16 THINGS TO DO WHEN YOU CAN’T SLEEP
Trouble in sleeping at night? Try this when you can’t sleep easily as you used to. Sharing the best things to do when you can't enter into a Sleeping mode.
Are you experiencing insomnia right now? And, you are staring at the ceiling because you can’t sleep.
Of course, that’s why you are here, after googling for, “what to do when you can’t sleep”.
Not only for mental relief but also, for the entire body, sleeping on time is essential. It gives your body time to relax and recharge for the next day’s challenges. But what to do when your mind is stopping you from going into a rechanging mode? Or you are tired but can’t sleep anyway. That’s what this article is about. Here we are sharing the list of tips and tricks to get into sleeping mode quickly when facing sleeping problems.
Suggested Things To Do When You Can’t Sleep Through The Night.
1. Read a Book
Grab the book of your interest, and read when you can’t sleep. You can read interesting books in digital format on apps like kindle, Goodreads. But prefer to read a book from your bookcase that you purchased in printed formate. If you love reading when you feel low and alone, then this is the best time to focus on your reading and learning new ideas and concepts.
2. Listen to Soft Music
It is not time to listen to your favorite rock songs and remix songs, which also won’t let others sleep properly. Here, we are suggesting you listen to soulful, acoustic songs. So put your headphones on and listen to the playlists that calm down whatever is running on your mind, and let you sleep well. More than that classical songs are the best option to eliminate negative thoughts and relax your minds.
3. Use Helpful Apps, When You Can’t Sleep
If any tips or tricks are not helping you to sleep properly, then download relaxation and sleeping-help applications that are for mental harmony. Headspace is one of a kind app that helps you to have a better sleep by controlling unnecessary thoughts.
4. Write a Journal
Write A Journal
Still, can’t control your thoughts and worry about the future? Then write them down in your notes or journal. That’ll notify your mind, that you have to make a note now, so it won’t bother you anymore. Especially, when you are thinking about something creative or strategic during sleeping time, this approach helps you to stop overthinking at midnight.
5. If Possible, Just Get That Thing Done.
Are you thinking about the presentation or article you are about to complete the next day? If you are feeling overly excited or overly tensed due to tasks you about to do in next morning, then it is better to finish right now. That extreme feeling won’t let you sleep easily, so good for you to do it now, if possible. (But don’t keep doing it till the next morning.)
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6. Do Things That Feel You Boring
If you can’t sleep at night, then do something that you don’t like to do when you are fully awake. It can be anything from reading your old school books or even doing your homework. if you are in school/college. Doing such boring things when you can’t sleep, will help you sleep within twenty minutes or less.
7. Put On Your Eye-mask
If there is any way the light coming into your room and disturbing your sleep, then cover your eyes with an eye mask. Not having an eye mask? Then grab a hand towel and cover your eyes, so that you can sleep better. Even your mobile’s notification and charging LED light, can impact your sleep, so charge it in another room.
8. Body and Muscle Relaxation.
things to do when you can't sleep
Sleep is itself a way to relax your body, mentally and physically. But what to do when you can’t sleep, when it’s time to? Next here, you can follow some relaxation techniques that improve mental rest and help you sleep better. Progressive muscle relaxation is one technique, that enhances your sleep quality, by overcoming pressures and irrational thoughts, which are not letting you sleep.
9. Imitate, As If You Fall Asleep
Even if you are trying to sleep in various positions and now reach the moment of “I can’t sleep”, then you need to do this effective method. You require to trick yourself, that you are in sleep right now. Make yourself believe that you have fallen asleep. Lose yourself freely and imagine you are not in charge of your thoughts, relax your mind, and let it go in sleeping mode on its own.
10. Look for Room Temperature
You have adjusted your body cleanliness and temperature, but if you are still facing sleeping problems, then time to adjust your room temperature. Make sure your room temperature is at the optimum level of sleeping conditions. The too hot or too cold temperature will impact your sleep and keeps you tossing and turning the whole night. Turn on the fan or adjust the air conditioner to maintain the idle room temperature for you to fall asleep quickly.
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11. Take a Walk in Your Home or Balcony
Get out of your bed, if you fail to sleep in every attempt. Take a walk in your home a bit. Don’t rush to tv and think about watching boring tv shows to help you sleep. A tv or mobile screen at midnight damages your eyesight, and also will infect your routine sleeping habit. Just take a walk around your house, out of your bedroom and get back to your bed and try again.
12. Have a Bath and Change Your Clothes
Change Your Clothes
If you can’t sleep due to room temperature and sweating, then probably you need to take a shower. That helps you to sleep better, by relaxing your body and mental strain. Change your clothes and wear loose, breathing clothes, that lets air circulation pass freely. If you are feeling tired and still can’t sleep anyway, a midnight shower helps you to fall asleep quickly.
13. Change Your Bedsheet and Pillow
It’s probably an uncomfortable bed that won’t let you sleep easily. Then, try to change your bedsheet. If you haven’t changed your sheet for long, that also prevents you from sleeping restfully. Make sure you have good mattresses with the right clothing material, to give you quality sleep.
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14. Don’t Keep Staring at Clock
It’s absolutely normal that you keep checking the time at midnight when you can’t sleep properly. But, here we want you to try to avoid that. Why because, counting the time on repeat, ultimately gives you more worries over how much time left for sleep. And that will divert your mental calmness from thinking and can’t sleep anxiety.
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