One thing that really bugs me is when I'm absolutely shattered, go to bed and then can't sleep! Then I don't want to get up in the morning and go through the entire next day on auto pilot. Here's a few things I tried to rectify this.
Turn off your TV or anything else that is causing you to think, such as a laptop etc. You may think that these will help you fall asleep but in fact they are keeping your mind active.
You get into the mindset that you can't sleep when in effect it is you who are stopping it. Turn of the distractions and you brain will turn off too.
Now this is a tip that students use when they need to study. Get yourself a non fiction book that is full of facts but has zero entertainment value. Your brain recognizes how boring this is and shuts itself down, enabling you to fall asleep.
You need to so something to make you tired and physical exercise that really pushed you is the best way to do this. Your mind and your body will both switch off through exhaustion.
Although some people say all exercise will do this, I tend to stick to cardio and resistance work. Yes I have that buzz immediately afterwards, but by the evening my body is crying out for sleep.
If you are visually assisted, remove your glasses or contacts before you go to bed, there are two reasons for this.
If your eyesight is bad without your visual aids, there will be few distractions and secondly your eyes will relax quicker and want to close.
How many of us are late night snack people and feel that we can't sleep until we've eaten? This is a fallacy that you have brought about yourself by eating too late. You will want to go to sleep but your brain will keep you awake by thinking about what's in the fridge. There is also the probability of weight gain to consider here, so knock the late night eating on the head. - 31875
Turn off your TV or anything else that is causing you to think, such as a laptop etc. You may think that these will help you fall asleep but in fact they are keeping your mind active.
You get into the mindset that you can't sleep when in effect it is you who are stopping it. Turn of the distractions and you brain will turn off too.
Now this is a tip that students use when they need to study. Get yourself a non fiction book that is full of facts but has zero entertainment value. Your brain recognizes how boring this is and shuts itself down, enabling you to fall asleep.
You need to so something to make you tired and physical exercise that really pushed you is the best way to do this. Your mind and your body will both switch off through exhaustion.
Although some people say all exercise will do this, I tend to stick to cardio and resistance work. Yes I have that buzz immediately afterwards, but by the evening my body is crying out for sleep.
If you are visually assisted, remove your glasses or contacts before you go to bed, there are two reasons for this.
If your eyesight is bad without your visual aids, there will be few distractions and secondly your eyes will relax quicker and want to close.
How many of us are late night snack people and feel that we can't sleep until we've eaten? This is a fallacy that you have brought about yourself by eating too late. You will want to go to sleep but your brain will keep you awake by thinking about what's in the fridge. There is also the probability of weight gain to consider here, so knock the late night eating on the head. - 31875
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