What I Do When I'm Not Sleeping Well

Most of the time I have no trouble whatsoever falling to sleep, and I sleep like a baby the whole night through. On occasion, however, my mind will not stop moving and I struggle to get to sleep. This goes on for a couple of days until I employ some of the exercises that I use when I am not sleeping well, and then I get right back to sleeping the night through. I am not saying that these things will work for everyone who tries them, but they certainly work for me.

One of the first things that I try to do when I am not sleeping well is to get more physical activity into my daily routine. It seems that often when I am not exercising enough, I am restless at night and really struggle to get to sleep. When that happens to me, I try to go for a walk after dinner or incorporate a trip to the gym during my lunch hour and put in some work on the treadmill. This almost always does the trick, but when it does not, I have a couple of other things that I try.

I have found that one of the biggest reasons I am not sleeping well is that I have a lot of problems or stressful situations going on in my life. When this happens, I make it a point to get them resolved as quickly as possible. It usually does not take me more than a day or two, and when I get those things done, I usually crash and sleep like the dead. It is amazing how alleviating stress from my life can help me rest so much better, but sometimes, even doing that does not help me completely get over my insomnia.

Sometimes when I am not sleeping well, I will lay on my back until I get sleepy and then turn over to my side. I don't know why, and this may only be something particular to me, but for some reason, while I can only sleep on my side, it is much easier for me to fall asleep on my back. I will lay on my back and feel myself getting tired, and right as I am about to drift off, roll over onto my side and usually go right to sleep and stay asleep. This seems to get me back on track with my sleeping routine.

Obviously, everyone is different, and what may work for one person when they are not sleeping well may not work for another person. All I can say is that I have tried these things and have had great success getting the sleep that I need each night, so it might be worth trying.