" It's 2 am, why I still can't sleep?'
"It's 3 am, Oh my goddess, I really want to sleep!"
"Oh no! 4 am, seriously? I'm still awake? Well, I lose my hope..."
I used to talk those sentences to myself when I turned over again and again on the bed in midnight. Yes, I was a insomniac. You can't imagine how miserable it was when I struggled every night. Fortunately, I studied chapter 5 which talked about sleeping. One point is about insomnia and how to cure it.Honestly speaking, it's really saved me and I'll never forget this knowledge.
I always felt nervous when I went to bed. I'll think, what if I can't sleep this time. Therefore I was often in an anxious situation. As what this chapter says:" Many people don't realize that even most "good sleeper" take 15-20 minutes to fall asleep". I always worried about the time and felt more and more clear-headed. Then after I finished reading, I obey the advice which was put forward by James Maas. He suggested that people need to hide the clock. At the same, I stop dinking coffee and napping during the day. Then I felt tired and want to sleep in the night. I become more relaxed as well. Finally, I successfully fell asleep and had a nice dream.
After that, I realize how important the psychology is and it's really useful in every daily life. I think it's really a right decision to choose psychology this semester.
Fall asleep successfully: I made it!
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I also had trouble with falling asleep when I was much younger. I would always stare at the clock and think when will I fall asleep. I eventually stopped having these sleepless nights which may have been due to me not focusing on the clock. I also now go to bed a lot later than when I was little this may help me get to sleep because I still need to get up early so my body is worn out by the end of the day. I still sleep with a clock next to my bed but that is mostly to wake me up in the morning or I would continue to sleep until 2 or 3pm! I my opinion sleep is one of the most important activities we could do in the 24 hours we have in a day. Without a good night’s sleep we could not function as close to par as we do in society.
I'm glad to hear you're sleeping better now with the help of psychology! Half of the time the reason we can't fall asleep is because we're worrying too much about falling asleep. Chapter 5 was definitely an important read as college student because, let's be honest, most of us get very limited sleep, so I think it's important for us to know the most successful ways to achieve sleep when we are finally able to get it.
Wow, it is nice to hear that you actually took the tips and had great results! I have realized that it takes a lot to actually follow through with good and true advice that is given. Especially when it has to do with sleeping patterns and habits. All of us have such busy lives that we often sacrifice our sleep, resulting in sleepless nights as you described in your post. So we convince ourselves that "tomorrow" we will try harder to sleep better. But how many tomorrows will there be until we finally do it? Great inspiration and results for others and myself to get back on track!
I'm really happy that you could get cured! I'm an insomniac too, and unfortunately reading about it hasn't done anything for me. It seems like the more things I do to get rid of it, the worse it gets. I think it's good to be knowledgeable about it though.
Congrats on the good night sleep! I agree that chapter 5 was a fascinating read.