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Hey Pandas, How Do You Deal With Insomnia?

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Hi! I want to start out by saying that I acknowledge insomnia can be very serious for some people, but for purposes of this question, I think I may have a slightly less serious version.

I used to be able to fall asleep in less than half an hour, but ever since I started high school, I noticed myself waking up more in the middle of the night and taking over an hour or two to fall asleep, even if I take sleep aids. I don’t want to take it regularly and I don’t want to depend on them forever, so I would like to know how people also dealing with this solves the issue? Or is this just my life now?

I already try not to look at a screen and read a little before I go to bed, but my workload increased so much and I don’t always have the time. I don’t know if theres any tricks to this? Please send help I was a privileged sleeper and I want to go back to that life :(

Thanks for reading this longer post and have a lovely day!

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#1

I dont force it. Get up and go to the couch. Watch a little tv or read. I try to remind myself that just because i cant sleep i shouldnt lose any sleep over it lol

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me myself and i (she/her) 1 week ago

Thanks for the advice! I'll be trying this as well as the others and just try to relax.

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I sing songs in my head usually The 12 days of Christmas because it's long I very rarely get to the end These are my favourite things from the Sound of Music. I do this if my thoughts are going round and round in my head.
If that doesn't work I play my favourite film in my head I know it so well I know most of the dialogue.
These things might only work for me.

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me myself and i (she/her) 1 week ago

I don't have a film memorized, but ill try putting on some Studio Ghibli movies while I sleep and see if that works. Thanks!

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Believe it or not, The Minecraft Soundtrack really helps. I have been suffering from insomnia for years now, but I realized that when I put on the Minecraft soundtrack, I fall asleep within 10-15 minutes, (Much faster than the usual 3 hours it takes)

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me myself and i (she/her) 1 week ago

wow! ill definitely look into it tonight :D

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me myself and i (she/her)

LAST EDITED: Sunday,June 16, 2024 #fuckthetrolls ✨I’m taking down the links to the studies and pronouns definition because the trolls seem to have finally been blocked. Dw, they’ll be up again the second the trolls appear✨ Hi, im me myself and I, and I use she/her pronouns. Nobody has really ever misgendered me despite the ambiguous name, but in support of all the LGBTQ pandas out there Im putting my pronouns on my name(am I doing it correctly???). im 14 years old and I live in Shanghai, china. im an aspiring writer and am OBSESSED with acotar, maze runner, Percy Jackson, the mortal instruments, arc of a scythe, and the hunger games. i can speak fluent English, moderate chinese (ive only learnt traditional chinese writing tho), and a smidge of French.Thats all for myself, on to the next. My profile picture was made by @hunbloom on picrew Messages: To all of the pandas out there, did you... 1. ...drink some water... 2. ...eat some food... 3. ...look outside... 4. ...know that most of our community supports and loves you ...in the past 24 hours? If not, try to do at least one of these things today. I know it can be hard, but I believe in you!! Please please don’t hesitate to contact me from the contact button if you need to talk to someone but don’t know how: I’ve been there and it would’ve been a lot easier if I had talked to a friend first Have a lovely day <3

LAST EDITED: Sunday,June 16, 2024 #fuckthetrolls ✨I’m taking down the links to the studies and pronouns definition because the trolls seem to have finally been blocked. Dw, they’ll be up again the second the trolls appear✨ Hi, im me myself and I, and I use she/her pronouns. Nobody has really ever misgendered me despite the ambiguous name, but in support of all the LGBTQ pandas out there Im putting my pronouns on my name(am I doing it correctly???). im 14 years old and I live in Shanghai, china. im an aspiring writer and am OBSESSED with acotar, maze runner, Percy Jackson, the mortal instruments, arc of a scythe, and the hunger games. i can speak fluent English, moderate chinese (ive only learnt traditional chinese writing tho), and a smidge of French.Thats all for myself, on to the next. My profile picture was made by @hunbloom on picrew Messages: To all of the pandas out there, did you... 1. ...drink some water... 2. ...eat some food... 3. ...look outside... 4. ...know that most of our community supports and loves you ...in the past 24 hours? If not, try to do at least one of these things today. I know it can be hard, but I believe in you!! Please please don’t hesitate to contact me from the contact button if you need to talk to someone but don’t know how: I’ve been there and it would’ve been a lot easier if I had talked to a friend first Have a lovely day <3

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Hey there, Pandas! My name is Diana (though some prefer to refer to me as Diane, Deanna, and even Liana sometimes), and I am a Community Post Moderator Lead for Bored Panda. As my position title states, I am one of the people (employed Pandas for bamboo) over here who work with the community side of things on this website to ensure all is well, and while at that, I also help various creators and artists get recognition for the incredible work they do by connecting them to a large worldwide audience. Other than that, outside of work, you can find me brewing a nice cup of coffee, making a pizza from scratch, or baking brownies. I also love traveling, concerts, and cats (heavy on that, because I am a cat mom).

Hey there, Pandas! My name is Diana (though some prefer to refer to me as Diane, Deanna, and even Liana sometimes), and I am a Community Post Moderator Lead for Bored Panda. As my position title states, I am one of the people (employed Pandas for bamboo) over here who work with the community side of things on this website to ensure all is well, and while at that, I also help various creators and artists get recognition for the incredible work they do by connecting them to a large worldwide audience. Other than that, outside of work, you can find me brewing a nice cup of coffee, making a pizza from scratch, or baking brownies. I also love traveling, concerts, and cats (heavy on that, because I am a cat mom).

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