I must have noise to go along with going to sleep. Usually thats an audio book or long-form video essay type YouTube videos. I wear one earbud to bed if I’m sleeping at night with my girlfriend or just blare it from the TV if I’m sleeping alone during the day (rotating shift). I feel like when I don’t have engaging audio and I’m trying to sleep I can’t quiet my mind enough to sleep. A fan or random ambient noise isn’t enough for me.
Yeah, for me if I didn’t have something to pay attention to my thoughts would never let me drift off.
ive tried a few times when in a hotel or any shared sleeping space, never fails to keep me awake. i used to have that problem with the thoughts but as long as I’m holding something/someone I’m usually good