Insomnia

During most stages of our life, sleep is a natural process that we do without having to put in any effort, its like breathing, our body just seems to know how to do it without having to learn the steps. So for that reason, most people take it for granted. That is, until we reach a stage where sleep no longer happens as easily as we would like it to.

It becomes even harder to sleep when we have been depressed, anxious or even irritable. Eventually, it can turn into a vicious cycle.

For example, if we don’t get enough sleep, we go to work unrested. As a result, we have a terrible day. Because we have a terrible day, we go to bed with unresolved feelings that circulate negative thoughts around our mind. As a consequence, we struggle to sleep that night too. Thus the cycle continues.

Another problematic pattern can occur when we sleep in the next day to make up for our missed sleep the night before. This disrupts the sleep cycle, making it difficult to get into a predictable routine.

The hurdle we often face in getting to sleep happens when we find ourselves alone with thoughts that swirl around in our mind. Sometimes they can be seemingly pointless. But often they can be worrisome anxieties that we persistently ruminate about.

The most common rumination stems from feelings of doubt in our ability to handle a situation we feel uncertain about or powerless to control. And so in order to help wind down the thoughts that keep us awake, we often turn to numbing habits.

The simplest numbing habits are listening to music or staring at a screen. Some people watch movies, TV or browse the internet for hours to drown out thoughts and wind down. Some people even turn to chemical ways of numbing thoughts such as sleeping pills, drugs or alcohol.

These unhealthy habits are not the way we should be treating an unhealthy problem. In this guide you will find the answers, tips, tricks and tools you need to start getting a better sleep, its all got to do with the mind.