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Quitting/Taking a long break from cannabis, and my sleep has been awful for the last week and a bit. What do you folks like to do to get ready for bed? (self.casualconversation)

submitted 2 days ago by Cracks_InTheWalls to c/[email protected]

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Been through this before, so I know it gets better eventually, but what do you folks generally do to optimize beddy-bye time? To the insomniacs, what are some things you do in the wee hours/early morning for a relaxing start to your day?

This morning's choice is checking out the music of Casiopea - saw them mentioned in a meme here recently, then later on saw one of my favourite gig spaces has a great local fusion jazz band doing a show covering them at the end of the month. Very chill, feels like menu music of a mid-90s Japanese 3D game in a very good way, lol. Funny how these things happen sometimes, kinda like seeing the car model you just bought everywhere on the road shortly after purchase.

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[–] naught 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Melatonin is a hormone and you shouldn't take it long term just so you know!

I find reading in bed (on a Kindle, not phone/tablet) sends me to sleep within an hour unless I fight it. You'll be getting better quality sleep without weed too! Good luck

[–] Cracks_InTheWalls 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Totally! Definitely only under consideration for the worst of it.

I used to read in bed pretty frequently - need to re-jig my sleeping area a bit to better support the habit (have a standing lamp rather than a reading lamp. Just a me thing I think, but it's an annoyance to have to stand up and turn the light off when getting dozy, so I usually just try to go to sleep ASAP. Minor inconveniences and laziness getting in the way of doing good stuff I know has worked - kind of what this quit is about, in a way 😆).

Trust me, I am stoked for the shift in sleep quality. One of my favourite bits of stopping, it's just the wait to that point that's the killer. Appreciate the well wishes!