Have you ever started to count sheep when you couldn’t fall asleep? Did it work? Well, if it didn’t, here are four sleep techniques you could try to support your rest.
- Creating a Healthy Sleep Environment
Treating yourself to a comfortable sleep environment could be the solution. Yes, you do not need to go fully overboard with plush king-sized beds and feathered pillows, but you could find a blanket that isn’t itchy and overly uncomfortable. Maybe you could try sleeping in the dark or sleeping with a lamp, depending on how you normally sleep.
- Distractions
Trying to read a boring book so boring that you fell asleep in the first sentence is not an unlikely scenario. However, in this case, we want this to happen; boredom is often a main source for sleep, and if you attempt to think about boring things, read boring books, or look at boring things, sleep may occur easily.
- Physical activities
Doing more active and physical activities during the day can help your body fall asleep more efficently. When our bodies are more tired, we tend to fall asleep faster, because our energy is all used up, leaving us tired. Better get running!
- Limits
Limiting certain things also may be a good idea, such as limiting
– Caffeine,
– Worry/ anxiety,
This can disturb your rest into a fitful sleep.
– Eating and drinking directly before bed.
When fluids and food enter your digestive system as you lie down to rest, your sleep may be disorganized by the active system.
Link: https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/how-to-fall-asleep-fast/