Early morning waking-what is your technique for getting back to sleep?

[Racing roadkill]

I misread the title.

 

[furball]

I put the radio on a chat station at a very low volume so I have to really strain to listen to it but I force myself to listen and follow the conversation.
It doesn't matter what is being talked about. Whether the subject is boring or interesting, more often than not I drop off. If not, at least l know whats going on in the world.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Wake the wife up...by the time she's finished going on at me I'm sound asleep!!

Tho I do find sometimes I can just lay awake for ages , I usually try and think of something relaxing..or just get up and go downstairs

 

[slowwww]

Happens 2-3 times a week for me, and I take myself off the spare bedroom where I've usually got a book on the go that is interesting but not exciting. I tend to find that after 20 minutes or so I start to fight my eyelids, or drop the book, and then roll over as gently as possible and turn the light off.

However, the waking up is often due to a seemingly insoluble issue at work that is playing on my subconscious, and I often find that while lying in the dark with no other stimulation some inspirational resolution comes to me, and so I try to embrace this as a positive rather than get frustrated by it.

 

[uphillstruggler]

I treat it as a lay in, that way I enjoy it and am not worried about getting back to sleep - which I inevitably do.

 

[Salar]

Pick a large number say 500 and keep deducting 7 from it.

Remember the final answer before it goes minus and try again, you'll either fall asleep or get a different answer. So start again............. pick a large number say 500 and .............zzzzzz

 

[Milkfloat]

I tend to just get up and get on with life. Either going to the gym or getting to work early.

 

[Arjimlad]

Visualising happy things helps me.

Consciously turning my mind away from work as I had to do at 0040 this morning (it felt more like 0400 but I made the mistake of looking at the clock). I pictured my open Browning shotgun, 2 cartridges going in, gun closing, up and at a pair of clays which burst in the sky like a starburst. Eject and enjoy the smell of success.. I'm usually asleep before pulling the trigger !

 

[raleighnut]

Just get up and post drivel on here, works for me.

 

[Drago]

Ex British Army. I can fall asleep anywhere, any time, in the most uncomfortable of positions, during the local oompa bands practice session. You quickly get used to drawing the 0200-0400hrs stag and it cutting your night in half.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Visualising happy things helps me.

Consciously turning my mind away from work as I had to do at 0040 this morning (it felt more like 0400 but I made the mistake of looking at the clock). I pictured my open Browning shotgun, 2 cartridges going in, gun closing, up and at a pair of clays which burst in the sky like a starburst. Eject and enjoy the smell of success.. I'm usually asleep before pulling the trigger !

I used to use a Browning for clay shooting, fabulous gun really nice balance.

Mate had a Baretta which I also liked a lot

 

[Drago]

If I start thinking about guns, or my Beretta Silver Pigeon Sporter in particular, I get very excited and aroused and there's no way I'd get back off to sleep!

 

[Salty seadog]

I used to play a lot of golf and replaying a round visualising each shot helped me. Never been a good sleeper.

 

[Drago]

Saline canine, do you sleep well on the boats at work?

 

[Dave7]

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Well that takes care of 5 minutes max. What then.