Researchers know that lack of sleep causes a person to not function as well during the day. When you think about how the lack of sleep affects daily activities, it becomes a bit unsettling to think some of the people not sleeping could be surgeons, pilots, bus drivers and - not a pretty picture.
It seems the more you cannot sleep, the harder it is to sleep. For instance, if you have sleepless nights Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, by the time Thursday night rolls around, you're feeling anxious about going to bed, you 'fear' you won't sleep. Your mind is racing and now you're so keyed up there is no way Thursday will be the magic good night sleep you had dreamt of during the day.
Well - is there a secret on how to sleep better? There seems to be an epidemic of Americans that have trouble sleeping. The reason for this is due to the fast pace in which we all find ourselves on a daily basis. Let's see, you head into the office at 8:00am, you have several deadlines you must meet so you opt to skip lunch and settle for a bag of chips and cola.
At 5:00pm you fly out of the office and race to the grocery store to pick up dinner and some other items. From the grocery store you dash off to pick the kids up at daycare. By the time you get home, it's 6:30pm - the kids are hungry, which means you do not have time to get out of the your work clothes before throwing dinner on the stove.
It's now 7:45pm and you're feeding the kids and still in your work clothes. The trash needs to be taken out, dishes washed, and the kids need baths. At 11:15pm, you finally have the kids down and you have a moment to yourself. You would think with a day like this you would be asleep before you ever got in the bed! Actually, this kind of day causes a great amount of stress and that can lead to more insomnia. For more information on how to sleep better, visit our website.
