Recovering from evening excitement

Posted by judybradford @judybradford, Sep 2 5:01am

Does anyone know how to recover from an evening football or basketball game, or concert where you listened to loud sounds and maybe were exposed to bright lights? Although I am calm during these events, I cannot get to sleep afterward. Most of the time, I do have a bedtime routine that works. But I do have a life, too. Xanax works but I hate being on a controlled substance where your body tolerates it and you need more over time for it to keep working.

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Sep 2 8:05am

Welcome @judybradford, I don't have that problem much anymore but I did when I was younger. I did run across some great suggestions in the article below but I'm thinking two minutes is a maybe.

-- Fall Asleep In Two Minutes With The Military Sleep Method
https://www.dreams.co.uk/sleep-matters-club/what-is-the-military-sleep-method
Do you drink a lot of caffeine or alcohol when you are at the events? Just wondering if that could be part of the problem falling asleep.