sleep better

How I did it: At time I could not sleep as I would have things on my mind... I started to write these things down during the day and before sleeping. This helped me get them off my mind.I also started exercising and physically wearing myself out and this also helped me sleep better.I don't work weekends so its always tempting to stay up very late and lie in the next day at a silly hour.. I stopped doing this... instead I started waking up at … Read how I did it…

How I did it: The main reason of me going to bed earlier is the fact that I have to work at 5am almost everyday, so it was like a natural process. Turning off the lights like one hour before going to bed can help too. The computer is a visual stimulation ofr your brain, it tells your brain to stay awake. I'll try warm milk with honey to see if it works on me :-) Read how I did it…

How I did it: It took 6 months to get my thyroid levels under control.  I still need 8 hours of sleep but not 12-14 hours! I had to go every month untill my meds were tweaked to just the right level.  Read how I did it…

How I did it: After a stressful time I was finding it very hard to sleep and had a lot on my mind. I found writing a list of what was bothering me before bed helped. I got it all down and didn't censor. Somehow getting it on paper instead of bubbling round my mind, made me able to stop worrying about things so much and I was able to sleep. Not only that, but over the days, I had a list to work from to sort things out.  Read how I did it…

How I did it: I changed my routine slightly - I was going to bed at 10 and waking up at 3 and 5 each morning.  I now go to bed at 11 and usually wake up at 7, occasionally I wake up at 6 but that isn't so bad as I then get up rather than just lying there trying to get more sleep. I had problems with my hip and back which also used to cause me a lot of pain and wake me up - those have now been sorted.I try not to let the day's events into my h… Read how I did it…