Can't Sleep

Hit the desk in the summer and with the holidays rolling around I've had a crazy hard time going to sleep. Work has been stressful but nothing out of the ordinary, just lately the past 3-4 weeks I've been getting in bed around midnight but don't fall asleep until about 2-3 am. My mind just keeps going and won't shut off. 

I've tried melatonin and it really didn't help much. help a struggling analyst out please! I'm a zombie with 3-4 hours of sleep

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Try Zzzquil, liquid form not the pills but only use it occasionally and try exercising more.

 

Smoke some pot. You're not gonna change your lifestyle and it's way better than taking sleeping pills or drinking yourself to sleep. At least try CBD.

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Yeah agree. Indica is especially good for many people before sleeping.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

Yeah workout more. Go for a run to tire yourself out in the day.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

easy to do for an IB analyst 

I assume you are being sarcastic.  I would assume that your quality life has to suffer a bit, if you are on call all the time

 

I try to stay on the supps 

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

Yeah and if you're going to go with CBD oil, might as well throw in some THC through a good Indica. It will mellow you out for sleep. Millions do this. 

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

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Reading 30 mins before bedtime has helped me, also put your phone away 

Bruh - you posted this at 3:21am. Do you even sleep - or are you in Europe?

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

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