Avoid attempting to sleep until you’re already sleepy
It can be incredibly difficult when it’s 2 a.m. and you’re wide awake, but you know that you need to get rest. However, climbing into bed when you aren’t feeling ready to fall asleep will only set you up for more insomnia and a failed attempt at sleep.
Consider practicing relaxing activities like meditation, yoga, or listening to music that relaxes you, until you feel as if you’re more ready to sleep. If you haven’t been able to sleep after twenty minutes, get out of bed. Try working through your relaxing activities again until you’re tired enough to try to sleep.
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Brew a Cup of Chamomile Tea
Chamomile is soothing and works to calm your brain. You may find that just a cup or two helps you feel more relaxed and ready for sleep.
Take a warm shower or bath
The shift from the warm water of your bath or shower into your cooler bedroom will trigger a slight shift in your body temperature. This temperature shift may cause you to feel sleepier by slowing down the metabolic activity in the body.
Sip warm or hot milk
Science doesn’t really back the idea that milk will help you sleep. However, if you’ve had a habit of drinking warm milk before bed since childhood, the idea of a warm cup of sleepiness may be pleasant enough to help you relax and drift off to sleep.
Add in Leg Exercises
You may wonder if this tip is contradictory to the idea of not exercising before bed. However, some easy leg exercises such as leg lifts, squats, or stretches may help draw blood flow to your legs and away from your brain. This blood flow shift can help quiet your brain and make it easier to find sleep.
Count a few Sheep
Focusing on a single mental task, like counting sheep, can help settle your brain and make it easier to sleep. If you aren’t a fan of sheep specifically, consider focusing on your breathing as a useful way to relax.
Visualize yourself Sleeping Well
Picture yourself drifting off into a peaceful sleep as you practice muscle relaxation and deep breathing. Begin at one end of your body and clench and release your muscles from top to bottom, slowly encouraging total body relaxation.
