Pro-tip: If reading a NOVEL stimulates your mind...DON'T DO IT! Personally I do not have trouble reading, I have trouble STOPPING ("Just ONE more chapter." Yeah right). Short nonfiction pieces work better for me. Nothing that leaves me wondering what happens next. Something that concludes.
I can't even read anymore. I'll get a paragraph in, if that much even now, and end up rereading the same line or two over and over again, then fall asleep.
What I find really helpful when I have racing thoughts while trying to fall asleep is to count backwards from 100 to 0 by subtracting 3. So 100, 97, 94, 91, 98, 95, 92 and so on. You have to focus a bit to do the subtraction which stops the racing thoughts. I can tell when it is working when I start to lose my place. Normally I am asleep before I reach 0. Rarely I reach zero and just start over again but almost never reach zero on the second attempt. Another thing I have is on my phone I have a Harry Potter read by Jim Dale. It is broken down into individual tracks that are only a few minutes each. I play it on random setting. What this does is give me something to listen to that I enjoy which stops my racing thoughts. The random tracks keeps me from trying to stay awake to listen to the next part because it jumps all around the story so I know it is pointless to try and stay awake. Lastly I focus super hard on the blackness I see with my eyes closed. I try really hard to see with my minds eye and my real eyes an object like a ball or horizontal or vertical blinds. Usually I start to see the object become sharper and more solid. Then random images start to appear but usually only for a half second. The images become so clear and real. The more clear and real the closer I know I am to falling asleep. By focusing in on the images this stops me from having racing thoughts. Sometimes I see random transparent purple clouds or smoke that change shape. By focusing I can make the clouds stop moving or even move in the opposite direction. Again this usually stops the racing thoughts and I normally fall asleep quickly. Of course I am writing this at 2:15 AM. In many ways I think my brain works better late at night for some reason.
I'm the same way with loop repeated stuff in my head and criticism too , but I been taking about 600-800 mg of caffeine daily and the loop and criticism went away and I actually wake up normally in the morning now and natural fall asleep at night now
one think I like about fellow adhers is that lack of sugarcoating/jargonish/sales pitch type of language, I like how they come straight to the point , like how in the description it clearly mentions the tips start at 6:35 admirable.
I have ocd,aspergers,adhd,bpd,ptsd,tinnitus,insomnia,stuck song syndrome, my life is a living hell. I can cope with all but the insomnia is the worst i need sleep, if you dont sleep it really affects all the other symptoms it magnifies your suffering.
YES!! The sleep tumbles. You are the first person that I've found that has this problem too. Best I've been able to manage is a month before it starts to tumble.
Thanks for the video! I have some observations of my own to add: - If one day you have to choose between sticking to your bedtime or sticking to your waking time, stick to waking time: I found that if I stick to my bedtime but not my waking time my sleeping schedule goes right beck to being a mess the day after. - For the blue light: if you have a lot of trouble with not looking at your phone and laptop there are apps like f.lux on laptop and Twilight on Android to dim the blue light so it doesn't keep you as much awake.
Yes sometimes insomnia can occur no matter how early we go to bed so the key is getting up at the same time so we're tired enough to sleep the next night.
Awesome tips! As someone in my 20s here is what I do. I find 1st shift start times at like 5 or 6 am is to early the darkness hurts my energy level waking up. I wish it was earlier but 2nd shift does help. Work at noon or 1pm let's me wake up when I want. I can stay up till 2am at night and still get the SUPER important 8-8.5hrs of sleep I personally need. Besides his good tips don't eat anything 2 hrs before bed. Drink as much water or herbal tea but no food. When you eat the body works on breaking it down. Plus it can make you have to crap mid sleep which really messes with sleep cycle. No it's not perfect with me but you will learn what works as you go. Working 2nd shift let's me make mistakes without having a bad next day.
Thank you for doing this video. It was very informative. And you have a soothing voice. Read more of those journal articles to me, they're actually kind of making me sleepy. LOL.
Thank you so much!! Everything you have said is spot on!! And treating myself like a child!! I am not strict with me! Going to have to be from now on! I am undiagnosed at the moment but trying to do stuff and not take medication!! Let's see!!!
You are the reason, I'm diagnosed. Thnx, bro. I get irrationally angry with the slightest music tv noise from apartment walls even 1 am-2 am. I put the phone done 10 pm and first fell asleep at 4 am. Tried noise cancellation but could still hear my neighbours laptop and singing 11pm-3 am. I took 54 mg Sandoz Methylphenidate about 1030 am. I did get sleepy a few times but the noise which is normal convdrsatiion level is killing me. I got so frustrated. When I used to be on Concerta I could sleep with the medication. Even if I took 36 mg before bed. Sandoz should be a good substitute. Anyone experience with Sandoz.
man you lost a lot of weight and you look a lot better looking at your old videos and your new, good for you! Defiantly going to keep taking ur advice haha
thank you for your channel I feel heard and understood in every video. you are doing great work and your videos are changing lives. mine certainly. when I got brain fog almost every day in school it was hell. I wish that on no one. keep up your great work making an important difference:)
Thank you so much. It is really useful, ni don't struggle to read, it is an effort but feels good. Im saying goodbye to my phone at night. Something must change!
I noticed that since I got dignosed with adhd when I was 9 I’ve stopped doing some stuff, like at the end of 6th grade I stopped checking my backpack a lot and now I don’t check it one bit cuz I don’t need to and I also stopped crying at school at the end of 6th grade which I used to have a problem with when I was younger, I still do at school sometimes but vary rarely and he’s for reasons that make since and when I was younger it mostly never made since and I stopped needing my sleep meds since I don’t have trouble sleeping anymore and I can also stay asleep all night which I couldn’t do when I was younger
I would also like to suggest melatonin once in a while or month to ease it...short binaural meditation before getting on to bed 3 to 5mins... chamomile+vanilla combi tea worked many times...makes me just feel tired... anyways nice to hear people talking about add/adhd... im an adult add too... thanks man.
@@tylersoto7465 i take my allergy pills at night it helps a lot and lasts 24 hours for my allergies as well. I prefer this because melatonin makes me still tired in the morning and harder to wake up with an alarm.
i listen to ASMR and try to focus really hard on the sounds wich keeps me from stop thinking so much about the past or other random things but i am not gonna lie i also take some melotonin pills 30 before going to sleep
I be trying to sleep then I start imagining exciting moments like a party or something and I get excited and my mind races in these thoughts can anyone tell me if this is adhd I have never been diagnosed
My brain is loud. Nothing even remotely important is going on in there, I'm not worried about anything, it's just that all my random should be partly subconcious thoughts are at screaming level. This doesn't happen all the time, but the last few night's it's just been impossible to shut it up. I went to bed tired at 10 and now it's 6 and all I did was lay quietly with my eyes closed. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong here.
Same, I started reading One Piece rather than watching the anime at night. Though I recommend you having watched the anime before reading. So you already know what happens. Why? If you do the ladder, you won’t be able to put the book down because your gonna wanna know what happens next. Then next thing you know it’s 3am. Fml
During school I have sports and clubs and obviously school so I get really tired by 10 pm but during the summer and now quarantine I've been staying up super late and sleeping really late because I'm not doing anything
Stuart, First, great content. Second, a question, btw, what academic database are you using? Third, suggestion for an Airwick is an interesting one--and I would imagine helpful for many. I believe Airwicks have what are known as Volatile Organic Compound (VOCs), which suggests that another alternative might be better. I would suggest looking for "best non-toxic air-fresheners" or "air freshners without volatile organic compounds." Hopefully thats helpful to your subscribers.
Dose anyone else have really bad nightmares? Didn't know if it's adhd related or just a sleep disorder on top. My nightmare are not just visions but also feelings. I wake up holding my breath, shaking, sweating, crying. Nearly every night. After dreaming my daughter got ripped apart by lions ( seeing blood and all) I woke up shaking and started being sick. I've been waiting nearly 2 years for a sleep clinic. I've had nightmares since I can remember. Anyone else?
Also diet and exercise much as it is annoying to hear regularly. Expending that energy and making sure the energy comes from natural sources helps the body to regulate energy levels. I need to purchase a bedside lamp sometime. I use fairy lights a while before bed to tell my brain it's sleep time but racing thoughts are my biggest issue. I usually use sleep meditations but I need a variety to keep my brain focused. (P.S. I haven't tested yet for ADHD/ADD but have the referral. Hopefully I get some answers).
I have a thing on my computer that activates a sepia color on my screen every evening to help me avoid blue light, I also turn down the light on my phone (I even think there's a filter against blue light on it). And to kick me off to bed I've got melatonin which I think is prescription free in the US (but it was pretty easy to get my doctor in Sweden to prescribe it to me).
Huge Issue! Clumsy, irritable! Like feeling I'm done by 9am (up @ 7am). Sleep disruption due to ADHD (miss diagnosed as bipolar mania) AND pain... thanks
Hello I have diagnosed Adhd and have struggled with sleep since I can remember. I stay up all night and crash then wake up at noon -6 pm the next day. I’m a complete train wreck.. I can’t keep a job because I’m always late. I need real help. The doctors don’t really care , I’m just another patient to them.. I want to be successful but I feel like the is a big obstacle in my life. I pray that one day I will overcome this.
I am trying to adopt the following as a routine to be able to be on bed by 10pm to sleep. . I have observed that my mind works on the basis of feelings, emotions about the work that i want to do. I think 2 most important thing which we usually miss is and need to change is 1. Our perception of sleep (know why to sleep how it is important for diff organs of body. I didn't like the idea of boring sleep time like it is no fun activity. To me sleep is also a "work/activity" now than a boring thing like shutting down the system. I want to see it that way. I call it sleep work. Words matters to me. They guide my emotions about some task to some extent) . 2 See identity based goal by james clear. Become the person goals than outcome based goals. Change the perception of yourself (paradigm change for getting up when you wake up by bob proctor for this : writing down with feeling repeatedly : i am grateful that now when i wake up i get up - something on this line for sleep what wordings work for you) and what you think the correct time of sleeping is. For me somewhere inside I have this subtle feeling that real time to sleep is 2am. 10 pm is too early. This needs to be changed. On task front : I have made a list of things that i need to do before sleeping like brush, dinner and things i have to avoid in night like gadgets, aimless thinking inner chatter, any overly interesting work post lets say 6 or 7 pm which I won't be able to finish before 10pm that is when i want to sleep. Then actual task of sleeping. See breadcrumbs idea how to transition from activity. Apply it here to stop the tasks (thinking about them in mind) of the day to be able to sleep. I have found that observing my breathing is helping to me for transitioning. While on bed : few Deep breaths and observing it. It calms my mind a little and I have heard it in a audio and found it to be really helpful : it is like paying attention to my feet, legs , chest , arms , shoulders, head, fingers...one by one being aware of that and feeling like they are becoming heavy and sinking down (imagine/feel)... I don't know how to say it but it makes me feel really calm and settled to sleep. I don't know if my comment would help you or not but I really wanted to share with you what I believe to be helpful to me because I understand your situation and genuinely wanted to help. I know it is hard but still we have to keep trying. May God bless you.
As someone with ADHD, I used to take ziprasidone as a nighttime medication to help me slow down. It essentially did all the heavy lifting in my circadian rhythm; and now that I'm off it, I sometimes find it really hard to fall asleep if I get too carried away on my phone for too long. If, instead of putting my phone away from my bed, I watch asmr videos for about an hour or before trying to sleep (which is essentially a form of relaxing you into deep state of euphoria), could I do that instead?
It's now 7.41am 3rd time I've played this video still not paying attention decided to start eating chocolate instead I got into bed 4 hours ago fml I'm so tired
No disrespect and I know you are trying to help people, but if camomile tea, reading, cutting out blue lights and the other things you suggested worked, I have to say I think you have mind insomnia. I have had insomnia for 25 years and when someone says “have you tried melatonin and lavender” I just want to scream.
I use to when I was real young. Now I only do it if I've not gotten enough sleep for a few nights. Sleep talking is normal and not dangerous. Sleep walking can happen and be fine if you stay in your room and don't hurt yourself while asleep. Make sure to get 8+hrs of sleep with no caffeine within 6 hrs of bed time. Oh stress causes it for me to. If you are real stressed out in life you probably will sleep talk more. From my experience but I'm NOT a doctor.
Fr weed cures my adhd for the day jus need to smoke in the afternoon then I can sleep naturally at night rn I haven’t smoked td so I be up it’s like 7am n I’m fucken annoyed I can’t sleep smh
I never smoked weed before but I ran into someone in the bathroom in high school I was on the toliet and I started smelling something weird but I was feeling really good about myself and everything from the 2nd hand smoke and went back to class and finish my math test , I actually focused really good and made a 96 on it lol, but afterwards I ate like a pig at lunch and in P.E. class I was kicking ass in Dodgeball and at night I slept like a fucking baby lol
I know I keep replying/spamming to your older vids, but I just wanted to say thank you for taking the time out of your day to do these. Hopefully in your new relationship, they’ll be able to help with some of the burdens of your ADD. It’s really nice to have somebody who understands you, and who you can be yourself around with all the time.🐻🫂❤️
