Because of this fuk’n RA I have and the never ending pain it causes it’s really hard to even get down sometimes no matter how exhausted I am from it. First few months of having it I went many nights in a row just lay’n there all night in agony until the exhaustion gave in and I’d get a night’s sleep now and again.
My old standby of watching a dull movie, documentary or crime show to lull me to sleep wasn’t working at all. Then one night I searched jewtube for the sounds of thunderstorms. It has turned out to be the best thing yet. Somehow, if I concentrate on the sounds of the rain and thunder it soothes me and my thoughts let go of the pain and out I go.
The vids are 10 hrs long, I use a cheap $10 Bluetooth speaker from Walmart right next to my bed with the volume up at about 7.5. Too loud is too annoying and too low doesn’t immerse you in the “rain storm” enough to grab your mind’s attention so that stupid thoughts and or pain can take over.
It’s been the best thing for me so far with about a 95% success rate. On the 5% nights I’ll put a movie on for about 20-30 mins then switch over to the rain. Seems to work pretty good so far.
Because of edema in my feet, ankles and knees from the RA I have to sleep with them elevated. This means I have to piss a lot. Like every two hours sometimes. So after hobbling to and fro from the pisser the pain is wide awake. I’ll just sit on the edge of the bed, close my eyes and listen to the rain. Soon enough I’m lay’n into my pillow sound asleep.
Been a method I’ve used now for about 8 months and has worked well. As a bonus, lots of vivid dreams of all kinds. Sometimes they’ll pick up where they left off after a piss.
Edit to add the rainstorm I use:
My folks are all about the rainstorm. Have you tried using kratom?
From what I understand kratom can be pretty sketchy.
Heard mixed things
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