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In reply to the discussion: Trump says he sleeps four hours a night. [View all]Grammy23
(5,815 posts)If I fight it and try to will myself to sleep, it rarely works and usually makes it worse. I resort to reading which often makes me sleepy enough to drift off. I know using an electronic device like a phone, laptop or iPad is considered bad, but I can bore myself to sleep by playing solitaire or working on a jigsaw puzzle on my iPad. Sometimes Melatonin helps, too. But flipping and flopping like a pancake is the pits! So I read or do something mindnumbing (like solitaire) until I fall asleep. I have been known to drop my iPad (ZZZZ) but fortunately never dropped it further than into my lap.....not the floor. 😉 P.S. sometimes I read DU! But that tends to give me nightmares, so I try to stick to the Lounge for late night reading. LOL
Fellow insomniacs, I feel your pain!