originally posted on 15-06-2015 8:57 PM

and @j95 and @FootyFan26 killin it with their strategies and tips!

originally posted on 15-06-2015 8:59 PM

Sorry @lanejane I think I'm a bit too talkative tonight. Haven't really spoken to anyone all of today.

originally posted on 15-06-2015 8:50 PM

What are some of the ways you ensure to get the right amount of sleep?

I time myself like if I can get 7.5 hours of sleep then I am happy. I tell myself ok sleep at this time and then wake up at this time. I also give myself 30mins extra in the morning so I can go back and sleep if I need it. 

 

If I cant sleep then I turn up my electric blankey and that helps and sometimes a glass of some nice alcohol helps, not all the time though. 

originally posted on 15-06-2015 8:53 PM

5. What are some of the ways you ensure to get the right amount of sleep?

Years ago I heard from some sleep show that looking at the bright screens etc can make it harder for you to sleep so I always try and limit what I do before bed time. I've found if I stop using the computer at least half an hour before I go to bed it really helps me undwind and relax, making it easier to sleep. It means I don't spend an hour or more laying in bed trying to fall asleep and wasting time.

originally posted on 15-06-2015 8:56 PM

Some really good points from @KitKat and @lovin each day

originally posted on 15-06-2015 8:52 PM

5. What are some of the ways you ensure to get the right amount of sleep?

Personally, I just get in bed early, put on a lecture recording and BAM i am asleep

That or just doing something really hard work out, get really tired, shower and I asleep pretty well xD

originally posted on 15-06-2015 8:55 PM

Hahaha @lovin each day

 

A lecture recording, lol never thought of that. 

originally posted on 15-06-2015 8:58 PM

it sort of sounds to me like lots of you guys have "sleeping rituals" like...

 

dinner.

relax.

no tv/phone/caffeine.

chuck a lecture on

BAM SLEEP

 

or like

 

shower

pjs

bed

stare at the roof

BAM SLEEP

 

so the next question:

 

What are your sleeping rituals you do before you go to bed? If someone said go to bed RIGHT NOW... what would you do?

originally posted on 15-06-2015 9:00 PM

i will stick with @FootyFan26 and go for the tea. you and j are on your own @ruenhonx hahaha

 

ps. i dont really like tea either but ??

 

to be honest i'd rather drink a glass of milk.

originally posted on 15-06-2015 9:03 PM

What are your sleeping rituals you do before you go to bed? If someone said go to bed RIGHT NOW... what would you do?

First I would make some tea and get a drink of water

Sort out my stuff for tomorrow and tidy my room in the process 

Go to the toilet

Turn on my electric blanket 

Go through my phone for a bit making sure everything is sorted 

Then sleep 😄 

originally posted on 15-06-2015 8:58 PM

@ruenhonx

hahaha, years age i would recommend a foreign film without sound, but somehow the films nowadays are actually getting interesting, so it might give the opposite effect.

originally posted on 15-06-2015 9:00 PM

@lovin each day especially reality TV, how can one sleep with that fascinating noise haha 

originally posted on 15-06-2015 9:06 PM

@ruenhonx

arrghh i am sorry, but i cant stand reality tv, I think i fell asleep when i tried to watch big brother hahaha

originally posted on 15-06-2015 9:07 PM

@lovin each day

 

I totally get it. Reality TV is not for everyone. Honestly its my way of switching off from my life and watching othe people's lives lol

originally posted on 15-06-2015 9:11 PM

@ruenhonx

Haha I remember when the time one of the TV stations tried to introduce The Shire, I watched it and dreamed about myself stuck in the show. I woke up and said "NUUUUUUUUU"

originally posted on 15-06-2015 9:13 PM

Hahaha @lovin each day

originally posted on 15-06-2015 9:05 PM

I'm going to answer my own question and say my sleeping ritual is:

 

1. put the dogs to bed
2. clean my teeth
3. brush my hair
4. plug my phone in and do a last phone check
5. stretch a bit and get comfy in bed
6. attempt sleep in the dark with no outside sounds (really annoys me if i can hear the dryer or heater on!)

 

 

(What are your sleeping rituals you do before you go to bed? If someone said go to bed RIGHT NOW... what would you do?)

originally posted on 15-06-2015 9:07 PM

Wow yours are so different to mine.

Probably because I can function on less and don't need as much as you guys. I've never had chamomile tea but I've heard it's good for putting people to sleep.

@ruenhonx I'm not really a mint person, can't stand it!

originally posted on 15-06-2015 9:09 PM

Aww really @FootyFan26 Thanks for that, I might try chamomile tea then 🙂

Yeah its not for everyone 😉

originally posted on 15-06-2015 8:59 PM

apparently you shouldnt eat right before bed, one day I had food in bed then went straight to sleep. Guess who woke up at 2am and thought he was dying? me. google doctor told it was the food before sleep.

originally posted on 15-06-2015 9:03 PM

What are your sleeping rituals you do before you go to bed? If someone said go to bed RIGHT NOW... what would you do?

 

Wander around and try to make excuses not to go to bed because I know I'll just sit/lay there and be bored for hours.  Then brush my teeth as another excuse not to go to be,  say a slow goodnight and then proceed to my room finding every little distraction to stop me from going to my bed and being bored.

 

When I finally get to bed I think about all the work I haven't done, things I could have done better, how my Mum is going to flip when she sees my report and so on until after a couple of hours I fall asleep.

 

Unless it's Monday where I say goodnight and then come here and chat!

originally posted on 15-06-2015 9:10 PM

originally posted on 15-06-2015 9:14 PM

I guess I also avoid it because I think of all the bad stuff that's happened, is happening and is going to happen which is what I'm doing right now to be honest. (gonna get a really bad semester report and don't want mum to see it)

I also listen to music @j95. Usually songs I can relate to like 'Who Knew' by Pink.

originally posted on 15-06-2015 9:12 PM

We are such interesting people and have awesome ways of doing things which is quite amazing. 

 

How do you think sleep affects your mental health?