I can't sleep! Any advice?!
Question: I've had sleep problems on and off since I was a teenager, and I'm in the middle of one right now. I lost my job about a month ago (it had nothing to do with me, the position was eliminated, but I was still really upset about it) and at first all I wanted to do was sleep. I'm a night person, but I was going to bed between 8 and 9 pm every night and waking up by 8am every morning for the first couple of weeks. Anyone who knows me knows that is very strange. But now I just can't sleep. I go to bed but just wind up laying there for 2 or so hours before I finally fall asleep, then sleep through the day. Any suggestions how I can get back to a somewhat normal sleep pattern?
Answers: I've had sleep problems on and off since I was a teenager, and I'm in the middle of one right now. I lost my job about a month ago (it had nothing to do with me, the position was eliminated, but I was still really upset about it) and at first all I wanted to do was sleep. I'm a night person, but I was going to bed between 8 and 9 pm every night and waking up by 8am every morning for the first couple of weeks. Anyone who knows me knows that is very strange. But now I just can't sleep. I go to bed but just wind up laying there for 2 or so hours before I finally fall asleep, then sleep through the day. Any suggestions how I can get back to a somewhat normal sleep pattern?
1) Try drinking Chamomile Tea during the day.
Chamomile Tea promotes calm and relieve anxiety at bedtime.
2) Do some exercise
Exercise allow your body to combat eliminate stress. Thus, allowing better sleep
3) Talk to someone about your problems
Your body will feel better after releasing your problems, n you maybe surprise if that person can help you too....
Learn to "Be Bigger than your Problems" ~ T. Harv Eker
Cheers!
drink night quil
Try not to sleep during the day, and do some chores just to make your body tired a bit, so it will need a rest at night. If that won't do, try reading or watching some boring program on tv. That will help.
I am a non-sleeper and I put on a CD of books on tapes and let them read to me. I'm often asleep before the first sentence ends.