They are a bit of a revelation ! Not saying they will work for everyone but they have really helped me wind down and get off back to sleep.
I'm a hcp working in ICU.
My sleep pattern is absolutely abysmal at the moment, partly due to perimenopausal issues (mainly anxiety and lack of confidence, dwelling on incidents at work that I feel inadequate dealing with) partly due to alternating night and day shifts for years on end and also ongoing health probs (have sciatica plus recently undergone some investigations, awaiting results). I've ended up going to sleep late (midnight) then waking early, in bed during the day pre and post nightshifts, also had some b**y awful shifts in full ppe with no breaks. At 54 I really want to retire but that's a few years off sadly. I was seriously thinking of asking gp for some zopiclone for night shifts.Then the other night found some asmr tracks on youtube by chance. First was a rainy night in a library with a crackling fire ! Picture of cosy flickering candle lit library (I know - cheesy
), lovely fire with flames moving, embers shooting off and gentle sound of wind and pattering rain. I shut my eyes and fell asleep within minutes. There are others too, a picture of a candle lit cafe, rain on the windows, background jazz, tinkling of cups, I just shut my eyes and imagined the scene. Even if I don't drop off straight away, it just takes the edge off things.
I can't link but if you look you'll see how peaceful the images are, combined with background sound effects. Just a thought if anyone is struggling to sleep 