- Username
- wich
- Date posted
- 24w ago
Tips for sleep
I've been getting really poor sleep quality due to my OCD. Anyone have any tips or tricks for a good night sleep?
- Username
- Recoverer Recoverer
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 24w ago
I literally just got through the brunt/still sorta going through this as a theme. Where I’d purposely focus on the fact I can’t sleep and I’d have racing thoughts. Basically a trick I use is I purposely make myself stay awake until I know I can fall asleep in bed. This means physically keeping yourself out of your bed so you can train your body to view your bed as the place where you sleep. If you already are having trouble sleeping, staying awake won’t be any different than trying hard to fall asleep but being unable to. And at some point, you will get exhausted to the point where you’ll fall asleep normally again.
- Username
- wichwich
- Date posted
- 24w ago
Thank you I'll try this
- Username
- giabobiagiabobia
- Date posted
- 24w ago
maybe melatonin gummies?
- Username
- AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 24w ago
Honestly, medication helped me when it was really bad. Also trying to tire myself out. Putting on quiet show or documentaries lol My nurse also told me to move to the couch and read some. I don't think this works for everyone, but I have found that changing location does help
- Username
- Brad-63Brad-63
- Date posted
- 24w ago
Ten tips for healthye by Russ Harris: https://psychwire.com/free-resources/clinical-tools/resource-gjqsci/sleep-hygiene-handout
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- Date posted
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