For all of you that have a hard time falling asleep what do you do to fall asleep?

@Hannihar (130213)
Israel
June 30, 2017 1:44am CST
I have 3 white noise machines that can drown out noise but not take it away completely and then I hope I will fall asleep not long after I relax and then sleep till the alarm goes off. That does not happen all the time and it takes me forever to even fall asleep. I still have not found a cure and do not want to take tranquilizers and get addicted to them.
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Nawsheen
@Nawsheen (28643)
• Mauritius
30 Jun 17
I have been listening to meditating music for quite a long time and this seem to help. A glass of milk before going to bed can help too
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Nawsheen
@Nawsheen (28643)
• Mauritius
2 Jul 17
@Hannihar have you ever tried meditating music
Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
30 Jun 17
Nawsheen, I tried warm milk before bed once and it did not help me. Thank you for wanting to help.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
3 Jul 17
@Nawsheen No, I haven't. Actually my white noise machines have different things on them. I think it is just that for quite some time it takes me forever to fall asleep. Maybe that is just me.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (139980)
• Roseburg, Oregon
30 Jun 17
I always fall to sleep naturally.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
30 Jun 17
Judy, does it take you quite ahile to fall asleep and then you fall into a deep one?
Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
2 Jul 17
I have a hard time getting to sleep. I wish I knew how to get a good nights sleep. I don't take sleeping pills. Neither do I want to be addicted. They can also have side effects which I don't want.
Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
4 Jul 17
@Hannihar I hardly ever get a good nights sleep. But occasionally. I can get a nap during the day.
Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
4 Jul 17
@RubyHawk I only nap on our Sabbath and this past I did not sleep long. That is good that you can get a nap. I guess because it is so hard for me to sleep at night that I have to stay up during the week till time for be.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
2 Jul 17
Ruby, I am with you. Maybe the lullaby idea is a good one, but, I do not want to get up and go to the computer to go to youtube. I eventually fall asleep. How about you Ruby? Ruby, if you do not fall asleep right away one night and then the next when you are really tired do you fall asleep easier then?
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Yadah
@Yadah04 (3363)
• Philippines
30 Jun 17
losing myself of worries for tomorrow allows me to sleep right away. i can do that with prayer.
Sai
@vsai2008 (11796)
• India
30 Jun 17
Reading a Textbook always helps LOL
Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
30 Jun 17
SAI, I believe I would fall asleep reading a textbook too.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
30 Jun 17
@HAPPSINGH If you mean the white noise machines. I try different things and the best that work to drown out most of the noise then it helps me against the noisy ones.
Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
30 Jun 17
@HAPPSINGH Thank you so much.
Randy
@LimeOtter (32)
• United States
14 Jul 17
You can put about 1/2 Tsp of Nutmeg in some Milk about 6-8 hours before bedtime and you should be nice and sleepy when it's time to go to bed. It might be better to actually mix it into some Yogurt because some people can have mild stomach issues if they consume Nutmeg every day. The Yogurt helps to keep the stomach flora at the right levels.
Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
14 Jul 17
Randy, have not tried that, but, I do not like yougurt so something else I can use instead? Thanks and an interesting idea except for the yogurt.
Randy
@LimeOtter (32)
• United States
14 Jul 17
@Hannihar Yes you can just sprinkle the nutmeg over some milk (it is normally done this way when drinking egg nog). See if it works for you. To be honest it is unlikely it will cause any issues unless you have a very sensitive stomach. Just remember to do it about 6-8 hours before bedtime as it takes awhile to kick in.