[koheripbal]

I sleep listening to old TV shows with earbuds. It completely cured my sleeplessness.

I was having stress related nightmares and inability to sleep, and now I sleep 8hrs reliably.

I have a Plex playlist that I play on shuffle for 8hours. There's about 30 days of content so it keeps my dreams fresh. They are all old episodes of TV shows I loved when younger. I listen only - never watch.

It works because you hear a familiar and comforting voice as you sleep. Sometimes you dream about the show - which can be funny.

For daytime stress, I use the technique I learned in the marines. Deep slow breathing. Four deep slow breaths tricks your monkey brain into thinking everything is ok.