Insomnia - I want to sleep!!

Raise your hand if you are not getting enough sleep. (Staring at the picture above won't help)

We are deluged everyday with the same old depressing news of economic woes, political conflicts and environmental disasters. Everyday. It is hard to rest when there is such incessant pessimism and being in this information age, it is impossible to avoid the news. But at the end of the day, before bedtime, resist the temptation to surf the net, check your emails, read the news, watch TV or even use your phones. Absorbing stressing information is not really inductive to sleep (Unless politics puts you to sleep like nagging does to me, then you are in luck).

Being an insomniac and a compulsive dreamer, I have come up with a few things to note before bedtime to help you find your slumber.

1. No alcohol or rich food
2. Avoid stimulants like caffeine and tea (Coffee has short and strong effects, Tea has long and mild effects)
3. As our body cool down to conserve energy when we sleep, avoid absorbing heat through TV’s and computers.
4. No strenuous exercise or heated arguments.
5. Take a warm bath or warm milk (relaxes your system and prepares cool down).
6. Empty your mind and focus on breathing (standard meditation technique) if you must think, think happy thoughts.
7. Listen to soothing and mind-numbing music (For me, its smooth jazz or classical)