Health related articles: Insomniac’s time to sleep!
Insomnia has spread like epidemic disease that has been affecting millions of people in US itself.
Insomnia is a potentially serious sleep disorder that prevents person from getting the sleep needed by the individual.
If you are looking out for answer to the question “”why in the world can’t I fall asleep?” or if you are tuning and tossing on your bed and your mind is jumping from what all are the things to be done tomorrow, when you know that you will able to complete the do list only if you will take the desired sleep or manage to do somehow or may be even nothing with your exhausted and fatigued body around entire day.
An every day process of turning and not able to manage your sleep and you are companying the bats and owls in night.
Common reasons causing insomnia are:
- Sleep Apnea
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Depression
- Alcohol and other drug abuse
- Life changes and/or accumulation of life stressors
- Anxiety
- Circadian Rhythm Disorders
Going to physician is important as he will identify the cause of insomnia and focus appropriate treatment for it.
Also in mean while try these every handy and useful tips to make you fall asleep:
Breathing exercise:
When you focus on your breathing and on your body by altering the breathing patterns while relaxing your muscles the varying thoughts that goes inside you tends to take backseat and this makes you relax and able to slow down your mind so that you can sleep.
Hot bath:
Taking hot bath helps you relax and calm down and if you are not able to sleep within fifteen minutes then this is one good way.
Keep your room dark, so switch off lights and television and computer.
It’s important that you don’t allow your brain to be programmed as “being in bed” with “awake”. So don’t be in bed if you are not falling asleep after 15 minutes.
Don’t do anything that stimulate your brain like getting back to work, use computer, watch television or even listen stimulating music or be in bright light.
Sit quietly, rather meditate on emptying the thoughts in mind. Deep meditation is restorative for body.
Listening to low and soothing music helps.
Light reading will also help you to focus your attention somewhere else.
Drink Chamomile Tea one hour before you go to bed, and take a bit of Valerian root along with it.
Alcohol is not sleeping aid
It may make you sleep but the relaxation that you get when you sleep normally is not available with alcohol and moreover you may even have hangover.
Regular exercise:
Regular exercise helps in regulating sleep exercise but remember not to exercise two hours before sleeping that will activate your brain more.
Consult physician
You are not a psycho if you do that, rather it will help you from becoming a psycho.
Sleep well people its necessary for well being of your health and mind.
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Sleep is very important in life. Proper slkeep always makes you fit and healthy in certain ways.
Improper sleep seriously causes many problems. It makes a person restless when he getrs up next day. His whole day goes in restlessness.
The exercise and hot water bath is really very effective. Hot water bath makes you feel relaxed as your muscles and body is tired after a hectic day.
I am a counsellor and many times people come to me with this problem. Its just that your mind is continuously thinking all the time. Your mind also needs rest and sleep. I suggest meditation. It makes you very much relaxed.
Alcohol is totally poisonous for sleep. Once you get addicted to it for sleep, then you will be finished. You would never be able to sleep normally.
This is really a good article. All the remedies mentioned are normal. You don’t need to take more pain or effort to do any of them.
I usually had sleeping problems. I was used to taking sleeping pills before and it has got advesr effects on my body. Never ever take any medicines or any other stuff for sleep. You should try it naturally.
The methods are really useful for a sound sleep. I always make my room the darkest before sleep and within minutes i’m into my dream worlkd
As for me, I am sure that healthy sleep is a guarantee of a full day of activity. For healthy sleep i usually take hot bath and then listen to silent calm music. It always helps. The main thing is to be able to relax.