Sleep Quick Tip #1

03/08/08 21:46

Get rid of the alarm clock in your bedroom and you will get rid of a major source of frustration . When someone wakes up at night, generally the first thing they do is glance at the alarm clock. If what you see on the clock does not please you and you realize you woke up in the middle of the night yet again, you will trigger a stress reaction in your body and make it even harder for you to go back to sleep. Hormonal secretions will change, stress response will begin and the likelihood of you going right back to sleep is really slim.

Instead keep the alarm clock in another room. Make sure you can still hear it when it rings in the morning. That way when you wake up in the middle of the night there is no way for you to tell what time it is. You therefore decrease the stress reaction and make it easier for your body to stay relaxed making it easier for you to go back to sleep.

Think about it: it really doesn't matter what time it is when you wake up; it won't make a difference whether it is 11 pm, 3 am or 6:30 am. What matters is that you go back to sleep asap and the best way to do that is to remain relaxed.

So remember, get that stinkin' clock out of there and chill out when you wake up.

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