I hate thinking because my mind just races. So I always fall asleep watching hulu. I wish I could fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow (a la Mr. Bee), but alas I do not have that gift.
Do you think about anything when you're trying to fall asleep? Or can you just clear your mind and pass out?
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
I try to clear my mind or else I can't fall asleep! I usually pass out really quickly.
cantaloupe / 6397 posts
Lately I can't stop thinking about what my temp will be in the morning... I try to clear my mind by counting. Sometimes it works!
GOLD / papaya / 10166 posts
I actually picture myself drawing or doing something simple (like drawing a house or thinking of the steps needed to bake cookies). I don't know why but it turns my mind off of everything else and puts me to sleep.
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
I think about why I can't stop thinking about what I'm thinking about. 
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
These days im so sleep deprived I don't think of anything...I just pass out!
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
"oh this pillow is so soft." "please fall asleep soon." "that damn tv is too loud, gotta turn it down." "I wonder how long I'll get to sleep... "
bananas / 9357 posts
I don't know what I think about... I just fall asleep. Some nights I'll go through the day in my head. If I'm really having trouble falling asleep, I'll write in my journal then try to visualize my day starting from waking up. I try to remember every mundane thing I did... I usually don't make it very far and I fall asleep.
coconut / 8681 posts
Lately I've just been falling asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow. If I can't sleep I actually think about the baby and what he's going to be like 
cherry / 141 posts
I have to read to clear my mind otherwise I get "busy head" and I can't sleep. If that doesn't work, I picture people sleeping and it makes me fall asleep. Totally random and weird, but it works! Anytime there's a scene in a movie with people sleeping, guaranteed I'll start yawning and nodding off.
pomegranate / 3503 posts
I can fall asleep with a drop of a dime these days. But if I can't fall asleep, I watch a bit of Netflix and that usually does the trick.
honeydew / 7968 posts
i look at the time to see what time it is and then fall asleep. i wonder if it has any correlation to whether you learned to self soothe as a baby? if so, uh oh cuz my kids don't know how to self soothe yet.
apricot / 483 posts
if i'm having trouble falling asleep, i mentally organize my closet or kitchen, or think of a project that i'm working on, kind of like @BabyBoecksMom: something simple and kind of rhythmic
GOLD / pomelo / 5167 posts
Unless I had coffee, I fall asleep FAST. I can sleep anywhere and at anytime. I love that.
honeydew / 7917 posts
My mind races with thoughts about the day, and I usually stress myself out. Before my LO I had to watch tv to fall asleep. Once LO arrived, I usually pass out pretty easily due to pure exhaustion.
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
Always work... so annoying... like you Mrs. Bee, I can't turn my mind off. TV works great for me, but I try not to.
cantaloupe / 6730 posts
I daydream. About having a baby, about our vacation, about winning the lottery. My dad taught me to do it when I was 8 or 9. He would tell me what to dream about and then I'd go dream and fall asleep. It was usually about deer running through a bright sunny meadow. What's funny, is that he doesn't remember doing that!
grapefruit / 4049 posts
My mind usually races too... like in that scene in "I Don't Know How She Does It" (2011 movie about a working mom played by Sarah Jessica Parker). I think it's common for us as moms since we all have so much going on all the time!
pomegranate / 3658 posts
I'm out immediately. On rare occasions when my mind does start to take off, it's hopeless; once I get going I'm headed for full-blown insomnia. When that happens, I actually count sheep. Like, I focus on visualizing an actual realistic flock of sheep and imagine them one by one walking through a gate as I count them. I can seriously feel my heart rate going down and my consciousness start to fade as I do this. Works like a charm.
cantaloupe / 6923 posts
I have been having a harder time than normal falling asleep. I used to meditate to sleep and that worked pretty well for a while. I just found a sleep hypnotist and I almost fell asleep, I will try that later today when I go to sleep!
pomegranate / 3716 posts
If I'm in a particularly busy period of my job, I think about all the things I need to do the next day and that keeps me from falling asleep!
admin / wonderful grape / 20724 posts
I think about a problem at work that I want to solve, and then ask my subconscious to solve it while I sleep. Then I pass out!
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
The to-do list for the next day, or tv shows, or books. I'm usually out pretty quickly though~
GOLD / pineapple / 12662 posts
I try to clear my mind and have a few minutes of quiet time with butterbean. I also like to make sure my kitties are in bed/ready for bed (or at least count noses before turning in!) and that DH won't be too far behind me (I try to go to bed as early as possible). If I can't stop the mental traffic, I try to read for a few minutes to redirect my thoughts.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
Lately I don't think about anything.. I just fall asleep! Been so tired...
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