Sleeping Difficulties
When we are stressed, anxious or coping with a lot it can be difficult to sleep and stay asleep. Counselling can help with sleeping as it can be a place to off load. As well as this there are other things that might help. Try these in no particular order:
- Reduce you caffeine or stop drinking it after 6pm.
- Reduce 'diet' drinks they contain Aspartame which can have a caffine like effect
- Lift heavy weights for 30-60 mins a good few hours before you go to bed.
- Try writing down your thoughts in a journal whilst in bed if you can't switch off
- Try magnesium supplements, these relax the muscles
- Don’t watch TV in the bedroom
- Concentrate on your breathing
- Close your eyes as you breath in deeply, open your eyes as you exhale. Repeat for a few minutes, this can put you in a relaxed, almost trance like state. This is very powerful if done correctly.
- Get rid of the clock or turn it around, the more we check the clock the harder it may be to fall asleep.
- A hot bath about an hour before bed.
- Try to go to bed and get up at the same times every day.
- Reverse your thinking - instead of thinking things like 'must sleep' try thinking 'must stay awake'.
- Go backwards through your day in your head.
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