PLAN YOUR SLEEP TO AVOID WORRY

 

Plan Your Sleep To Avoid Worry

It has been shown that if you plan your sleep to avoid worry, you will have a much greater possibility of getting a better night's sleep.

Leading up to bedtime, try and get into a relaxed mood and about half to one hour before retiring, get a pen and paper and write down your plans for the next day along with any worries you might have which will need dealing with.

Put the list away and really emphasize to yourself "Right, I've made my plans, I'm done dealing with this and NOW IS MY TIME FOR SLEEP".

The above strategy is a great help if undertaken consistently and along with relaxation techniques such as listening to relaxing music or using progressive muscle relaxation therapy which involves relaxing specific muscle groups one by one.  This latter helps focus the mind and therefore eliminate outside distractions or invasive thoughts and, most of all, the notes you made earlier which are for TOMORROW ONLY!

Sleep Music?

As I have written in my first post, dated 22nd September, I'm not really a big fan of music to help me relax (I prefer soothing speech) but it works for many as found by the hotel chain, Travelodge.  They conducted a recent survey and found that 84% of people listen to music as a way to relax at bedtime and top of the list is Coldplay, followed by Michael Buble.  Who'd have thought also that Radiohead would equate to relaxing music but it's apparently so!  Check out the article and list - you may end up listenening to something you wouldn't normally choose BUT it may be the best thing you ever did!
Coldplay Top for Sleep Music