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Your body can hold stress and tension without you realising it.
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Let your mind know those things it’s hanging on to have been taken care of for the night. Do this by either writing in a journal or by making a list of the things you need to remember. If bedtime is like a welcome mat for worries, regrets, guilt – anything that’s hard to let go of, get them out of you.
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Your body knows how to sleep, and it wants to, but your mind can get in the way. Try to make your bedtime one that will let you get at least seven hours consistently. This will work better for you than having some late nights and some trying to catch up. Try to go to bed at the same time every night. Researchers have found that a consistent bedtime is one of the most important factors in getting a good sleep. Work out one that feels lovely for you – a warm shower, a relaxation exercise – whatever will give your brain a gentle warning that it’s time to wind down.
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Staying in bed when you’re struggling to fall asleep will only strengthen the association between bed and restlessness – and you know how that ends up.
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Try to stay away from screens and go for a puzzle, a book or a mindful colouring book. If you don’t fall sleep in about 20 minutes, get out of bed, go to another room, and do something relaxing for a while until you start to feel sleepy. It took time to build the association so it might take time to undo it. Be patient though – this might take time. To make this happen, the only things that should happen in bed are sleep and sex. The goal is to break the association between bed and restlessness and have bed trigger feelings of relaxation and calm. If your bed has become the place you toss and turn, worry, and try to wrestle your eyes closed these are the feelings that will be triggered when you settle for sleep – not the restful, peaceful, blissful, exquisite … okay – stopping now.