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What do you think about when you are trying to get diff to sleep to help you sleep

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Pringlepopping · 21/01/2023 06:56

Sometimes I think back on past holidays

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emptythelitterbox · 23/01/2023 03:21

Some chillhop from YouTube and then I think about my accomplishments from my day so I fall asleep happy.

Trez1510 · 23/01/2023 03:29

I recite the states of America alphabetically.

If I get to Wyoming, I recite them backwards.

Natsku · 23/01/2023 06:58

MerylSqueak · 22/01/2023 22:21

I too have a long running story I revisit and explore different bits of. It's set in another world that I drop into and I play through different scenarios and relationships. It's been going for years now. It's quite repetitive but l love rooting out a new storyline to follow. A lot of it is set in a forest near caves by a river. In real life, this would be really impractical as I'd be plagued with midges but they don't bother me in my fantasy.

I wish I could just not be bothered by things in my fantasies but I always have to work out a way to solve the issue e.g. perfect house next to a lake but of course there'll be mosquitoes so I have to add some really good mosquito trap that magically doesn't harm other flying insects. I can't imagine a house with more than two stories or with lots of lovely balconies because I'm afraid my children will fall out of windows/off balconies even though its my fantasy and I control everything my brain won't ignore the WHAT IFS!! Argh!

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flapjackfairy · 23/01/2023 08:24

@Natsku
I know I do that but now I change the details to suit my mood. So in my remote Scottish cottage I sometimes have a dog or a cat (or both )depending on whether I think i would feel lonely being so isolated.
But if I am fed up of people and want a break then I have neither animal.
It is daft but I think what would happen if I died as no one would know about it . Would I be one of those people found months later all mummified! It's mad isn't it but there is no limit to the possibilities in your imagination . You are not limited by circumstances or money etc so it is nice to dream.
I always think that if I am ever imprisoned for a long stretch I could wile away the time living in my fantasy life .

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