Tips for Overcoming Problems With Falling Asleep

Tips for Overcoming , Problems With Falling Asleep.
Well+Good spoke with sleep experts
for tips on dealing with sleep difficulties.
Here are some of their top suggestions.
Make time for worrying, If laying in bed and worrying about things
is what's keeping you awake, make time
and space to worry before going to bed. .
This just means taking a few moments
before bedtime to write down
any worries that are on your mind,
whether they are small or large, Rebecca Robbins, PhD, associate scientist at Brigham and Women's Hospital
and instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School, via Well+Good.
Paradoxical intention, This cognitive behavioral therapy technique involves
getting into bed, leaving your eyes open and
focusing on staying awake instead of falling asleep.
It’s just about staying in bed
and saying to yourself, ‘I’m going
to stay awake,’ without doing anything
else or looking at any screens, Shelby Harris, PsyD, Author of 'The Women’s Guide to Overcoming Insomnia'
and a clinical psychologist and sleep specialist, via Well+Good.
"Cognitive Shuffle" , This imagination technique was created
by Luc Beaudoin, PhD, an adjunct professor
of cognitive science at Simon Fraser University.
This practice involves first thinking of a word with
at least five letters and then thinking of and visualizing
words that start with each letter of that word.
The visualization and neutral aspect
of this technique can help turn off
the analytic, verbal narrative part
of the brain that often keeps us up, Shelby Harris, PsyD, Author of 'The Women’s Guide to Overcoming Insomnia'
and a clinical psychologist and sleep specialist, via Well+Good.
The practice has the same core
concept of counting sheep, but it
is more engaging and imaginative.