Cures for Insomnia

These days there are many things around that keep us stimulated. It’s the nature of the world we leave in. For the third installment of my tips to cure insomnia, I’ll be focusing on some of these things that keep you up.

Using the computer, watching tv, playing videos games, all these things are stimulated. Take tv for example. Watching tv, even though you are just sitting there, is stimulating your brain. Ads especially are designed to get you thinking, wanting or desiring to do something. So, even though you are inactive, your brain is active.

Just the bright screen on your computer monitor can keep you up. The white bright glare can keep you awake just like other forms of light can. Looking at it before you go to bed can disrupt your ability to fall asleep.

Video games combine both of these things. They activate your brain and get you thinking, planning or moving. They also include a variety of bright or colourful objects flashing before your eyes.

If you are having trouble falling asleep, take a look at what you are doing right before bed. Does it include watching tv, going online or playing video games? If so, I would recommend you stop doing them within 1 hour of going to sleep. Try it and see if it makes a difference. (And try it for at least 2 weeks – not just one day.)