I have always had trouble sleeping due to "Monkey Brain". By which I mean not being able to switch off, constantly going over the things that I have done today or want to do tomorrow. I almost have no control over it.
My sleep has recently improved dramatically due to a few things.
1. In bed saying to myself when I'm about to go to sleep (after reading) "there is nothing I can do now that I can't do better with a good night's sleep".
2. On closing my eyes slowing and deepening my breathing. Also adding a hum on the outward breath I find soothing and relaxing.
3. With my eyes closed I focus on the peripheral left and right of my vision. This seems to take the strain off around my temples which is also relaxing.
4. I allow my mind to drift and don't fight or hold onto images or sounds it creates I just allow them to be there until they move on by themselves. I don't however think or analyze this is not conducive to sleep.
Other things I do to help sleep, I have however been doing these for a while.
1. going for a walk in the evening to "wrap everything up" mentally.
2. If I get a repetitive thought I cannot let go of. Getting up and writing it down so can let go of it tonight and work on it in the morning. In extreme cases if the thoughts or issues are stressful (very rare) getting up and doing a little work on it IE creating a plan of action for tomorrow can alleviate quite a lot of stress.
My sleep has recently improved dramatically due to a few things.
1. In bed saying to myself when I'm about to go to sleep (after reading) "there is nothing I can do now that I can't do better with a good night's sleep".
2. On closing my eyes slowing and deepening my breathing. Also adding a hum on the outward breath I find soothing and relaxing.
3. With my eyes closed I focus on the peripheral left and right of my vision. This seems to take the strain off around my temples which is also relaxing.
4. I allow my mind to drift and don't fight or hold onto images or sounds it creates I just allow them to be there until they move on by themselves. I don't however think or analyze this is not conducive to sleep.
Other things I do to help sleep, I have however been doing these for a while.
1. going for a walk in the evening to "wrap everything up" mentally.
2. If I get a repetitive thought I cannot let go of. Getting up and writing it down so can let go of it tonight and work on it in the morning. In extreme cases if the thoughts or issues are stressful (very rare) getting up and doing a little work on it IE creating a plan of action for tomorrow can alleviate quite a lot of stress.
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