Sleep is effected by biological and social environment. In the pandemic situation, people have been indoor for a long period of time. When we stay indoors for a long period of time, we lose our daily working rhythm and makes it difficult to follow daily routines and to get a good night’s sleep. If you are in stress, having some sleepless nights is expected. But if this becomes a regular thing, then it is something to worry about. Here are some tips below that can help to prevent turning one night’s poor sleep into many nights of insomnia.
- Keep your electronics away at least an hour before your bedtime so that your mind won’t distract when you want to sleep.
- Keep your bedroom dark at night to help you sleep better.
- Try to keep same bedtime every night. This will help your body to follow the same sleep cycle every night.
- When we don’t fall asleep, we just start tossing and turning and when we do that our mind starts racing. The sleep doesn’t come and we become frustrated. In that scenario, the best option is to take a break from trying to sleep. Most of us have been through those nights. Now, what to do when we take a break? I would suggest to read a book or just lie down with eyes closed and listen to some soothing music in low volume. I personally like to listen OM chanting and it works like magic for me.
- Stop thinking about sleep. Take rest and try to reset your mind so that your mind can come into relaxed state. When your mind comes in relaxed mode, your body will become calm and prepares you for the required sleep.
- When we force ourselves to sleep it becomes very harder to sleep. Don’t be anxious and just focus on relaxing your mind and body. You will see that the sleep will come at its own time.
Trust your body. Our biological system tells us when our body needs sleep. When we become overly anxious about sleep, we make it harder for our sleep system to do its job and loose our sleep cycles.
If your sleepless nights continues, always seek medical help to find the root cause and follow the guidelines given by your medical practitioner.