Sleeplessness Cure

The medical term for sleeplessness is 'insomnia'. The term simply means, a person's inability to sleep. If it's just the occasional sleeplessness night, there is no reason to worry. But every night if you find yourself, often staring at the ceiling, counting numbers from 1-10 or tossing and turning, then you got a problem! Your desperate measures to get sleep ain't working. You go to bed every night and fear for another sleeplessness night. Your worries can be laid to rest as we are now going to talk about the causes of insomnia.

Our day-to-day stressful lives could be one of the reasons of having a sleepless night. Some of the psychological reasons that contribute to sleeplessness causes are stress, anxiety, and depression. There could be other physical reasons such as health issues and various medications. The other factors that influence the sleeping patterns are overuse of caffeine and alcohol, jet lag, long work shifts or night shifts, and noise pollution.

Remedies

General Tips to be Followed Before Bedtime

• Avoid consumption of alcohol, caffeine and nicotine before going to bed
• Try to unwind and allow your mind to relax before bedtime
• Drink a glass of warm milk
• Take a warm bath
• Remove or cover the clock in your room
• Work out in the gym, 3 hours before bedtime

These are quick tips that demand a little change in your lifestyle. Apart from the above tips, there are some relaxation techniques which you can practice for good, uninterrupted sleep. You can conquer your fear of insomnia by following these relaxation techniques.

Mend your Mind
Since insomnia originates from the mind, the best cure would be to tame the mind. There are certain practical mind techniques which can help you relax and get rid of the torture of a nightmarish night. Let us concentrate on a technique that helps you to control anxiety and thus, relaxes your body. Do it, step by step.

Step 1: Find a comfortable position in a cozy and quiet room. Keep your mind away from any wandering thoughts. Concentrate on a particular part of the room.
Step 2: Get up and walk around after 1 minute. Then get back to your seat and repeat the exercise.
Step 2: Think of something that makes you happy. Try to recollect any happy moment or a person or a thing that delights you. Imagine yourself to be a part of this thing. Do this for 5 minutes.
Step 3: Be aware of the sensation around the neck muscles as it moves down to your arms and then to your leg muscles. As this sensation travels down, you will feel relaxed. Try to remain in that position for sometime. Then get up and walk around a bit and then repeat this exercise.

Mend your Body
There are certain physical relaxation techniques which can help relax the tense muscles and bring about a good night's sleep. Do it step by step for 30 minutes.

Step 1: Select a comfortable place and lie down perfectly still. Tense up the muscles of your arms and legs as much as you can. Hold on to this tight feeling for a minute and then gradually release the tension, first from your legs and then from your arms.
Step 2: Relax your body and rest for 5 minutes. Repeat the whole process twice.
Step 3: Concentrate on the feeling of your muscles and let them go limp and lifeless for the rest of the time. Try to relax by breathing slow and steady.

There are other relaxation techniques like yoga, listening to music, reading, shopping, having a warm shower before bed, and massage. Relaxation is again a state of mind. You can go ahead with whichever technique works best for you.

Relaxation is the key to a good night's sleep. You must have heard about or even tried out these relaxation techniques. For some, it might have worked, while for others it might not have worked. Nevertheless, there is no harm in trying them again. If they do not help at all, you can consult your doctor. Drugs should be used as the last resort in sleeplessness cure.