Playing video games isn’t optimal, but it is better than spending two hours teaching yourself that bed isn’t the place you sleep. If you don’t fall asleep in ~30 minutes (or feel like you won’t fall asleep) get up and read something, and try again in an hour or so.
I was told something similar by a physician. Do your sleep routine, and then try to sleep for about 30 minutes. If it doesn’t happen, get up, use the time, and try again after an hour.
When I absolutely cannot sleep, I get up, find a notepad, and try to plan things on paper that I’d like to do.
Replace the kitchen, change the car, that sort of thing. Add things up, estimate times, etc.
They can be hypothetical, but it gives me a shift from being unable to sleep. And occasionally, the planning is actually useful in the future.
Playing video games isn’t optimal, but it is better than spending two hours teaching yourself that bed isn’t the place you sleep. If you don’t fall asleep in ~30 minutes (or feel like you won’t fall asleep) get up and read something, and try again in an hour or so.
I was told something similar by a physician. Do your sleep routine, and then try to sleep for about 30 minutes. If it doesn’t happen, get up, use the time, and try again after an hour.
When I absolutely cannot sleep, I get up, find a notepad, and try to plan things on paper that I’d like to do.
Replace the kitchen, change the car, that sort of thing. Add things up, estimate times, etc.
They can be hypothetical, but it gives me a shift from being unable to sleep. And occasionally, the planning is actually useful in the future.