Comments on: How to Sleep Soundly

on 5/21/2009 thinking of good things will also make you fall asleep...

on 3/7/2009 I would say i am the 29th rater on this one. 5 stars

on 10/22/2008 Good article.

on 8/20/2008 Dr. John Nelson, previous AMA president, said that "MaxGXL is the greatest breakthrough in health of his lifetime.That it would revolutionize medicine worldwide, and that it's creator would be more famous than Jonas Salk." http://www.immunemax.com

on 10/27/2007 Avoid looking at the clock if you wake up in the middle of the night. It will just feed into any worry you have about not getting enough sleep.

on 2/5/2007 If counting sheep or thinking of simple thoughts does not help, try combining it with the central focus technique. This technique allows a person to remain fully relaxed, while increasing their likelihood to fall asleep. To undergo this technique you need to first position your body in a way that is most comfortable to you. This will reduce your desire to twist and turn. The next step is to find a spot in the room to focus your eyes on. The subject to be focused on can be an object or a section of an object. Whatever it is, make sure it is small in size, to avoid large movements in the eyes. Stare at your subject, will little eye movement. Begin with your eyes wide open. Try to keep them this wide as long as possible. Remembering to keep your body from moving, slowly allow your eyelids to naturally drop. Eventually you will find yourself emerged in a deep sleep.

on 2/5/2007 If counting sheep or thinking of simple thoughts does not help, try combining it with the central focus technique. This technique allows a person to remain fully relaxed, while increasing their likelihood to fall asleep. To undergo this technique you need to first position your body in a way that is most comfortable to you. This will reduce your desire to twist and turn. The next step is to find a spot in the room to focus your eyes on. The subject to be focused on can be an object or a section of an object. Whatever it is, make sure it is small in size, to avoid large movements in the eyes. Stare at your subject, will little eye movement. Begin with your eyes wide open. Try to keep them this wide as long as possible. Remembering to keep your body from moving, slowly allow your eyelids to naturally drop. Eventually you will find yourself emerged in a deep sleep.

on 8/8/2006 Try an easy sudoku puzzle. It's easier counting 1 through 9 repeatedly than counting sheep and it'll put you to sleep. Or try saying a simple prayer over and over. I use rosary beads and say only the Hail Mary. Just don't use a rosary with hardware that'll poke you if you doze with it in your hands (the cheap plastic ones are better). The idea is to concentrate on something that doesn't take a lot of brain power. A book or crossword puzzle or TV may be too interesting. Also use a sleep mask, if you're not getting up with the sun.

on 6/30/2006 Never go on your computer before you go to bed or if you have trouble sleeping. The screen and its brightness causes you to stay up later. Also, if you must watch TV, don't watch the news or something you have never seen before. If I watch something new, I find myself watching it until the end because I'm interested.

on 4/1/2006 Concentrate on breathing. Try to breathe in as much as possible. When you start to yawn, it is a sign that you are about to sleep. Don't stop there. Keep breathing. This helps you think of nothing, which is the perfect ingredient for sleeping.

on 3/13/2006 I find that if I can't get to sleep, counting each and every blessing, from the Universe down, makes a big difference to my lack of sleep. I thank God for my husband, my daughter, my home, rainbows, the smell of fresh air, waves on the beach, having a body that works, taste buds, all sorts of things. After a dozen or so of these, I've drifted off.

on 12/30/2005 I usually find that when sleeping with someone else their steady breathing puts me to sleep in less than 10 minutes! Also if you're lucky enough to get someone to rub your back before you go to sleep, it relaxes you and relieves stress.

on 12/28/2005 Multiply by 2. Start at 1 and multiply by 2 each time repeating the whole sum to yourself, 1+1 = 2, 2+2 = 4, 4+4 = 8, 8+8 = 16, and so on. Forcing myself to concentrate on something mundane, but slightly challenging, stops me thinking about what's really bothering me and I can drift off.

on 11/22/2005 Just lay there. It won't use energy, so you won't be tired the next morning, even though you had an all-nighter.

on 11/22/2005 I have an aquarium that has a machine that makes bubbles to circulate the air for my fish. The bubbles are very relaxing and are enjoyable to listen to. I like to leave my TV on, but I set a timer. The flickering of light is relaxing to me.