Regularize Your Sleeping Habits: 1. Reschedule Worrying and Brainstorming
Regularize Your Sleeping Habits: 1. Reschedule Worrying and Brainstorming
Having trouble sleep? Here are some tips for you to regularize your sleep cycle
which is very essential for keeping good health and staying energetic throughout the
upcoming day.
1. Reschedule Worrying and Brainstorming
If you wake during the night feeling anxious about
something, make a brief note of it on paper and
postpone worrying about it until the next day when
you are fresh, and it will be easier to resolve the
problem.
2. Maintain a Regular Sleep Schedule
Go to bed and wake up at around the same time
every day. Doing so, your body will get used to this
particular routine and it will be much easier to fall
right to sleep. Irregular sleep schedule confuses your mind making it harder to sleep.
3. Keep Your Room Slightly Cool
A lot of people like to keep their bedroom warm and comfortable but, cool air makes
you sleepy and makes it less likely that you'll wake up with night sweats.
4. Hit the Lights
It is not enigmatic that our bodies are accustomed
to sleeping in the dark and we are sensitive to
changes in light. Therefore, when your bedtime is
near, switch off the lights or dim them and avoid
using electronic items (laptops, mobile phones
etc.)
5. Use your Imagination
Lost in the world of imagination, you may often be lucky enough not to notice that
you have drifted off into your dreamland. Think of something very calming and
imagine a swinging pendulum with your eyes closed.
6. Don't indulge in Activities other than Sleep
You should only be doing one thing in your bed, and that's sleep. This will condition
your body to sleep once you lay on bed. Indulging in other activities like reading,
talking, watching shows disrupt the quality of sleep.
7. Comfortable Bed
Make sure you have enough space on your bed to stretch and turn comfortably.
8. Dinner Timings
Eat dinner early; at least three hours before
going to bed and a light sack an hour before
going to sleep. If you go to bed with full or empty stomach, you will find it difficult to
sleep properly.
9. Exercise
Having a daily or semi-daily exercise has been shown to help you fall asleep faster.
Exercise within two hours of the bedtime as late-night workouts can energize you
and keep you awake.
10. Comfortable Clothing
Try putting on loose cotton pyjamas or a long nightshirt.
11. Have a Bedtime Prayer
A short but regular bedtime ritual that you perform every night before bed is a great
way to condition your body to fall asleep.
12. Regularize Wake up Time
Try to maintain your regular wake up time on weekdays and on weekends.
13. Doctor’s Help
There are often symptoms for which you should consult a doctor:
1) Chronic sleepiness and fatigue
2) Problems breathing at night
3) Constant waking headaches
4) Sleep paralysis
5) Disturbing thoughts
6) Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)