What do you do when when you can't sleep?

[catnet 9,353]

I listen to videos, usually of calm video game music or LPers I find kinda relaxing

[Nintenboy195 384]

I usually look at... More mature mlp things... Whether its grimdark fanfics, or more, personal things, then i sleep amazingly! ^^

[Moony the Cat 3,697]

I often just go to Mlp Forums, recently even Facebook or to Tumblr and look, if i can post something.

 

Or search for new good Icons for websites.

[Ze Ubermage 226]

I usually play video games, read, listen to music, or just think.

[Violet_S 783]

Usually if I cant sleep i just take a book and start reading it until i get tired..but music helps too when there's not a book..

[SilyGeny 369]

Most of the time I just end up songwriting, but sometimes I just plan what i'll do when waking up the day after and that gets me to sleep idk why

[Moonlight 7,279]

Think about how I can't sleep. Yeah, it's pretty counterproductive all things considered. 

[Hazy Skies 1,010]

What is this.. "Sleep" you speak of.. :/

 

Jokes aside, being unable to fall asleep is frequent for me.. I usually spend ages keeping myself occupied, playing video games, watching a movie/show/Youtube, or looking at funny pinterest pins and saving them so i can show others them later

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But at other times when i really need to sleep I lay in bed, think about a scenario involving my OC in Equestria.. and some things that I think of are really interesting.. I should consider maybe writing a few down.. Like the one with the cursed temple.. I can't believe my own imagination actually creeped me out..

 

I'm getting a bit off topic But yeah.. A: Do stuff to keep my occupied, or B: Think of stuff while in bed.. Something interesting that i can think about before i fall asleep..

Edited December 17, 2015 by AURAequine

[Admiral Regulus 2,769]

I don't sleep and that's pretty much it.

[Frostgage 7,972]

I honestly just lie there. Getting up and doing stuff will just keep me up longer, even if it doesn't feel like it. I'm pretty relaxed so I don't mind waiting for sleep too much.

[Alphys Hedge 671]

Listen to the entire soundtrack of Gyakuten Saiban 3. I didn't fall asleep, but it was definitely relaxing.

[MissSpotLight 27]

Usually I create stories in my mind and just have fun with that. A lot of times it will be the middle of the night and I'll be laughing because of some thing I made up.

[Nightfall Gloam 18,236]

I try to force myself to sleep, but if that doesn't work, I just stay awake and do whatever I feel like, usually watching YouTube, surfing the net, or go on the forums.

[Elysia 269]

I browse a few different forums (different ones for different moods, mostly)

I watch YouTube videos or TV Series

Measure my heart rate (weird I know)

 

Just some things I could think of

[kanwe yest 157]

My TV is on all night, every night, otherwise my anxiety kicks in. I'll just watch youtube, and not sleep at all, then regret it in the morning when I can barely keep my eyes open.

[Sapphire Lightning 784]

I use hypnosis to help me sleep. But that would be a last resort, after trying to read for a bit.

[Kivil 1,721]

I get on skype and talk to my friend and/or try to go to sleep

[Willow 1,008]

Talk to whoever I can. Usually someone here on the forum. After they sleep, though, I just sit on my computer doing whatever, usually not even doing anything.

[Flutter's lover <3 8,204]

I'd answer this, but it's not really SFW. It does tire me out enough to fall asleep though.

Edited December 17, 2015 by Flutter Baby <3

[Member Berry 1,217]

Play with my phone in bed mostly  Or create some weird story/scenario in my head, they're fun.

Edited December 17, 2015 by Conspiracy.

[Yarishia 144]

When I can't sleep I'm starting think about everything and it makes me so tired, that I must go to sleep. Yes it is weird but works..

[Sekr Gray 520]

Forums until I'm tired. Once I start falling asleep, I put the iPad on the charger, crawl back into my nest, and hopefully collapse into sleep.

 

 

I'd answer this, but it's not really SFW. It does tire me out enough to fall asleep though.

Totally not the my backup plan >.>

I think we've all been there

[ThatOneComrade 1,091]

I grab a pencil and write in my old, worn-out notebook that I've had for years. I write about what makes me sad and what makes me mad and what wonderful thing happened in my life that day and what I hope I can dream about. Sometimes I write for an hour, sometimes three, but I tend to nod off by then.

 

When I don't, I stay up and try to do something more productive.

[Comic Sans 401]

At the moment I'm finding that leaving my TV on in the background while I sleep helps me. I know it's not really the best option for the electricity bill and all that, but if it helps me sleep, then I'm not bothered.

 

I've noticed though that sometimes it doesn't work all that much. Sometimes I go to sleep in pure darkness and silence and it works.

 

Overall I'm just having sleeping problems in general and I haven't quite found that perfect solution just yet. It's like I'm still experimenting.

[Shadow Wind 56]

Well I get up walk around maybe eat/drink something watch a little t.v. until I'm ready to sleep. Just do things that kinda tire you out.