beginning of another hot day here, so I want to wake up that early to be refreshed after a morning bath
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• Xian, China
29 May 16
Well, why do you get up so early? How do you make it?
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• Xian, China
30 May 16
@Yar_Joey Well, 4AM is so early for us.
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@youless (112591)
• Guangzhou, China
30 May 16
I have the same problem like you. In fact I just have my own spare time at night. And the time goes by so quickly and soon it is to the midnight. This is why I hardly go to sleep early, unless at that time I am sick
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@youless (112591)
• Guangzhou, China
30 May 16
@transcendent I not only sleep late, but also have to wake up early
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• Xian, China
30 May 16
@youless Well, you should sleep early, or it's harm to your health.
• Xian, China
30 May 16
I almost fall asleep between 1 and 2 o'clock. It's really too late.
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
22 Jun 16
I am totally the opposite of you, at night, it's only a printed book that I bring to bed.
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• Xian, China
22 Jun 16
It's the mobile phone that keep me sleepless, especially at school dormitory. But the situation has got much better.
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
31 May 16
I also go to sleep very late (usually about 4am), but that is no problem because I can get up when I like, often 10/11am. As long as you get enough sleep it doesn't matter when you get it.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
31 May 16
@transcendent It's just a habit I've got into - it suits me.
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• Xian, China
31 May 16
@jaboUK The situation is different for me, that I have to do any other things in the morning.
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• Xian, China
31 May 16
Well, why do you go to sleep so late?
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@rina110383 (24492)
28 May 16
I keep myself busy the whole day.Turn off the wifi and laptop at night.
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• Xian, China
29 May 16
OK, turn off the wifi and keep busy the whole day. I would have a try though it is hard to do so. Where are you from?
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@rina110383 (24492)
29 May 16
@transcendent I'm from Manila, Philippines.
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• Xian, China
29 May 16
@rina110383 There are so many Philippines in myLot. They are friendly.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
29 May 16
Try to put your handy phone farther from you.That is just disciplining yourself, and soon you can have that habit of sleeping early.
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• Xian, China
30 May 16
OK, I would have a try and locked my phone up in the cabinet.
@meowch (2220)
• United States
28 May 16
Perhaps reading a book or getting yourself really tired at night you would be able to sleep. I was once like in your situation sleeping late at night but I did something different I set the time I would sleep for example 11:30 p.m. Then I just relax my mind listening to soft relaxing instrumental music. Basically doing it over and over again every night becomes easy then you fall asleep like a baby.
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• Xian, China
29 May 16
Well, it sounds effective. I would download some soft relaxing instrument musics.