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LogDog75

(631 posts)
20. I learned this in the military as part of stress management
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 03:21 PM
Mar 2025

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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Melatonin is fine but I avoid diphenhydramine Shermann Mar 2025 #1
Choline / inositol, B-50 & magnesium SheltieLover Mar 2025 #2
Yes, I take magnesium glycinate evey day. I had a bad case of insomnia and that did the trick. Butterflylady Mar 2025 #11
A few humble suggestions no_hypocrisy Mar 2025 #3
I had posted about sleep here a couple of years ago mdmc Mar 2025 #4
check it out check it in let me begin mdmc Mar 2025 #5
Thanks I will check out the suggestions there also! kimbutgar Mar 2025 #8
Unless you are eaten by your kid's pet bearded dragon. Ocelot II Mar 2025 #7
I wish I knew MichMan Mar 2025 #6
Look up EFT or tapping imaginary girl Mar 2025 #9
I find a white noise generator very helpful. It masks those sounds in the night that draw your attention. Midnight Writer Mar 2025 #10
Magnesium 1/2 hour before bedtime. It relaxes muscles and helps achieve deeper sleep. 58Sunliner Mar 2025 #12
Mirtazipine. Works wonders. OLDMDDEM Mar 2025 #13
Read some lighthearted fiction in bed, turn out the Ilsa Mar 2025 #14
What would you suggest? Zackzzzz Mar 2025 #16
My next book will probably be Ilsa Mar 2025 #23
I listen to a sleep-inducing podcast over headphones. femmedem Mar 2025 #15
Yes! I listen to Santaland Diaries by David Sedaris. Phoenix61 Mar 2025 #18
Thanks! I'll have to check it out. n/t femmedem Mar 2025 #22
Marconi Union 'Weightless' Zackzzzz Mar 2025 #17
Giving your brain something to do works very well. Phoenix61 Mar 2025 #19
I learned this in the military as part of stress management LogDog75 Mar 2025 #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 2025 #21
I have tinnitus, my ears ring really loud, cksmithy Apr 2025 #24
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