How to fall asleep earlier?

Question

my problem is... that i can't fall asleep earlier than 1am and if i go to bed earlier i'm laying on it and staring at the ceiling... it sucks cuz i wake up around noon everyday... what should i do?

Answer 1

* Don't nap for any more than 15-20 minutes per day. It can throw off your sleep cycle and make it harder for you to get good sleep at night.
* Try not wearing socks for an hour before you go to bed and putting them on right before you go to sleep - the shock of warmness and comfort helps some sleep.
* Wear appropriate clothing in relation to the weather. Don't forget your feet - cold feet can keep you awake! Keep a sweatshirt or an extra blanket right next to the bed, just in case you get too cold at night.
* Avoid leaving your TV or music on overnight. If you need it to fall asleep, use the timer feature to make sure it turns off by the time you usually fall asleep.
* Close your eyes! It may sound obvious, but when staring at the ceiling (or whatever else) it is hard to fall asleep.
* If you can't fall asleep within the first 40 minutes of going to bed, get up and do something else until you feel sleepy. Lying in bed awake for long periods of time will cause you to associate your bed with not sleeping.
* You may try using a particular ritual before you go to bed that will make you sleepy. For example, taking a warm bath, reading a relaxing or even dull book or drinking a glass of warm milk. Also, the scent of lavender will calm you down and may make you feel a little sleepy. If you have lavender scented body splash or perfume, you can try scenting your pillow with it.
* Too hot? Learn how to sleep comfortably on a hot night. Too cold? Learn how to sleep when it's cold.
* Try taking a cool shower before going to bed. You wash off a good deal of what might make you itchy, especially if you've been outdoors and have a bug bite or two.
* Keep bedroom clutter to a minimum so the last thing you see at night is your bed, not all the little things that need to be taken care of.
* If you don't fall asleep quickly, don't lie there "trying" to go to sleep -- just tell yourself you'll rest for a while. When you stop trying, you just might fall asleep.
* People with Attention Deficit Disorder (with or without Hyperactivity) sometimes find that stimulants (caffeine) calm them and help them sleep. You may know someone who makes a pot of coffee just before bedtime.
* Here is how you can find the optimal thickness for a pillow: Stand comfortably with your back against a wall. The distance between the wall and your head is the ideal compressed pillow thickness.
* Kill the Noise. Having distracting noises that startle you can spike your heart rate. Find a quiet place to sleep.
* Try to sleep with a window open to have some fresh air come in on a cool night helps me sleep very well.
* If you are struggling to sleep due to changes in your sleep cycle, take one dose of Melatonin before you go to sleep. Continue this routine for a few days, or as instructed on the back of the medicine bottle. If you still cannot establish a regular sleep cycle after taking Melatonin, do not continue to take Melatonin. Seek advice from a Pharmacist or Physician about your irregular sleeping habits.


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Answer 2

How To Sleep Earlier

Answer 3

To break that cycle you would have to get up earlier so that you would actually be ready for sleep earlier at night. You may even been sleeping too much if you are sleeping more than 8-9 hours a day. Too much sleep can make you have less energy and not feel well.

Answer 4

For hundreds of years, Mom's around the world have given their children that could not fall asleep, Warm milk. Try it. It works. Just warm it up a little in a small pot and drink. Another thing for specifically you is to work your way backward. Drink the milk at 12:30am and go to sleep. Do this for about a week. Then Drink the milk at midnight for about a week etc until you work back to where you want to. Set your alarm to wake you at 9am. After a week re set your alarm at 8:30. It will work.

Answer 5

Don't ever take the sleeping pills route!!

1. They will damage your liver big time and you can get into serious health problems.

2. You will get hooked up on them and you won't be able to have a normal life any more if you don't take your pills everyday.

The sleeping pills industry is damaging our health by capitalizing on our ignorance, and by distracting people from effective and natural ways to deal with this problem. I had been taking prescription sleep medications [Ambien] for over 5 years. It stopped working and I simply took more. Still did not work. Nights were very difficult - medication put me to sleep but I would wake up after 2–3 hours with a strong sympathetic response (fast pulse, pounding heartbeat, wide awake alert). It was a very difficult cycle to break. I was really in bad shape due to lack of sleep.

After years of struggling I was able to cure my insomnia naturally and pretty fast. I followed the Sleep Tracks sleep optimization program, here is their official web -site if you want to take a look: http://www.insomniacure.net

Ohhh..and Good Luck!

Answer 6

Talk to your doctor about sleeping pills, start waking up earlier so that when you lay in you bed you are tired, work out earlier in the day so that you will get tired sooner

Answer 7

You could try taking some melatonin for awhile just to help you reset your schedule. You can get it over-the-counter at most pharmacies. You should take a 1 mg tablet a half hour before bedtime.