How do you overcome insomnia?

Answer 1

Things you could do to overcome insomnia:

• Make sure you have regular sleeping habits. Go to bed at the same time each night so you can set your circadian rhythm or internal clock. And also rise at the same time every morning. Just as important is arising at the same time each morning. You have to know that our bodies are actually routine junkies, they love routine, patterns and schedules; it makes them function at their best

• When you can't fall asleep do something monotonous that is not too exciting or does not make you think too much

• Relax and develop rituals before bedtime, sex is the only excitable thing allowed before sleep. Also try meditation, yoga, tai chi, praying, whatever works for you to relax you and make it easier to fall asleep. Also only use your bed what it is made for: sex and sleeping, no work no tv or reading books
  

• A nice warm bath will relax you enough to fall asleep

• Exercise during the day to use up your energy and make you tired

• Drink a glass of warm milk and eat a light bed time snack

• Drinks and food like coffee, colas, chocolate, alcohol, and also cigarettes can cause insomnia, so try not to take them at least 5 hours before going to sleep

• Make sure the setting is comfortable enough to sleep
  
  
  
  1. Make your bedroom as comfortable as possible, use colors that you like in your bedroom
  2. Make sure the room is dark keeping out the light with curtains or shades. Use an eye-mask if necessary
  3. Soundproof your bedroom to keep noise outside. When you go to sleep turn on a small turning fan or some light music at very low volume, this will drown out the outside noises. Put in earplugs if it helps keeping noise out
  4. Buy the bed that is comfortable to you, no matter what it is
  5. Keep the temperature right, cool it when it's too hot and warm it up when too cold
  6. Wear loose fitting clothes
  7. Hide all the clocks. When you have set the alarm for the morning hide the clocks, the less you know about what time it is the better you'll sleep

• Acupressure uses pressure on certain points in your body to help you get over specific complaints or ailments

  I heard from an acupressure point known as the "Inner Gate." This point is between the 2 tendons in your wrist about 3 fingers from the point where your hand is attached to your wrist. Pressure on this point is meant to help you sleeping
  
  
  There are many sleep aid wrist bands available out there

Usually insomnia should go away by itself within 3 to 4 weeks, if not you should pay a visit to your doctor