What should I do after watching a scary video that keeps me from sleeping?
here's what I do in similar situations (: I hope it can help someone!
first, I focus on calming down if I'm still actively panicking from whatever I watched. I do breathing exercises, I listen to calming music, and / or I take anxiety medications in severe cases.
when I'm able to, I focus on something else to distract myself and forget that I was scared in the first place. that might be watching a video on youtube, playing a game, talking with friends, or watching a tv show. immersing myself in it is suuuuuper important. the goal is to forget about the scary things entirely if possible. creepy games or games with jumpscares are definitely not recommended since they could make it worse.
after that, calming myself down physically after being ramped up from anxiety helps me sleep. I do this with lavender aromatherapy, a warm shower, asmr videos (facials and massages are really nice for some reason?), dog grooming videos (I highly recommend shu and tree for cute puppies!!!), or self-massages with my favorite bath and body works lotion.
good luck !! I hope some of that can be useful in the future <3
first, I focus on calming down if I'm still actively panicking from whatever I watched. I do breathing exercises, I listen to calming music, and / or I take anxiety medications in severe cases.
when I'm able to, I focus on something else to distract myself and forget that I was scared in the first place. that might be watching a video on youtube, playing a game, talking with friends, or watching a tv show. immersing myself in it is suuuuuper important. the goal is to forget about the scary things entirely if possible. creepy games or games with jumpscares are definitely not recommended since they could make it worse.
after that, calming myself down physically after being ramped up from anxiety helps me sleep. I do this with lavender aromatherapy, a warm shower, asmr videos (facials and massages are really nice for some reason?), dog grooming videos (I highly recommend shu and tree for cute puppies!!!), or self-massages with my favorite bath and body works lotion.
good luck !! I hope some of that can be useful in the future <3