NoSleep

I'm not exaggerating — I spent 3 years averaging 4-5 hours of sleep. Tried everything: melatonin, magnesium, sleep restriction therapy, CBT-I, blue light glasses, weighted blankets.

What finally worked was embarrassingly simple: the 4-7-8 breathing technique, done consistently every single night for 2 weeks.

The first few nights I didn't notice much. By night 5, I was falling asleep faster. By night 14, I was sleeping 7+ hours consistently.

My theory on why it works when other things didn't: it's the only technique that physically forces your body to slow down. You can take a supplement and still have racing thoughts. But you can't breathe at 4-7-8 rhythm AND have a racing mind — your body won't let you.

I use Lunair to guide the timing because counting in my head was distracting. But honestly, even setting 3 timers on your phone would work.

If you're dealing with insomnia and haven't tried structured breathing — give it 2 weeks. Not one night, two full weeks. That's when it clicked for me.