Technological_Burger@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWell, the probability isn’t zero 🤷🏻♀️i.imgur.comimagemessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up11.65Karrow-down114
arrow-up11.64Karrow-down1imageWell, the probability isn’t zero 🤷🏻♀️i.imgur.comTechnological_Burger@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareProtoflare@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 year agoThis hits hard for me. There have been too many nights where I am just lying in bed with my mind racing. I’ve tried breathing techniques, meditation, the whole book. Doesn’t work for me, and I am left with taking delayed release melatonin pills.
minus-squareUnderwear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoI’ve started listening to audio books. I usually only make it about 15-20 mins before I fall asleep.
minus-squaremycoxadril@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoHave you tried listening to meditations? I wasn’t sure if you were talking about self guided or not. I sometimes find listening to a 30 minute guided meditation knocks me out. It’s like giving my brain permission to turn off.
minus-squareProtoflare@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI was raised in a buddhist family, so I tried following what I learnt in terms of meditation. It’s been a while, I might try that again.
This hits hard for me. There have been too many nights where I am just lying in bed with my mind racing. I’ve tried breathing techniques, meditation, the whole book. Doesn’t work for me, and I am left with taking delayed release melatonin pills.
I’ve started listening to audio books. I usually only make it about 15-20 mins before I fall asleep.
Yup, this!
Have you tried listening to meditations? I wasn’t sure if you were talking about self guided or not.
I sometimes find listening to a 30 minute guided meditation knocks me out. It’s like giving my brain permission to turn off.
I was raised in a buddhist family, so I tried following what I learnt in terms of meditation. It’s been a while, I might try that again.