any tips for sleeping when you're bipolar

Chamomile and study is a great combo @Former-Member, that'll help most people relax

Did get to sleep last night when i thought i might not! 🙂 🙌 🙌 🙌 (i get into periods where i sleep every second night). Put 6 relaxing Jack Johnson songs on loop. Thank God for tunes!

Jack Johnson is so calming @Jenn4, give me banana pancakes any day! Glad to hear that you got to sleep last night. Hope you are able to sleep tonight too.

Yes i slept from 8:30 to 7:30 with no help 🙂 (woke up at 5 something (been waking early a lot which is unusual for me) but then got back to sleep 🙂 ). I was stressed when i woke at 7:30 but then put Jack Johnson back on and now i am gooodd. Love that man.

I think paper would really help, like a notebook or something.

I've been diagnosed bipolar for last 12 months, but, have at times always had some diffuculty getting to sleep. The technique I use the most is one I used in High school. Basically boring yourself to sleep by counting backwards from 100 and visualising all of the numbers in your head. Sometimes simple is the best way. Normally I don't make it past 90, but, its something I've worked on for a long time. Might take a bit longer when you first start doing it.

I agree with the posts about Jack Johnson, in between dreams should do the trick as well!!! 😉