# I finally found something to help me sleep

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 19, 2017, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-found-something-to-help-me-sleep/799282 "2017-10-19T13:44:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Plumpudding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Plumpudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plumpudding)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-found-something-to-help-me-sleep/799282/1 "2017-10-19T13:44:59Z")

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I’ve been struggling with falling asleep ever since high school. _When_ I fall asleep, I can sleep forever, but it’s been difficult/impossible to keep a schedule.

But I finally found something that actually helps: Midsomer Murders!

It is interesting enough for my thoughts not to drift, but it is boring enough that I don’t pay attention. And there are so many seasons! And each episode is one and a half hour. So when I’m done with them, I’ll just start over again, since I can’t actually remember much of it.

Maybe it’ll help someone else, I don’t know.

(I’m not sure if this belongs here, or in MPSIMS…)

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**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-found-something-to-help-me-sleep/799282/2 "2017-10-19T13:55:48Z")

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I also like watching shows that aren’t very engaging. Shows that help me fall asleep:

[How It’s Made](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0835010/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) – Short clips of how different things are manufactured

Yoga videos – Lots on youtube. Calm, repetitive talking and peaceful music. Since there’s no story, it’s easy to doze on and off and not realize it.