Mistake 1: Non stop chatter, constant worrying and a rewind of the day's events
As soon as we hit the pillow, there seems to be a rewind of the day's events and a constant chatter in our heads as to whether we did that right or did this wrong. This happens to so many of us that we can count almost everybody in. This is the single biggest mistake that people make and don't even realize they making it. Before they know it, it's the crack of dawn and then their brain decides to switch off only for the alarm clock to go off a few hours later, and then disaster strikes, "we can't get up and we're nearly late for work."
Mistake 2: Trying so hard but failing
When scientists carried out a study in America, from which they could examine sleep problems and how fast it took people to sleep in different circumstances, what they found was that sleep is down to our brain activity and nothing else. The first group of insomniacs from a sleep clinic were told that who ever fell asleep first would win a prize of $500. The second group of insomniacs were simply told nothing. What they discovered was that the first group took 3 times more time to fall asleep than the second who was not told anything but to just relax and sleep. What we have to understand is that the brain will fall asleep when it's ready, not when we want it to, and therefore trying to sleep is counter productive. "Sleep is not something you can do, but have to let happen by letting go."
Mistake 3: It's gotten so bad, you've convinced yourself that just a poor sleeper
Many people who go on sleeping badly for months or years even, then convince themselves that they're bad sleepers as a defensive measure to try and feel better and say "there's nothing wrong with me , I'm normal." While it's true that they are not abnormal in any way but accepting this problem is like giving up and so therefore if one is convinced they are a poor sleeper, they will carry on sleeping poorly and never get rid of the problem. And lets face it, we're not born with insomnia or sleep deprivation, why accept it.
Mistake 4: Fear of Insomnia, hence the rush to Sleeping Pills
When people hear of the word Insomnia, the thought of someone crazy with huge dark circles under their eyes comes to mind. But many insomniacs are normal everyday people who just look more tired than those who sleep some what better. Many people who have trouble sleeping, rush to sleeping pills like it's the only answer and very quickly become addicted to them. As they take the pills, not do they only start to become used to them hence requiring bigger and stronger doses over a short period of time, they also suffer the side effects such as headaches, day time drowsiness (hangovers), and reduced brain cell activity during the day thus loss of concentration and lower levels of energy during the day.
Mistake 5: Little or no exercise resulting in low SMR brainwave activity during the day
Athletes and people who exercise regularly, have high levels of what is called Sensory Motor Rhythm (SMR) brainwave activity during the day to which in comparison people who don't exercise have a very low level of. Scientists believe that it is the level of this band of brainwaves during the day which determines when the brain switches off during the night. Higher SMR activity in one's brain means the brain is more active during the day resulting in quicker and more uninterrupted fall asleep times during the night. It's this band of brainwaves that people suffering from Insomnia and sleep deprivation lack during the day, and therefore resulting in constant sleep problems.
Mistake 6: Taking it easy after a bad nights sleep - Bad Idea!
When most people have a bad night sleep, they obviously feel tired during the day and therefore sometimes take the day off work and decide to take the rest of the day easy. Lousing around, they hardly get any daylight and also do very little physical activity such as going upstairs or anything which requires energy. Doing this keeps the SMR brain activity as low as possible and again does no good for the next nights sleep either. Getting as much exposure to daylight and fresh air shuts down production of Melatonin, a hormone which tells your body to feel sleepy during the dark at night or in dark conditions bringing about better sleeping conditions.
Mistake 7: The bedroom and your bed is for SLEEP and SEX only, it's Not your Living Room!
Due to the fact that sleep is very difficult to get by now, many people start to associate the bedroom with staying awake as they can't sleep when they go to bed. They go to bed in a state of worrying as bed is not their favourite place. It's boring and tiring not because they get sleep but because they don't get any. As they begin to associate being awake and the bed together, they begin to do many other activities such reading surfing on the internet with their laptops and many more things on the bed during the day than what should be done. The brain automatically associates the bed with the state of being wide awake. Once this happens, it becomes very difficult to sleep at night on the bed as the body happens to be very used to the feeling of the bed and no longer finds it relaxing once we retire to the bed after a long hard days work.
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