Ask HN: how did you fix problems with bad sleep?

Re:Ask HN: how did you fix problems with bad sleep? by ComputerGuru on Saturday May 31, 2008 @05:22AM (#205191)

I love how you assume we've "fixed" that problem :)

More seriously though, I suffer from the same problem. My issue is that I can't clear my mind - so I'm lying in bed and actively thinking (verses "passively" letting my mind wander) about people, events, projects, etc. until I get bored and get back up.

My only solution (more of a workaround) is to just do the same as LogicHole: stay awake for 36 hours - you'll force your body to go to sleep thereafter.

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Re:Ask HN: how did you fix problems with bad sleep? by jsmcgd on Saturday May 31, 2008 @09:36AM (#205244)

I sometimes cannot sleep because I can't stop thinking about things. For me the cure is reading fiction. I can't recommend it enough. It totally clears my mind of everything that excites/agitates/stresses. Non fiction won't do and can actually make it worse. Fiction!

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Re:Ask HN: how did you fix problems with bad sleep? by Tichy on Saturday May 31, 2008 @10:39AM (#205260)

I always need a good book around for getting to sleep. It makes me nervous if I don't have one.

Of course one of the sleep hygiene rules is to not do anything other than sleep in bed, but I think there has to be an exception for reading.

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Re:Ask HN: how did you fix problems with bad sleep? by arthurk on Saturday May 31, 2008 @07:51AM (#205221)

Same problem here. I try not to think about the past or the future too much because you can't change or predict it anyway.

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