Hello, fellow DV Members and guests. Over the years, i have suffered from insomnia alot. I got better at getting rid of it through time, but it always came back at some point. Especially with the thought of lucid dreaming going through my head. So, I decided to help you people, since my insomnia is decently gone.
Here goes. Feel free to discuss some of these ideas, or post your own. Good luck to all of you.
+Drink warm, or hot milk. You know how they say you do more growing while sleeping than you do during the day? it's apparently because of something in warm milk.
i don't necassarily know why this works, but i know it does. Not to mention, it's warm. That helps.
+Breathe through your chest during the day, and stomach when going to bed. The chest is your natural breathing spot during the day, and breathing through your stomach relaxes you more.You may not realize it, but you do breathe through your stomach automatically. So just change that.
++Don't toss and turn. Most of the time, Insomnia is caused by, what i like to call the rollover syndrome. It's (Obviously), when you can't stop tossing and turning at night. If you just STOP tossing and turning, and begin to resist the urge to, you will eventually be decent. If you are too hot, well, take off your blanket. still hot? well it's probably because you've exhausted yourself from all the tossing and turning you did. Try not to have it happen again.
+Get your energy out. Exercise, Go swimming, Walk instead of drive if you can. Or bike. Sometimes you get insomnia because you still got some energy in you. You can still fall asleep, but it's more difficult because you may not actually be ready to go to sleep.
+Take melatonin. Melatonin is a chemical naturally produced to help you fall asleep. There are melatonin pills that come in 3mg and 5mg. Dissolve a pill
under your tongue, and within 20 minutes or so, you will feel quite tired. You will become immune to it within a few nights of taking it, so take weekly breaks.
+Don't eat unhealthy at night time. Simple. the sugar keeps you up. I could get technical, but it's all pretty obvious i think. It's okay to eat a bit unhealthy during the day, (i mean, not very many people have much of a choice.) but at night it keeps you up. i think eating in general does, actually.
+Try to prevent, or supress stress. Stress can not only keep you awake, but it can be hurtful toward your dream recall. Meditation, or some sort of medication can help reduce stress.
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Alternatively, you should know that there is a signal that your brain gives off to test whether you are ready to go to sleep. It's when you itch and, like i said earlier, want to toss and turn. If you let the signals pass, (Not itching and tossing and turning) Then you will fall asleep easier.
Well, good luck everybody. hope this helps.
-Tradl3s
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