Weird things that help you sleep?
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Right, im the kind of person who finds it very difficult to fall asleep quickly at night because i always seem to have things on my mind & it usually takes me atleast an hour to drift off. I have recently found the cure for me which may not be very practical but it works 100% of the time every time. The sound of a hairdryer, hoover or tumbledryer just sends me to sleep always within 5mins or so. I have tried this a few times now & for some unknown reason the noise just relaxes me & sends me to sleep & i cant explain why. Do you have any weird habbits that help you sleep?
KieronGsi said:
boobles said:
Right, im the kind of person who finds it very difficult to fall asleep quickly at night because i always seem to have things on my mind & it usually takes me atleast an hour to drift off. I have recently found the cure for me which may not be very practical but it works 100% of the time every time. The sound of a hairdryer, hoover or tumbledryer just sends me to sleep always within 5mins or so. I have tried this a few times now & for some unknown reason the noise just relaxes me & sends me to sleep & i cant explain why. Do you have any weird habbits that help you sleep?
Are you Wayne Rooney?http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/ar...
Edited by KieronGsi on Tuesday 10th February 07:42
Im probably a better football player than him aswell.
V8mate said:
boobles said:
KieronGsi said:
boobles said:
Right, im the kind of person who finds it very difficult to fall asleep quickly at night because i always seem to have things on my mind & it usually takes me atleast an hour to drift off. I have recently found the cure for me which may not be very practical but it works 100% of the time every time. The sound of a hairdryer, hoover or tumbledryer just sends me to sleep always within 5mins or so. I have tried this a few times now & for some unknown reason the noise just relaxes me & sends me to sleep & i cant explain why. Do you have any weird habbits that help you sleep?
Are you Wayne Rooney?http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/ar...
Edited by KieronGsi on Tuesday 10th February 07:42
Deva Link said:
boobles said:
Do you have any weird habbits that help you sleep?
Very simple thing that I've used myself and my kids do it. Count your in and out breaths up to 10, then start again. So say (in your head) "inbreath, outbreath one; inbreath, outbreath two....etc".
Concentrating on doing that just stops you thinking about other things, although I find that if I'm simply not tired then I can think in parallel with the counting, so it takes a bit of effort to focus on just counting. If you lose track, don't worry about it, just start again.
Certainly willing to give it a try.
deeps said:
Hoover here too, and rain on windows. But I sleep like a log anyway, drop off straight away and don't wake up until the alarm is blaring. But the sound of a hoover is just such a great feeling - strange hey!
I am really confused as to why the hoover would make us feel relaxed enough to nod off? I mean, anytime day or night i could quite easily fall asleep to the sound of this. How very strange.deeps said:
boobles said:
I am really confused as to why the hoover would make us feel relaxed enough to nod off? I mean, anytime day or night i could quite easily fall asleep to the sound of this. How very strange.
I put it down to when I was in the womb, don't laugh 
, and my mother used to vacuum and do the washing and so on, which I picked up on as I was snugly curled up resting. ps. I love laying in bed early in the morning when the road sweeper drives past outside, sounds like a giant vacuum - heaven.
Edited by deeps on Tuesday 10th February 22:01
I was born in an army camp & also love the song "this is my rifle this is my gun"
I have never really come to a conclusion as to why these sounds make me feel totally relaxed, i suppose your theory could explain.
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