"I can not fall asleep..."
Often late in the evening or at night we turn inbed, and when it's time to fall asleep, we ask ourselves: "Why can not I sleep?" The reasons are different, and it is unfortunately impossible to fight with some, unfortunately. For example, some head injuries or heredity. However, incomparably more often the causes of insomnia are much simpler. Isolate nervous causes (overexcitement or overwork, stress) and material - when something prevents sleep. Below are some recommendations to help you fall asleep quickly.
To begin with, try to sleep less during the day. Of course, daytime sleep is very useful, but if you want to find a way to sleep when insomnia, they will have to sacrifice.
Take less funds to stimulate the brain. It's coffee, tea, alcohol, too sweet candy.
Once and for all, forbid yourself a tight dinner. Experts advise eating at least 6 hours before going to bed, and only low-fat food. Agree, it's rather curious - after a dense dinner we want to sleep an hour, but after a similar dinner, it's almost impossible to fall asleep. But nevertheless, it is so.
If something bothers you, but you are able tosolve the problem - do it. Do not delay this matter, think about how proud you are of you, finally putting an end to the unnecessary headache. Agree, in this situation, like a mountain falls from the shoulders.
Do so that nothing can disturbyou when falling asleep. If possible, turn off the phones, reduce the doorphone sound, check if the iron-gas-light is off. Let the superfluous thoughts do not visit your head.
It's more comfortable to fall asleep in the warmth, so if it's a cold season now, put a heating pad in bed, take care of a warm blanket.
Do not forget to ventilate the room before going to bed.
If the problem "I can not sleep" has long been reminiscent ofimagine, then try to understand yourself - why you can not fall asleep on time. The essence of stress is that we subconsciously oppress the secondary functions of the organism in favor of the so-called "combat" - those that are of paramount importance at the moment. The situation that provoked stress goes away, but the excitement remains. Try to overcome stress, analyze the situation and tell yourself that the problem is behind.
That which bothers you, you can even "put it on the shelves." Write down the "pressing" problems on paper, then - describe your further actions, how you will solve them.
Do not start a new wave of experiences on the topic "there are only 5 hours left, but I still can not sleep." New experiences, especially - on this matter, guarantee you a failure.
Write some story. It can be monotonous. For example, if you like to play football, imagine how you go out on the field, do a series of tricks, score a goal, then again run after the ball. Such abstract thoughts help to plunge into sleep. Over time, even develop a reflex - the body will be like receiving a command, when you begin to "tell" this story.
Observe the regime - go to bed at least about the same time. So you also train your body - you are taught to fall asleep at this or that time in spite of everything.
Now - about medicine. Modern drugs, unfortunately, do not eliminate the cause of insomnia, but only drown it. They will help only the first time, and then the body will get used to and stop responding to these pills.
If you tell grandmother from the village "I can notsleep, "she advises, of course, herbal collection. Which exactly is most effective - will prompt in a phytoapteke. Do not interfere with honey - eat a day or two tablespoons.
In general, do not stop your insomnia with handfulsineffective tablets, but try to find the cause. Probably, for this purpose it is necessary to visit the psychologist. Most likely, the problem lies on the surface, and it will not be difficult to solve it.