Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Do you toss and turn at night?

My husband can't sleep at night and it's getting so draining on both of us, especially him! It effects your life in so many ways. I have some tips that can help IF you are willing to try them :) Train your brain to sleep instead of training it to be alert! If you are tossing and turning in your bed every night or staying up watching TV because you can't sleep, your brain is being trained that your bed is a place to toss and turn and worry or that it needs to be alert and entertained and stimulated with TV every night. Here are a few tips: 1. Avoid napping, because you need to associate sleep with only one location. 2. Avoid active activities in bed. Again, your bed needs to be associated with sleep only. If you feel alert after sexual relations, you could plan that activity earlier in the day or somewhere else in your home. 3. Go to bed only when you’re sleepy. Get up at the same time every day. This trains your internal clock and you will get up at the same time every day. 4. If you start to toss and turn/worry, get out of bed. Do something that makes you sleepy...not watch TV! :)

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