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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 546696" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Writing down those middle-of-the-night thoughts helps.</p><p>When I had trouble sleeping, I was told to only have 5 things on my nightstand: glasses and watch (where else would you put them anyway?), alarm clock (or across the room if need be), and a pad of paper and a pen. Mini-flashlight optional, so you can see to write. (I was single at the time so just turned on a light.)</p><p></p><p>No books, no electronics, no distractions in the sleeping room.</p><p>Make it as dark as possible, keep it cool. The rest of the house needs to be as light as you can make it until about an hour before bedtime, at which point you can switch to dimmer lights.</p><p></p><p>If you wake up in the night and can't get back to sleep in 15 minutes, leave the room. Go somewhere else and read something soporific. No electronics - seriously, these shouldn't be used within an hour of bed time, because they affect the brain in ways that make sleep difficult. When you feel sleepy again, go back to bed. Keep BED for sleeping (ok, that too).</p><p></p><p>And then... keep a regular schedule. Bed time the same every night. Get up at same time every morning. Meals at set times too. You need to reset your body clock. </p><p></p><p>Lack of sufficient quality and quantity of sleep is used as a form of torture, for good reason. It rapidly induces insanity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 546696, member: 11791"] Writing down those middle-of-the-night thoughts helps. When I had trouble sleeping, I was told to only have 5 things on my nightstand: glasses and watch (where else would you put them anyway?), alarm clock (or across the room if need be), and a pad of paper and a pen. Mini-flashlight optional, so you can see to write. (I was single at the time so just turned on a light.) No books, no electronics, no distractions in the sleeping room. Make it as dark as possible, keep it cool. The rest of the house needs to be as light as you can make it until about an hour before bedtime, at which point you can switch to dimmer lights. If you wake up in the night and can't get back to sleep in 15 minutes, leave the room. Go somewhere else and read something soporific. No electronics - seriously, these shouldn't be used within an hour of bed time, because they affect the brain in ways that make sleep difficult. When you feel sleepy again, go back to bed. Keep BED for sleeping (ok, that too). And then... keep a regular schedule. Bed time the same every night. Get up at same time every morning. Meals at set times too. You need to reset your body clock. Lack of sufficient quality and quantity of sleep is used as a form of torture, for good reason. It rapidly induces insanity. [/QUOTE]
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