Cant sleep, what do i do???

Question

the past few days i havn't been able to sleep at all, i go to bed and lye there trying to sleep but i just stay awake, no matter how tired i am just cant fall asleep! but i think ive figured out why:

im worried that i wont sleep and this makes me stay awake, and ive tried hard not to think about it but i just cant it seems impossible. then when more time passes and it starts getting light outside i get annoyed and this makes it even harder to sleep. how can i break the vicious cycle? ive not slept properly in 3 days and im really tired and want a good sleep tonight but i just know ill be awake all night, what do i do?

ive also been taking sleeping pills a few times but i dont want to rely on them incase i get addicted or something. thanks.

Answer 1

Here's nine priceless tips that work like crazy.

1- Stop worrying at night. When insomnia is happening to me it is because " I have million things to solve ". Then I say to myself "Stop, Magdalena. You can't resolve anything at 3 a.m."

2- Instead worrying,count backwards from 200, taking a deep breathe between each number and also visualizing clearly each number.

3- Or count sheep, but you should imagine only sleeping sheep

4- A superb trick is to move your toes of both feet at the same time, up and down, more than 30 times or until you feel tired and want to sleep.

5- Concentrate on "not thinking" pattern. And if comes any thought you gentle say "go away..."

6- To avoid insomnia, convince your spouse to give you a massage on full body before bedtime. It works wonderful. If not, even a scalp massage can be a big help.

7-Sleep on your back.

8- If you wake up in middle of night and can't sleep, get up and do something non stimulating. Go back to bed when you feel tired.

9-Yawn four-five times. It will be a signal for your brain that is time to sleep.

I hope I helped you a bit.

Answer 2

when i can't go to sleep i put on a boring tv show until it bores me to sleep.

Answer 3

you need to exercise, not just before bed as you not be able to sleep. take up the gym, jogging etc. then before bed a warm relaxing bath. Try it it will work!

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Read. Sometimes reading makes you forget about not being able to sleep. And if you think you cant sleep because your eyes just wont shut, put on those eye sleeper things. I think they sell them at Brookstone. You can also count sheep if everything else fails.

Hope this helps!

Maddi