The reason you suddenly sleep poorly at night
Left side, back, right side, leg pulled up, still on my stomach, arms above my head, breathing through my nose. Is he sleeping? No, I don't think so. Just need to pee. Shining my phone on myself, because I don't know every door frame in the new house yet. Ouch, damn, my little toe. I immediately started complaining when I walked into the editorial office and what turned out? Everyone slept poorly last night.
The strange thing is that I was already dozing off at eight o'clock last night over my Pinterest page full of wallpaper and even now (it's around 2:00 PM when I'm typing this) I could easily close my eyes for a quick nap. Normally I sleep well, so if I miss a night I'm out of sorts. It's called acute insomnia and we all suffer from it. Usually, it disappears within about three (!) weeks. I was hoping for it to be gone in one night, which could very well be the case. There is hope...
The best thing is, of course, to figure out what the cause of your insomnia is and tackle it, because the reason is often of an emotional nature. Stress, a major event, pent-up feelings; if something triggers worrying, you can assume that it keeps you awake. Hmm, maybe I should move the conversations about the renovation process of our new house to (just mentioning a side street) eight o'clock in the morning. I would probably sleep a lot more peacefully.
What apparently helps when the damage is already done and you can't get a wink of sleep?
1. Get out of bed if you've been tossing and turning for twenty minutes and only come back when you're dozing off over the herbal tea at the kitchen table. It may sound strange, but breaking the pattern helps.
2. Rhythm, go to bed and get up at the same time (except for those ghostly hours at night).
3. Don't look at the clock, nothing is more frustrating than a ticking second hand showing you how many minutes and hours of sleep you're missing. In the hours you do sleep, you seem to compensate a bit, so don't worry too much.
4. Your bedroom shouldn't be too warm, around 16 to 18 degrees is ideal, and it should be quite dark to sleep better.
5. Don't eat coffee (drink it of course, so tired), don't drink alcohol, no chocolate, no sugar, no chips, no fries... Okay, I understand that you'd prefer to consider this point as unread. That's fine.
Source: Bedrock
