Sleeping Through The Night

When you go to work each day without a full night of sleep behind you, it can make your life very taxing; after all, this cycle seems to perpetuate itself until you are always feeling tired, and are never seeming to be able to get enough sleep. While it is true that there are some complex problems that can create sleep loss, the first thing you should do – if you are experiencing trouble sleeping – is explore the easiest solutions, seeing if any of them work for you, before visiting a doctor or taking other, more drastic measures.

Check your mattress: Poor sleep is frequently caused by people sleeping on a mattress that is no good for them; each person has slightly different needs when it comes to a mattress, and if you go to most mattress specialists, they will be able to assess exactly what it is you need.

Sleep when you are tired: Another reason people find themselves tossing and turning throughout the night is that they actually go to bed long before they are tired – going to bed simply because “it is time to go to bed”; instead of doing this, you should begin to wait until you are tired before you go to sleep, and as you wake up at the same time each day, your body will begin to learn what time it should get tired, and you can listen to your body and go to bed at that time!

Unwind: It is perfectly normal for most people to go nonstop all day, and then to drop into bed; get in the habit of unwinding and relaxing for about thirty minutes before bedtime, and you will likely find that you sleep much better throughout the night.

If you try these three things and are still sleeping no better than you were before, it might be time to seek the help of your doctor; but try these three things first, and find out whether any of these things help you get a better night of sleep!