Tips For Better Sleep

I sure have problem sleeping. After all, I sometimes ended up using computer, watching TV or even doing some Maths on bed. According to this article, they are the main prob. I bet I m not the only one with this.
Hope it's useful for ya.
S


Tips For Better Sleep
Johns Hopkins University
By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Posted on Sat, Jan 05, 2008, 12:26 am PST


* Only use your bed for sleeping or having sex, not for reading, doing paperwork, watching TV, snacking, or making phone calls.
* If you've been lying in bed but are beginning to fear you're not going to drop off, try some of these techniques: Count sheep or count backwards from 100 (one of my favorites) to stop yourself from thinking about the problems of yesterday or tomorrow; breathe deeply for awhile; or visualize some peaceful place.
* If you can't get to sleep after lying in bed for 30 minutes or more, get up for awhile. What to do? Try reading something incredibly boring.
* Develop a bedtime routine.
* Keep regular bedtime hours.
* Before bedtime, avoid tobacco and caffeinated beverages (not just coffee, but other drinks like tea, cola, and Dr. Pepper).
* Avoid alcohol right before bedtime — a nightcap might get your mind fuzzy enough to put you to sleep, but such sleep may be interrupted by periods of awakening. By contrast, the stress-lowering effect of a drink with dinner may help to promote sleep later.
* Avoid naps (or falling asleep in front of boring TV programs, as I do).
* Try to get up at the same time every day rather than sleeping in on weekends.
* Exercise every day, but not shortly before bedtime since exercise gets the adrenaline going.
* If you use an illuminated clock for a wakeup alarm, place it where you can't keep looking at it to check the time.
* Buy a firm mattress and keep your bedroom well ventilated (a cool temperature works best for me).
* And you might also try some of these: a warm bath, warm milk, light bedtime snack, massage, or quiet music (which turns itself off automatically).
* Use earplugs for extreme quiet.
* If you have a painful joint or a headache, take a pain pill before bedtime (but be sure it doesn't contain caffeine).
* Avoid stimulating reading or television shows late at night. (S: Is net activity count as one?)

If the insomnia stubbornly persists, check with your doctor to make sure some underlying health problem (such as depression, anxiety, hyperthyroidism, heart failure, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) isn't keeping you awake. If all is well, you might ask for one of the several types of prescription sleeping pills that can be useful in the short term.




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Thanks for posting it,S

I have teh same addiction

i think my reasons are;

(1) Downloading GG stuff from the net
(2) Anime Downloading
(3) PS2 Games
(4) Homework which is due tomorrow morning
(5) Anime watching

which i usually ended up sleepy only at around 3 and 4

Well if that's that case, you can set a routine.

nah, routines and schedules are seriously not mah type

It's bad for health, and you need to live abit more longer. ^^

lol ... i know, i'm feeling weaker and weaker these days... i think i need sleep

Kei wrote:

lol ... i know, i'm feeling weaker and weaker these days... i think i need sleep

I know.. Same here.

Um,both of you are right.But sleeping late is like a diet for me XD

... i lost like ... 5 pounds just from a month of lack of sleep >.<

i mean it's like UNUSUAL for a growing teenager boy in his 17-18s rite?

anyways , let's not go further off topic

Ok then (this time,this is not spamming).

yea right , stop reading those porno books tt get u dreams when u sleep , okay?
lol

just kidding bro ;D

"Tsk tsk, I don't read those kinds of books. You know what I mean"

Ara ara.. this seems abit off the high-way. I have been counting sheeps and while I was drowsing, one smashed into my face, making me knocked back out of sleep.