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What advice or tips do you have which sound like nonsense but really work? (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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When I can't sleep, I turn around and sleep "upside down" - moving my pillows to where my feet were beforehand, and my feet to where my head was beforehand - and I stick with that for a week or so. It gives me a week or so without insomnia and then wears off, so I have to turn myself back around for the next 7-12 day period.

Admittedly this could just be a me thing, but let's put our faith in this method and let the power of placebo effect take hold. Boom, minor bouts of sleeplessness are cured.

What are your own examples of this?

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[–] 72 points 8 months ago (15 children)

If you can't find a comfortable temperature when you're sleeping under blankets, just stick one foot, and maybe part of your lower leg, out from under of the blankets. It acts like a radiator, and will release much of your excess heat.

A kid showed this to me at a childhood slumber party, and it's been a useful tip ever since.

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  • [–] 76 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    I'm not taking advice from an obvious night monster.

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  • [–] 19 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    But then the monsters might eat my foot!

    Really though: I have a visceral aversion to having my feet exposed like that. If I’m lying down or even sitting on the couch, my feet must be covered. I could have no other blankets, except on my feet.

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  • [–] 11 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Yeah, you have a different issue.

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  • [–] 0 points 8 months ago* (1 child)

    Nah, it’s that I would love to be able to use it as a radiator like you suggested, but I have a sensory problem with exposing my feet like that. It’s really annoying actually, because I have some chronic conditions that make me more heat sensitive now, and even though I know it would help a ton, I still can’t stand the feeling of my feet being exposed.

    So, same problem, but sadly can’t use your solution.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

    Idk how much it would help you, but if you can source some fairly common stuff and do some mild DIY, you can make a cold pack/pad that “freezes” at room temp and lasts a super long time. It isn’t cold, more like cool water that stays cool. You could even make socks out of it, if you want. They would be weird and squishy and probably trigger some sort of sensory thing, but you COULD :p

    https://youtube.com/watch?v=Nqxjfp4Gi0k

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago

    That's noob tier. I'm a blanket junkie for some reason, so I have to compromise in any weather. The blanket could be covering any part of my body, from neck-to-toe to just the legs, to one vertical half, to part of the torso, to just a corner being on me.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    It's not just that it acts like a radiator. Feet are also not very sensitive, so if they're a little cold it won't bother you. You could obviously get rid of a lot more heat by exposing your torso, but it will feel cold much sooner.

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