Insomnia is becoming increasingly frequent, and with all the night time noise and light pollution, it’s hardly surprising. Couple this with the fact that many people work in office jobs, or at least jobs which don’t require much activity leading to quite a sedentary life. This makes getting to sleep even more difficult. Thankfully, the pills sold over the counter and by prescription are not the only answer. Here are some tricks to try before giving in to the medicated way.
Step 1) Go to bed at the same time every night. Routine really does work, that’s why our mothers insisted on us going to bed at the same time every night, except on rare special occasions.
Step 2) Don’t sleep during the day. You may feel tired, especially whilst resetting you body clock, but you cannot give into the Granny Nap, it will only make it harder to sleep that night.
Step 3) Exercise is brilliant for helping you to get to sleep, if your muscles are as tired as your brain, your body will find it harder to resist the urge to sleep. It can also help prevent restless, wakeful nights as muscles are more likely to remain prone if well exercised.
Step 4) Have a bath or shower right before bed. It helps to relax your body and adding a few drops of your favorite soothing oil such as lavender or chamomile helps the effect. On top of that, you will be getting into bed clean.
Step 5) Read a fiction book, it can aid in relaxing you and make your eyes weary, despite being prone to insomnia, I know I can fall asleep within a page of reading a fiction book.
Step 6) Sleep in dark and quiet. Having lamps, radios and televisions on only serves to distract your brain and keep it in a state of heightened alert. This makes sleep much harder to attain.
Tips
If insomnia is a persistent problem, seek medical advice as it could be a sign of more serious health issues.