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Having Trouble Sleeping? Try These Ways to Fall Asleep
There’s nothing more frustrating than a sleepless night. I’ve been through plenty of them in my life and I can tell you that it’s no fun.
Not only is it stressful seeing the night pass you by, but the thought of the following day being ruined by the fact that you’re exhausted makes it even worse. How will you possibly function on no sleep once the new day starts? If you’ll be able to, it certainly won’t be easy.
Thankfully, there are a few things you can try out that may solve your problem. Try these things out, as none of them will cost you much money, if any at all.
10 tips for better sleep
10 tips for better sleep If you’re having trouble sleeping, change your sleep habits for a better night’s rest. By Mayo Clinic staff
Feeling crabby lately? It could be you aren’t getting enough sleep. Work, household responsibilities and child care can make sleep difficult to come by. Factor in other unexpected challenges, such as financial worries, layoffs, relationship issues or an illness, and quality sleep may be even more elusive.
Gretchen Rubin: 16 Tips For Getting Good Sleep
Sixteen tips for getting good sleep.
There’s a lot of advice out there about getting good sleep — it’s VERY important. We quickly adjust to being sleep-deprived, and don’t notice that we aren’t functioning at a normal level, but lack of sleep really affects us. If you’re feeling blue or listless, try going to sleep thirty minutes earlier for a week. It can really help.
Here are tips that have helped me get good sleep:
How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep
How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep
Help Yourself is created by University Counseling Services
1989, 1997 Kansas State University
Tried counting sheep?
Five Basic Strategies
Additional Strategies
Is Your Environment Conducive To Sleep?
Worrying about insomnia?
How Much Sleep do You Need?
Sources of Help
Trouble Sleeping, Insomnia, Overcome Sleeplessness. Restful Sleep, Institute of Heartmath (IHM)
Overcoming Sleeplessness
- What is Sleeplessness?
- Benefits of Restful Sleep
- A HeartMath TIP
- Tools for Solving Sleeplessness
If you struggle falling asleep at bedtime or wake up in the middle of the night and can’t get back to sleep, and this persists for a few days, a few weeks or longer, you suffer from sleeplessness, that robs your body of the rest it requires to re-energize you physically, mentally and emotionally. A typical form of sleeplessness occurs when you wake up during the night, realize you are wide-awake when you should be sleeping and then become anxious. Anxiety causes adrenaline to flood the system and adrenaline prompts the body into action – the opposite of what you need for effective sleep. (See our Recommendations) .
If this sounds like you, you’re not alone. Sleeplessness affects all age groups. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports that about 60 million Americans suffer from insomnia each year. The National Sleep Foundation reports that disordered sleep – difficulty falling asleep, light sleep or nonrestorative sleep for several nights or more weekly – affects nearly two-thirds of American adults at some point. It’s believed that sleeplessness increases as we grow older. More than half of older Americans have trouble sleeping and think it’s a part of aging. It’s not. (See our Recommendations) .
4 Month Old Baby Sleep
How your newborn sleeps
When a newborn falls asleep, she immediately goes into deep sleep. Newborns spend a lot of their time in deep sleep, which is why it is hard to wake them up (even to eat!) in those early days. But, that begins to change.
4 month old baby sleeps (and sometimes as early as 3 months)…
Childhood Sleep Problems Linked to Drug Use in Adolescence
April 12, 2010
Researchers have identified a long-term relationship between childhood sleep problems and subsequent alcohol and drug outcomes. “We found that ‘having trouble sleeping’ in early childhood, ages three to five, predicted a higher probability of ‘having trouble sleeping’ in adolescence, ages 11 to 17, which in turn predicted the presence of drug-related problems in young adulthood ages 18 to 21,” said Maria M. Wong, associate professor in the department of psychology at, Idaho State University. She added that “…over-tiredness in early childhood predicted lower response inhibition – that is, having problems inhibiting impulses and behavior – in adolescence, which predicted higher numbers of illicit drugs used. Over-tiredness in childhood also directly predicted the presence of binge drinking, blackouts, driving after drinking alcohol, and the number of lifetime alcohol problems in young adulthood.”
Wong noted that her study does not directly explain why this relationship exists. “Childhood sleep problems appear to have both direct and indirect effects… our previous work showed childhood sleep problems were associated with early onset of alcohol and drug use, which was a well-established risk factor for subsequent alcohol and drug related problems. This suggests a marker of alcohol problems that may be detectable very early in the life course.”
Childhood sleep problems and alcohol/drug problems in young adulthood
ScienceDaily (Apr. 7, 2010) — Sleep problems are a major public-health issue in the United States. In 2006, for example, more than half of 6th to 12th graders reported feeling tired or sleepy, and more than 30 percent reported having problems remaining asleep during the night. A first-of-its-kind study has found a long-term relationship between childhood sleep problems and subsequent alcohol and drug outcomes.
Results will be published in the June 2010 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research and are currently available at Early View.
“About one in 10 parents/caregivers think that their toddlers, preschoolers, and children have a sleep problem,” said Maria M. Wong, associate professor in the department of psychology at, Idaho State University, citing several studies. “The prevalence of problem sleepiness among adolescents and young adults, ages 12 to 25 years, is not only high but also increasing. Some serious consequences include increased risk of unintentional injuries or death, such as car accidents, low academic performance, negative moods, and increased use of alcohol and drugs.”
Gretchen Rubin: 14 Tips For Getting More Sleep -
Every Wednesday is Tip Day.
This Wednesday: 14 tips for getting more sleep – and why it matters.
Sleep problems and sleeplessness -
using hypnosis tapes/CDs for sleeplessness
Hypnosis tapes and CDs can be very helpful in dealing with sleeplessness in several ways. They can be used to keep one’s mind occupied and focused on sleep in a much more practical fashion than is typical of the thinking that usually goes on when one lays awake trying to sleep. They may be able to suggest acceptable ideas about relaxing and setting problems aside for the night so that sleep can come. They may also be able to offer suggestions about letting one’s self relax that amount to a new skill being learned that can be utilized on other occasions without the aid of the tape/CD. Hypnosis tapes/CDs provide a set of hypnotic interventions that can be accessed and utilized at any hour, day or night. They allow for a greater sense of control and an opportunity to “get to know” what messages are being delivered to the listener. Unlike a session with a therapist or hypnotist, tapes and CDs allow one to experience the session with whatever level of anxiousness about the experience that one feels a need for — and then allows the listener to listen again, more relaxed because there are going to be no surprises.
The most helpful elements of hypnosis tapes, MP3s and CDs for sleeplessness will foster a temporary soothing of frayed nerves and distresses (your brain will not want to risk forgetting stresses for more than the night), and will focus on imagery and suggestions that foster direct or indirect control over the things that seem to get in the way of falling asleep and staying asleep.