January 13, 2016

Sleep better in 2016

Whilst insomnia affects around one in every three people in the UK, generally experiencing trouble sleeping is a problem for many more of us. And seeing as January typically signals new starts, we wanted to give you some tips to ease you into a deep night’s sleep, every night.

“The reason why sleep can start to suffer can be a variety of reasons such as ill health, stress or a life event,” says Kathryn Pinkham of The Insomniac Clinic.

This is then what leads to us using our bedroom for every thing but sleep, such as watching TV, reading and using our phones. “Soon, our mind and body begins to attach our beds to activities that aren’t sleep. So, the reason why a sleep problem starts can vary but the reason it continues is always down to the changes we make to try and rectify the problem”.

So what can we do to combat the problem once and for all? Kathryn has some advice:

“My advice is to go to bed later so you know you are truly tired enough to sleep. Set your alarm for a reasonable time and get out of bed so that your drive to sleep can begin building before you go to bed again. If you find your self lying in bed awake for more than 15 minutes then leave the bedroom and only return if you feel you can go back to sleep.

“Finally, if you have a lot on your mind then get into the habit of wiring your thoughts down before you go to bed so that they are less likely to pop up when you wake during the night.”

Sweet dreams!

Stephanie Bolton

@StephanieBolton