insomnia?
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- blaw0
Everyone I speak to seems to receive great benefits from a regular yoga routine. Adding a few days of exercise that concentrated on getting the mind focused and relaxed may be the ticket. Good luck and feel better soon.
- janne760
i am drinking tea that will force me to sleep
- Witt0
I'm sure you'll be sound asleep by the time I post this solution to your problem.
- Lifeinvector0
There is something you can do to shut down your thoughts. I have been practicing it a lot lately. Thoughts are usually a reflection of either the past or the future – usually worry over something. People spend so much time worrying in their lives, and for what reason? Worry never, ever changes anything. It only brings stress to your body.
The present moment is what can help you escape your thoughts. There are lots of ways to get in that mode. Breathing exercises, for example. (Or simply listening to what's around you right now.) Meditation was designed to quiet the thoughts in your mind.
Take deep, deep breaths. Concentrate on the feelings inside your body. Focus on your belly & the air being pushed in & out. – Do this every night before you sleep & it will become easier & easier over time.
(This concept of living in the present has changed my life recently, btw. If you're interested, I can recommend some books.)
- Lifeinvector0
Or if you're not into the Eastern practices, how about something more psychological. Like as soon as you wake up, tell yourself – "Tomorrow I can think about these things. But now is the time for sleep."
Just an idear. ;)
- 23kon0
i thought i had really bad insomnia for years but then i gave up drinking tea or coffee in the evenings and i get to sleep ok.
stimulants like that, even the tiniest amount can keep you awake. stuff like smoking grass is bad for keeping thoughts wandering and keeping you awake.
try giving up tea/coffee in evenings if you drink it then.
dont lie in bed worrying about not being able to get back to sleep, go through to another room and sit reading a book or magazine (tv or pc will just waken you more). then when you feel tired - go back to bed.
the reason you are doing this is so that your body doesnt associate "lying in bed" with "not being able to get to sleep".
ya dig?
- Bender0
I watch Seinfeld, and I never get past the first five minutes.
This is after having tried just about everything under the sun.
- marky_brown0
If you do enough regular exercise you'll sleep fine ... boring but true.