How to GET TO SLEEP, Mental Health Videos with Kati Morton 

ASMR can help me sleep. It might help some of you sleep as well. If anyone doesn't known what ASMR is then the easiest way to explain it is that ASMR is a genre of videos that you can find here on RU-vid that is supposed to help people relax and feel better. Some people even use it to deal with anxiety and depression.

The problem for me is that the area that I sleep is the same when I'm sad/depressed things like that... because when I'm depressed I can't get of my bed... So I can't sleep because I keep remembering bad things that happened.. or the bad thoughts, or things that I should have done that day but I didin't because I wasn't ok... things like that.. and then is 3 in the morning and I end up taking something to sleep... =/ Does someone has any tip? thaks

Oh, ASMR videos are great for helping you sleep. I sometimes get mild anxiety before bedtime and ASMR videos always help me.

I listen to relaxing white noise RU-vid channel most the time. They have rain and thunder. So relaxing

Kind of laughing to myself, because as of now I haven't really slept for about a week. I'm the person everyone calls at three in the morning when they need to talk to someone, plus I used to get called in to work overnights constantly. I legit just don't sleep. Never really bugged me though, good tips in the video though! Once I have some time to actually sleep, I will have to try them out.

I have someone in my life that fights a lot of what you talked about and still wonders why she can't sleep. That's probably a video in itself, how to turn off or work with your inner dialogue to truly try out these things and not keep coiling up that stress and anxiety about how everything doesn't work. I look forward to more of this type of video from you. The camera distance and setup feels perfect...calming and intimate. Sleep viewers and dream of golden frogs.

This video could not have come at a better time. I've been experiencing terrible anxiety and panic at night which keeps me awake. It's hard to remember in the moment that I might be able to stop it before it starts. I have learned from experience that I get better sleep if I listen to my body. If I'm tired before I normally go to bed I let myself sleep, and I don't force myself to lie down if I'm wide awake. Thanks for the video (I can't seem to click the mystery playlist image...)

No matter what time I go to bed .. I can never sleep until like 2am as I lie awake overthinking and just thinking about random things... it's soo annoying :/ even if I have all my technology away ... I still can't sleep... hmmm xx thanks for the video though :)

Watching ASMR can help at least some people fall asleep.

Thank you a lot Kati. I am currently dealing with a sleeping disorder. i found this video very helpful to me.

I normally have trouble sleeping but I have downloaded a rain app that plays in my ears throughout the night... it makes me sleep like a baby

Love the intro!! And I agree about technology... I read an article on not being able to sleep and the first thing they said was to unplug. If I recall correctly, the electronics have something that makes your body think it's still day time. The article even said to unplug from everything, use only candle light and eat celery.

When I'm laying in bed having trouble sleeping, something that works 99% of the time is completely relaxing my muscles. It sounds simple, but it really works for me. I scan my body to become aware of muscles that have tension, and I work to let it go. Next thing I know, I'm asleep!

I work different evening hours sometimes past midnight so I am always out of wack ...I need 8 hours of sleep. Tips: play relaxation music, search "zen" on youtube, put a loud floor fan on "white noise" and block all light in room. I have an eye mask I slip on in the morning hours to stay asleep when the sun comes up. I even put my phone in front of my alarm clock because any light in the room bothers me at night.

Kati, have fun at your wedding! Only a couple more nights away! I'm so excited for you :) This video is amazing by the way. So full of great information and told in such a funny way. Really works for me. Love, Kayleigh

MUSIC listen to a playlist of songs u know by heart and put all of your energy into saying the words in you mind also to and relax maybe focus on the darkness of you eye lids works for me

How much does lack of sleep (or lack of good sleep) affect anxiety levels and SH urges? I know mine seem FAR worse when I can't sleep...which makes my anxiety and SH urges worse...which makes sleeping hard...and...I'm sure you see where this is going. It's a vicious cycle...and one I'm currently stuck in!

This is going to help so much when I start my new job! Thanks a million!

Thank you so much for posting this! I'm going to start trying this tomorrow night. :)

I've tried to get on a schedule especially because of school but when I don't have my sleeping meds it doesn't really work. I would lay down at the same time but I would lay there and not sleep at all. So for me no matter how much I try to get on a schedule, I have to rely on my medication. I do try to take them at the same time every night though. My body is so used to being up all night since the age of 7 so that's almost 20 years ago.

It's really easy to surf RU-vid videos all night. I play guitar. The little pieces of music I write and record sure help me fall asleep. It's interesting but also deeply relaxing.

I work at 5 am. That means that I get up at 3:30 every morning. I have been at that schedule for 9 months and I am still not used to it. I haven't seen 8+ hours of sleep in a very long time. I start to get ready for bed at 9:00 and try to get to sleep about 9:30ish. Though, that doesn't always happen. I take my meds around 9. Since I take Seroquel, that helps me fall asleep. I think I would have died by now without that little push into night night land. :) Thanks for your tips. I will try some.

Hey Kati! Ive been watching your videos for months and i find them soooo helpful. Ive been having trouble going to sleep for years now, especially over the summertime because the sun never sets down in Iceland :(:( and im soo happy you posted this video, definitely going to try all of this tonight. Thank you Kati

I love Katy she is awesome

Thank you! It may seem obvious but it was broken down and explained perfectly!!

Thank you so much, Kati. I just found your channel. It's so helpful and your positivity is contagious. I really appreciate you.

your great and always make me smile

For me music, reading paper books, stretching routines for flexibility improvement, music (certain albums like White Pony - Deftones, Smashing Pumpkins - Coldplay - Johann Sebastian Bach (specially his Goldberg Variations in piano or haspircord, cello concertos) - Ludwig Van Beethoven - Warpaint... So many artist. Music helps me a lot. Also these reddit videos where they read the subreddits? I fall flat. I also pray and focus on gratefulness. Applying lavender, mint, eucalyptus, thyme, rosemary, lemon. Also drinking a tea and making sure you're hydrated, do you won't wake up from thirst. Have a bottle in your night table. But sleep hygiene is so important. Don't take it for granted. From a person with insomnia and hypersomnia... Take it from me. And let's face it, the onces (in my case) who have a good relationship with your partner, sometimes sexy times before bed can leave you so relaxed you fall asleep like a baby.

Now I'm curious what the habit thing is!

Thanks Kati, this was helpful! I think the hardest thing for me is self-discipline. I know I should go to bed, but I tell myself ONE MORE VIDEO... Turning it all off and starting my routine early gives me no choice but to go to bed earlier. :)

Tazo Glazed Lemon Loaf tea helps me fall asleep, it is really delicious and relaxing😀

If you have a hard time giving up entertainment in bed try having a book of short stories or poems and a little light you can turn off without getting up. Reading short stories helps me give up my phone and computer at night. My favorite is The Draco Tavern by Larry Niven. It's a bunch of sci-fi stories about different kinds of aliens and it's not really scary or sad. :]

I love your videos. Wonderful work!

I couldnt fall asleep. Its 12am. I turn on youtube and see this!!! Just starting to watch this now haha!!!

I use a lavender pillow spray and an eye mask to help me fall asleep

Yeah I've been doing the music part. I have a bedtime playlist :) Thanks for your reply!

Hi Kati, I have had a sleep problem for a long time now. I take zolpidem to help sleep as I've been struggling with severe relapses & trauma related breakdown. The thing is the zolpidem relaxes me enough be able to watch tv & not get disturbed (from psychosis) in the day to concentrate & be me, or use my smart phone; emailor chat which is very hard cognitively in the daytime. I also get v hungry & want to snack a few times. So i don't fall asleep til 3-4am then due to the chaotic mental hell in the daytime I can't get out of bed til 1-2pm. Tonight I've tried a bedtime routine at 11pm to help the zolpidem work but I'm wide awake at 2.41am. Ive not been snacking either! On going to bed I listened to a guided meditation that really relaxed me but not enough to sleep, so I tried relaxing music & before I knew it I was watching your videos back to back! Now I have to focus on getting up at 9am & staying up to break this circadian rhythm cycle as hard as it is depression & anxiety wise. Its hard not to turn to your phone for sleep aids.

I'am the same way I wake up at like 3:00 am I go on my phone and watch your videos I have alot of stress and started to watch your videos today especially the deep breathing and stressed relief videos thanks so much you changed my life but now ia'm tired?

I switched to decaf. I fall asleep so much easier, and my digestion is way better. And now when I really need a kick to be able to focus, I take a half-half and it works beautifully

For me it's the opposite with the technology, when I watch videos in bed I fall asleep immediately, especially certain types of videos like videogame footage for example. Even if there's explosions or loud commentary, HuskyStarcraft puts me right to sleep. Having a tablet is the best thing that happened to my sleep schedule (it used to happen with the radio in the 90s, but it was a lot less predictable)

i listen to old disney movies. not watch them, but listen. I turn the volume down and the first minute or so i don't hear anything just yet. but once the breathing slows down and I found my sleeping-position I am able to start following the story. it shouldn't be a too "exciting" movie, though. beauty and the beast works beautifully - for me. and while listening to belle and tassilo and lumiere I try to remember the scenes from the movie. so sometimes I fall asleep from just listening. other times from trying to create the pictures of the movie in my mind. both keeps me from overthinking, spiraling, questioning but definitely doesn't keep me from sleeping.

One of the things i do is having a set time when i'm not allowed to drink any more coffee. It's usually 5 or more hours before bedtime. It is no good having caffeine in your body when trying to sleep. :)

The mixing of areas must be the reason why I fall asleep doing homework all the time

haha thanks. love your videos❤

Hi Katie, I love your videos. I kind of worry that I have no identity separate to my eating disorder.. My anorexia is both the most hated part of me, and also something I can't help but be kind of proud of? How can I help myself to see myself as something other than the anorexia which has been such a large part of my life for these past years?

Thanks for posting this :) I have definitely started working on the routine before going to bed. I also listen to some relaxing music. But the one question I had for you, is that sleeping for me brings on a lot of anxiety and self guilt, which drags into the next day. Making it hard to eat since my brain says NO when it comes to food. I hope I made sense :( And P.S. Do you still answer facebook personal messages? Just curious. Thanks! LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!

This is the video I've needed!

Hi Kati! Your videos are really helpful, I really struggle with this one tho, I work a 45+hr week then come home and have college work to do which on the average night takes me until 2-3am, on a busy day it takes even longer, it's now at the stage where I can go 72hrs without any sleep no matter how hard I try when I finish my college stuff, someone once told me u can start hallucinating after 4days no sleep is that true? how do u fit this routine in when u cant even start it till after 3am and are up again at 7am? x

I saw a sleep doctor because I hae insomnia and non restorative sleep disorder, another thing they said is. A few hours before bed slowly dim your lights, just like the sun goes down at night... Light wakes us up. Before electricity people went o bed much earlier because there was no light and they had nothing better to do lol. That's also why TV and others screens wake us up. We are staring at bright lights, and it tells our brands its not bed time it's party time! Woo!

It's 4:40 am, and I've been awake in some form since 3. I'm watching RU-vid to distract from my anxiety that turns on the instance I tell myself to sleep. I have a therapist appt this morning so my mind is going crazy about that. ^^"

Hey Kati! Thank you for this video. I highly recommend ASMR video's. Those videos are made to make you feel sleepy and relaxed. It doesn't work for everyone though.. some people don't like it, but there are many people who love it! There are thousands of ASMR video's on youtube! ASMR videos can be someone whispering or making nice soothing sounds. It can be anything! It really helped me with my sleeping problems. For everyone who reads this: just check it out! Maybe it works for you :)

Its really hard to do this kind of stuff when you do shift work. Its really made my insomnia really bad.

WHAT HABIT THING!

I think i have asked before but i was wondering if you could do a video about Pmdd and compare it to normal pms

That's not the problem though, I can't focus, I can't stop thinking

everything you said is so true I just actually have to start doing it...

im watching this a 6am after a night of trying to sleep, soo i think this applies to me :)

Danggg, Kati is buff! ❤️

If you practice CBT you should know to turn the news off, nowadays it is like a spousal fight on TV, you know unnoticed thoughts, it's the TV.

Can you make a video about sleeping Positions

But I allllwayyyss study in bed!!! So pleased I have a uni house with space to have seperate areas! My 1st year room was smaller than the Euro Union say cells have to be... Good video :)

Luv it hope this works I'm getting max two hrs right now...

Eeeepppp... What about shift workers? Do you have any tip to help. Girl can't live on only 4 hrs of sleep on the dreaded night shift

I know it's cliche, but warm milk always works for me!

oh snap...*jumps out of bed while watching and jumps on couch* lol

I'm your fan

I wish I could setup a routine but I work in the lovely world of theatre and it is ever changing I have done two days of 8am calls and then the third I do a late night call so like a 5pm-1/2am so yeah sleep is hard to regulate and it doesn't help that meals mess it up too

Lately, I've been so tired all day long that I can just fall asleep any given moment. Do you have any tips for being very tired too?

I usually listen to RU-vid videos, videos of a philosopher called Alan watts, these videos has nice background music, he talks about many topics from a eastern philosophy point of view (usually Buddhism) its so up lifting and relaxing and mind opining "or mind closing" at the same time. check them out!!

It's 4:30 a.m lol

Currently watching your videos lol

4am to 8am and not gonna change it 4 hours is enough for me

Hi Kati! I politely request that you could answer my question :). So I was just wondering how to stop myself doing all these workouts whitch are on youtube? I always find myself doing them because it's so easy to just start doing them and not stop

so cute!!!!

Foreversisangel I have the same problem as you and I'm also wondering the same thing?

ahah "that's funny".. it's exactly how I feel now.. It's been like 2 days of not sleeping at all because of bad thought :( Trying to "feel safe" and be able to go to sleep..

But I'm afraid of nightmares. I just woke up from a nightmare and can't get back to sleep. 😢😢😢

I know that one of the main reasons I can't sleep is because I stay on my laptop but I really get stressed and worry when i dont have my it open and listening to something when I'm trying to sleep. I've tried nature sounds and other things but I need my laptop. Is their anything I can do to break that need without stressing myself out? Thanks :)

Hey Katie I can't sleep anymore I worry alot when I go to bed I end up not sleeping I cry in my bed instead I need your advice tonight Katie Morton?

i do everything in bed pretty much. tv, youtube, study ect.

I was dignosed with sleep apena um no I've had insomnia for over 10 years. I've talked to my PA many times, but it falls on deaf ears. So now what?

But, Miss Kati, what if the reason I can't go to sleep is because my brain won't shut up? When I'm in bed alone at night the depression, self hatred and self harm voices start chattering and it's really hard to shut those off. I usually daydream little stories in my head or listen to music until I start to doze off, but that doesn't always work. Do you, or anyone reading this comment, have any tips for quieting the voices? Thank you :)

in order to fall asleep after taking my meds i need to fall asleep to the tv but i change the dimness of the tv

i like your top :)

Hey Kati! I usually don't sleep in the afternoon but when I do, say sleep for an hour or so in the afternoon, my sleep at night gets delayed.

I often do feel sleepy but my depression sometimes doesn't allow me to sleep at night.

It is 5:30am here and I have to go to school at 6:30am today😬

I'm gonna head to my desk right now 😂

If I look at my phone just before going to bed I can't sleep but TV doesn't change anything I can't still sleep. (Well actually I usually can't fall asleep but if I look at my phone or I pad or something small before it takes even longer but if I watch TV I fall asleep at the same time as always)

How do you get your shoulder and bicept? BTW

Kati do you answer fanmails on tumblr? I have a problem and it's kinda a long story...

What if you are scared to sleep because of nightmares???

It 3 13 now fo me

Sometimes you just have to get yourself a new bed/pillow because that's the cause of the insomnia that is terrible. *Something to think about *

Lol but what if you live in a studio apartment where your sleep area is also your kitchen and living room, and your bed is your couch

I just feel worried whether I can sleep or not. I feel anxious and my heart beats fast.

I'm an odd ball. I have to sleep with the tv on or else I can't get into a deep sleep. Also, I have to play on my iPod while in bed or else I can't get to sleep.

Have you tried to treat with Weedborn CBD products?

hy kati i am sana i need your help we are in a big problem ,problem is that my brother so aggrassive he start to beat me and my family and because he always need money we arae poor and we can not fullfill the demand of his he is somker

Oh! I just remembered. Maybe people can exercise relaxation techniques before going to bed 🤔