I find there are times where my mind is racing 100 miles a minute as soon as my head hits the pillow. I am either worrying about work or finances or I just thinking crazy stuff. Also,I should mention that I am a shift worker and it is hard for me to have set hours of nightly sleep. Sometimes things going on in the world pop their ugly head up just as I am trying to get to sleep. This usually occurs when I am trying to sleep during the day(although sometimes at night).
I also get sleep anxiety at times usually on the days and nights I am scheduled to work. I get the fear of oversleeping or waking up groggy and end up waking hours before I have to. Or I fear that I may have scary or weird dreams and it will disturb my sleep. I have the bad habit of checking the time when I can’t sleep which makes things worse.
How do I cope? Well I have picked up a few habits that have helped me curb this problem. I have started drinking caffeine-free herbal teas before I go to bed. I also find listening to music and/or doing some light reading before helps as well. Even watching something funny on YouTube can help as it keeps my minds off some of my troubles.
Even I am going to sleep, I found that I have to curl up my body and to focus on pleasant thoughts like beautiful landscapes, beaches and even kittens and puppies. Also,breathing exercises that I have read about online and put them in practice. I require virtually no noise meaning even a white noise machine and whale music is out.( It often gets difficult during the day with all the noises outside.) I need a cool room to sleep in but a warm bed. Mercifully my mattress is warm during the winter but need the fans going in the summer as my bedroom is the hottest room in the house.
I still struggle with sleep at times as anxiety and depression get the better of me. But with these things and others that I am researching I hope to nip this in the bud.
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