I‘m an OCD baddie and I’m slowly weaning myself off of needing my phone to sleep. I have been reliant on podcasts/youtube for sleep for almost 10 years but it was really messing with my sleep quality and overall anxiety. I have been charging my devices outside my room, and then reading an easy book until I’m basically asleep. Then I try to sleep and if the OCD spirals win I‘ll get my phone and play a boring podcast I’ve heard before. It’s tough but it’s sort of working for me. Most nights I don’t end up needing my phone.
Apr 8, 2025
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hi im so glad to hear you found something non-phone related that works for you!! do you have any go-to sleep books you’d recommend?
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I realized last month that I had basically developed the habit of ALWAYS looking at my phone. Walking around the house, brushing my teeth, eating, etc. I always had my phone out. I’ve removed a lot of social media apps from my phone, which helped, but the biggest game changer for me is just abandoning my phone upstairs or in another room.
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I eat 3 hours before i sleep and with this meal i'll have a pint of water. Then i get in bed and either watch a film or listen to a record. Lately it's been a record. Then i sit and read for 2 hours with minimal phone interaction or any distractions at all actually. Just before bed i'll piss/brush teeth/wash face and then i get into bed. I listen to the 1984 audiobook on spotify to send me asleep. Been in this routine for 2 weeks and i have been lucidly dreaming for a week straight at this point.
No phone and naturally tiring the brain/eyes is a magic thing for your sleep quality
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