FinjaminPoachFeb 14

What advice or tips do you have which sound like nonsense but really work?

https://lemmy.world/post/43128705

What advice or tips do you have which sound like nonsense but really work? - Lemmy.World

When I can’t sleep, I turn around and sleep “upside down” - moving my pillows to where my feet were beforehand, and my feet to where my head was beforehand - and I stick with that for a week or so. It gives me a week or so without insomnia and then wears off, so I have to turn myself back around for the next 7-12 day period. Admittedly this could just be a me thing, but let’s put our faith in this method and let the power of placebo effect take hold. Boom, minor bouts of sleeplessness are cured. What are your own examples of this?

Show threadBarneyPiccoloFeb 14

If you can’t find a comfortable temperature when you’re sleeping under blankets, just stick one foot, and maybe part of your lower leg, out from under of the blankets. It acts like a radiator, and will release much of your excess heat.

A kid showed this to me at a childhood slumber party, and it’s been a useful tip ever since.

Show threadReyaliFeb 14

But then the monsters might eat my foot!

Really though: I have a visceral aversion to having my feet exposed like that. If I’m lying down or even sitting on the couch, my feet must be covered. I could have no other blankets, except on my feet.

Show threadBarneyPiccolo
Yeah, you have a different issue.
Feb 14 at 5:03pmWeb
Show threadReyaliFeb 15
Nah, it’s that I would love to be able to use it as a radiator like you suggested, but I have a sensory problem with exposing my feet like that. It’s really annoying actually, because I have some chronic conditions that make me more heat sensitive now, and even though I know it would help a ton, I still can’t stand the feeling of my feet being exposed.
Show threadApathy TreeFeb 16

Idk how much it would help you, but if you can source some fairly common stuff and do some mild DIY, you can make a cold pack that “freezes” at room temp and lasts a super long time.

youtube.com/watch?v=Nqxjfp4Gi0k

DIY Supermaterial Could Save You From Heatstroke: Salt based PCMs

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