These are some staggering facts about insomnia. Take a moment to review the data. In this blog, we will take a run at creating good sleep hygiene habits to get you to sleep and help keep you asleep. The brain works better with consistency when it comes to sleep. Providing a static bed time, good warm down rituals all help prepare you for quieting your mind to relax.
How do you stop the mental engine from running through your day or the next day? Self-soothing techniques are the way to go. Do you know how to do diaphragmatic breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, thought stopping and mind relaxing tools? Biofeedback, yoga, stress management, exercise, proper nutrition, hypnosis, acupuncture, medication, and mindfulness meditation are all avenues to explore. Lastly, this graphic gives you point by point ideas to consider.