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Does anyone else find absolute silence difficult to deal with? In particular difficult to sleep in complete silence?

I think it started from a young age, being obsessed with music. Falling asleep with music.

As an adult, I still struggle with this and need some form of audio to drift off, be it music or something else.

More recently, I find stand-up comedy works best - it's light-hearted and doesn't require too much thought.

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[–] TheDubz87 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Try a fan. And this one's weird, but I have an analog clock in my room and the rhythmic ticking helps me sleep.

[–] chrisphero 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know were you are coming from and I know a few people who have a clock in the room and sleep… but I just can’t… the rhythmic ticking drives me crazy haha

podcast or audio books are my go to - sometimes I’m stuck on the same chapter for weeks

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I have an air purifier in my room that is always running so filling the room with humming and providing clean air.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I feel like the thoughts in my head would drown it out.