very informative..Im a long time insomniac and only just now getting to feel like im getting there . ill try these techniques tonight. ive also tried counting backwards from 100 but spelling each word backwards...restless legs i find magnesium and iron tablets helped ..as well as a natural sleep tea..believe me when i say i have had EVERY sleeping pill to no avail..they are awful things some of them..thanks for the video.
Ughh, insomnia is terrible, isn't it. I hope my techniques can help. I'm practically immune to sedatives too, but there's something I've been doing lately that has really helped me sleep: As soon as I get out of bed in the morning, I go outside into the daylight. I take my coffee and phone with me and just sit there for 5-10 minutes to let some natural light into my eyes. It needs to be outside, not through a window if at all possible, and not while wearing sunglasses. This small thing has made a huge difference. I fall asleep more quickly and easily and generally don't wake during the night. I hope it can help x
Something I've found helpful recently is that I have a night time routine where I use a couple of apps for tracking things during the day and a meditation app etc. They help my mind to let go of the day and I have found that staying sitting up to do these things is helpful. My fatigue is at a level that sitting up for long is hard and I spend a lot of the time bed bound, so I don't have that 'the bed is only for sleep' option that is usually recommended for sleep hygiene, but by staying sitting up while I do my night time routine I feel like I'm telling my body 'I know you lay down a lot of the day but this time, when you lay down it is time to sleep because everything to get ready for sleeping is done'
Thanks for the input. And that's an excellent point about the "only use the bed for sleep" thing. It really doesn't work for people with chronic illness who are bedbound most of the day and night. Many of us have no choice but to work from our beds. That's a good trick though - telling yourself that when you lie down it's time for sleep. Having that little physical change can really help your brain create associations that can cue you to fall asleep.
Rolling eyes really works for me. I imagine I am rolling my eyes when they are closed around a clock. I make sure to follow the circle. make a circle with my eyes Sometimes I loose my focus but it works
I go to bed with my phone playing something. Do you think this is also some kind of symtoms of insomnia? 😂😂 Pardon my English. And always thank you for your heart to share ❤❤ from sleepless in South Korea
Annyeong hashimnikka! Thanks for the feedback. The current advice says it's not good to be on your phone in bed. Bed is supposed to be just for sleeping. But it's so hard not to! I still do sometimes. Just make sure you have a red filter on your phone at night, because the blue light emitted by devices will signal your body to stay awake.
