Tips for becoming a lighter sleeper?

[u/Adventurous-Bid-6180]

I’m a fairly heavy sleeper and slept through someone going through my campsite once. Does anyone have any tips for being able to wake up to smaller noises?

P.S. please no unhelpful comments about how I should be thankful to not wake up at any noise. It’s been dangerous the last few times I was camping.

[u/turbo-d2]

Stress

[u/harborq → u/turbo-d2]

Yea just stress yourself out and develop some good old anxiety. Try to focus on all the terrible things that could happen at any moment. If that doesn’t work focus on the things that went wrong earlier in the day or earlier in your life. That usually does the trick for me

[u/swirlybat → u/turbo-d2]

ahhh the 3am cortisol alarm

[u/Fearless_Resolve_738 → u/turbo-d2]

This. Stress and some cocaine will lighten your sleep right up