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LogDog75

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20. I learned this in the military as part of stress management

Reply to kimbutgar (Original post)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 03:21 PM

Mar 30

You need to relax your body before you go to sleep. To do this, follow these instructions:

Get into bed and have all lights and distractions off.

Tell you body to relax first by relaxing your face muscles. You should be able to feel your face muscles sag. Do it again and again until you can't relax your face anymore.

Once your face muscles are relaxed, move down to your neck and relax your neck muscles the same as you did with your face.

Continue doing this with your arms, chest, abdomen, legs, ankles, and feet.

Once everything is relaxed, you'll fall asleep fast and have a good rest.

What can I say, it works for me.

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Anybody have a good tips about getting a good nights sleep ? [View all] kimbutgar Mar 30 OP

Melatonin is fine but I avoid diphenhydramine Shermann Mar 30 #1

Choline / inositol, B-50 & magnesium SheltieLover Mar 30 #2

Yes, I take magnesium glycinate evey day. I had a bad case of insomnia and that did the trick. Butterflylady Mar 30 #11

A few humble suggestions no_hypocrisy Mar 30 #3

I had posted about sleep here a couple of years ago mdmc Mar 30 #4

check it out check it in let me begin mdmc Mar 30 #5

Thanks I will check out the suggestions there also! kimbutgar Mar 30 #8

Unless you are eaten by your kid's pet bearded dragon. Ocelot II Mar 30 #7

I wish I knew MichMan Mar 30 #6

Look up EFT or tapping imaginary girl Mar 30 #9

I find a white noise generator very helpful. It masks those sounds in the night that draw your attention. Midnight Writer Mar 30 #10

Magnesium 1/2 hour before bedtime. It relaxes muscles and helps achieve deeper sleep. 58Sunliner Mar 30 #12

Mirtazipine. Works wonders. OLDMDDEM Mar 30 #13

Read some lighthearted fiction in bed, turn out the Ilsa Mar 30 #14

What would you suggest? Zackzzzz Mar 30 #16

My next book will probably be Ilsa Mar 30 #23

I listen to a sleep-inducing podcast over headphones. femmedem Mar 30 #15

Yes! I listen to Santaland Diaries by David Sedaris. Phoenix61 Mar 30 #18

Thanks! I'll have to check it out. n/t femmedem Mar 30 #22

Marconi Union 'Weightless' Zackzzzz Mar 30 #17

Giving your brain something to do works very well. Phoenix61 Mar 30 #19

I learned this in the military as part of stress management LogDog75 Mar 30 #20

I do the whole body relax but I go from bottom to top. I tell my self "my feet are calm, my feet are relaxed my feet are mitch96 Mar 30 #21

I have tinnitus, my ears ring really loud, cksmithy Apr 1 #24

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