How to deal with pre-travel insomnia? [duplicate]
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I will be flying to Bangkok in a couple of weeks and for the fourth night in a row not getting any sleep (3-5 hours). This is affecting my performance now, especially at work (programmer).
EDIT: I wouldn't say that I am afraid of dying more than usual. I never had problems with sleep more than one night before travel (or project) myself (I always take sleeping pills), but never 5 nights in a row...
That this is travel related is on a large part assumption, I just thought it was (I wouldn't think Xmas is nearly exciting enough at 33 to loose sleep over 😭) and that some other travellers had it too, and that it's a very much solved problem, so instead of suffering insomnia or starting with sleeping pills it would make sense to ask here first...
How to deal with pre-travel insomnia?
Best Answer
Stilnox is an option. It's a pretty active sleeping pill. But be careful about dosage and dependency. Sometimes people take nyquil instead.
I try to be really disciplined about work hours vs. non-work hours especially when there's a trip where I will be working remote for the duration of the trip.
Try taking a day off before you fly so that you can run errands, do any research for the trip, but most of all just relax. Bangkok is a fun place with tons to do. You can show up and still have a great time without needing to plan anything. So don't worry too much about the trip. It's a really easy place to meet people too.
Hope this helps. Have a good time.
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Same way as with any other insomnia. Get a sleeping pill prescription from your medical doctor (there are many different kinds, which work better on different people). You can also use it in Bangkok to help with your jet lag.
Also if you do lots of travel preparations, such as research and booking, in the evenings, don't do this. Your brain keeps working full time checking whether you forgot to book/check/confirm something. Do all preparations in the morning; wake up an hour early if needed.
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