How do you wind down in the evening?

[Gardenlover]

A cup of chai tea and two lemon snap cookies is a good start for me.

 

[MarciKS]

I usually get everything ready for the next day if I hafta work and then get my meds down me for the night. Get into my jammies and depending on my mood I either play Stardew Valley or I watch TV. Sometimes I fall asleep watching tv. LOL!

 

[Jules]

We watch 1 to 1.5 hours of some TV. Then it’s time to read whatever on our iPads. By 11, it’s bedtime. Listen to gentle podcasts and hopefully drift off to sleep by 11:30.

 

[Lewkat]

I read.

 

[Happy Heart]

Snuggle with my cat, read or watch Andy Griffith shows, again. Try no to think too much about the world's affairs.

 

[Lawrence00]

Listen to a variety of "sleep" music on YouTube. I play it all night.

 

[Jules]

Listen to a variety of "sleep" music on YouTube. I play it all night.

So I’m not the only one with an addiction. Mine is the sounds of nature or light music on podcasts. When I wake up in the middle of the night, I now have to turn something on. Usually it’s the sounds of very stormy weather.

 

[moviequeen1]

Every evening after dinner, I read daily devotion guide 'Upper Room',selection from the Bible as I'm listening to local classical radio station. Then I tackle the daily NYT crossword which usually takes me 15- 30 min to finish
After that I'll read my book or magazine
Around 8:30-8 :45 I'll turn on TV start'channel surfing' looking for something to watch
I'm in bed around 9:45

 

[Pinky]

I read.

Ditto

 

[PeppermintPatty]

A hot shower
Change into clean pj’s
Take my medication
Do a quick facial
Drink some herbal tea
And read until I get sleepy

 

[dilettante]

ASMR videos. Some of them are so hypnotic that I'm out in minutes. I have adjusted my TV's "night" setting to pretty darkened.

 

[Remy]

My stepfather calls at 7pm. If he calls on time. He ruins every evening for me.

 

[Rose65]

My wordle and Qwordle, then reading. Oh and a glass of wine. I like Wine O'Clock.

 

[jujube]

If I wound down any more than I am the rest of the day, the clock would be going backward......

 

[hearlady]

I look at Senior Forum.

 

[MissRJ]

I do not wind down for very long.
I stay wound up.

 

[helenbacque]

Read or work on a jigsaw puzzle on my iPad until I feel drowsy.

Electronic jigsaw puzzles are much more fun than the ones that used to tie up the dining room table for days.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

If I eat a snack (or late dinner) then watch TV or do stuff on my tablet, next thing I know I'm waking up to go to the bathroom.

 

[officerripley]

Wind down? What's that?

 

[Pepper]

Vape THC late afternoon. One puff lasts the night.

 

[birdy]

I don't. It's awful.

If there is a show on that I can really become engrossed in, that will help a great deal. Right now I just jump on the treadmill. It's not working.

 

[Murrmurr]

Wind down from what?

 

[Murrmurr]

Vape THC late afternoon. One puff lasts the night.

Lightweight.

 

[Pepper]

Lightweight.

It's shameful I know but in my defense it's very high THC density. 86% I think.

 

[VaughanJB]

I don't.

In fact, I've had a terrible relationship with sleep my entire life. I've always been someone who went on until I couldn't go any more. That's when I slept.

Many moons ago I discovered I could get by on three to four hours a day. It involved taking naps at set times. I loved that (it was great for studying and working on complex projects). Of course, it's not healthy - it's just more hours. Not to mention, I couldn't do that now.

I always have something I'd much rather be doing than sleeping. Man, my relationship to sleep is your worst kind of dysfunctional relationship. Frankly, it's immature and silly. I can't overcome the feeling that I'm missing out on doing something.

That said, I was prescribed a medication to take in the evenings, and one of the side effects is tiredness. It works. These days, an hour to two hours after taking it, I have an irresistible need to sleep, which is better. Still, it's forced as it were.