Ask HN: When you can't fall asleep, what do you do?

Re:Ask HN: When you can't fall asleep, what do you do? by th0waway on Friday August 21, 2015 @10:08AM (#10097530)

As a kid I had a hard time getting to sleep (small home, could hear everything). I eventually learned to block everything out and sleep using the following routine: 1. Start breathing as slow as possible. 2. Count breathes, starting at 100 and working back. That usually did the trick.

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Re:Ask HN: When you can't fall asleep, what do you do? by jotux on Friday August 21, 2015 @03:48PM (#10099802)

I occasionally do something similar. I count breathes starting at one and try to visualize what each number would look like, in detail. Focusing completely on something so very simple helps clear my mind of whatever I'm thinking about.

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Re:Ask HN: When you can't fall asleep, what do you do? by masters3d on Friday August 21, 2015 @01:10PM (#10098868)

What happens when you hit zero? Do you go to negative numbers? =)

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Re:Ask HN: When you can't fall asleep, what do you do? by th0waway on Saturday August 22, 2015 @02:09PM (#10103191)

I don't remember ever hitting 0.

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