I must beat this.

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/how-sleep-better/


Documentary by Prof. Robert Winston.

He is the bees knees, so to speak.

Thanks

I will be sure to check this out.

That was quite interesting to watch.

I'm odd, which by now I will cheerfully admit. I didn't know until my forties that I was night blind, though I had guessed it and got checked, retinitis pigmentsosa. To cut my own story short, my own stuff is stable.

In any case, I was a kid, interested in reading, and so my parents let me put on a light;

I still read at night with a light or mild lights around. First, I need to be able to see, but more, I need to be able to read.

Books can make me sleep soon. Very soon, but I like them being there.

So, what works for me my well be opposite of other advice.

I liked the book "The Miracle Morning". It basically set a positive standard for the entire day by starting my routine at the same time each morning and devote an hour or 2 to myself. Depending on the day, I would meditate, exercise, do something for myself, etc all before everyone else was awake.

I then tried to set my bedtime the same each night and lay off every possible stimulant you could imagine 2 hours prior: Caffeine, alcohol, smoking, Heavy exercise, Big meal, etc. I also tied in some environmental calming features for the bedroom like aromatherapy, air purifiers, room darkening shades.

As someone who has struggled with falling asleep over the last year, I can tell you some of the strategies I use to speed up the time it takes for me to fall asleep. Sometimes it was the stress of upcoming assessments or decisions that kept me awake, but other times I just couldn't fall asleep. I found that when I stopped stressing about falling asleep or getting enough hours sleep, I seemed to have a slightly easier time falling asleep.