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How long does it take for you to fall asleep?
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An hour maybe to get some light sleep, and I can't get to deep sleep until 5 AM easily.
I remember a few years ago that suddenly this topic came up with friends, and turns out almost everyone sleeps nicely after 1-5 minutes in bed.
And I thought my case was normal (it's been like this since I was a kid). But I've been probably losing years of life without a way to gain them back. Depressing.
The time it takes to fall asleep is called sleep latency, and mine is also around an hour so you're not alone. In my case I blame a combination of ADHD and Aspergers, which means that my brain literally always wants to think about interesting stuff rather than quiet down. For about 10 years now I've been using ASMR videos as a sleep aid and it helps immensely. I use the ones with people talking and it totally occupies the speech centre of my brain, cutting off my brains ability to keep thinking about whatever interesting thing it wants to think about (it's hard to think complex thoughts while also trying to absorb what someone is saying)
If it makes you feel better, I also take about an hour most nights to go to sleep.