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Mitigating things that prevent sleep mostly. If there are things that are keeping me awake I just get up and deal with them, it's faster than trying to ignore them or push through. Light bothering me? Block it or turn it off. Stuffy nose? Netti pot or go outside for a bit. Noise I can't stop? Create white noise. I get shin splints at night so I either compress them with bandages or sleep on my stomach with my feet hanging off the end of the bed and squish my shins. If I can't get my mind to stfu sometimes I'll get up and doze off on the couch or read a book, NO SCREENS! If the dog is laying next to me having a hand on her gives me the relaxing time brain chemicals, sometimes even if she is already leaning on me she'll do the crab scoot closer thing and that feeling helps too. Once in a while there is nothing I can do and I know I won't be sleeping, fortunately I have a job where I can take time off with little notice.