![]() At first, it felt unnatural going to bed at 10pm or 11pm when I liked staying up to 1am or 2am, after all I was young and that was what I was supposed to do. ![]() I would end the night with uncaffeinated tea about an hour before bed and would do a more low key activity like writing, reading or chatting with my roommate. Then I would treat myself to dinner and something fun like my favorite T.V. I stopped all homework or studying at a certain time in the evening, unusually around 7, I recall. My Top Tips for Sleeping Betterįirst, I created a routine for myself that I would do every night at roughly the same time. I have learned a lot about how to maintain a healthy sleep schedule and I’m going to share my top tips with you. As I slowly began to improve my sleep hygiene, my health and my productivity improved with it. At first, I doubted anything other than Advil PM would help but I gave it a shot. She smiled, looking at me like I was a toddler crying over a scraped knee and handed me a clip-art covered flyer about good sleeping habits. When my stress level came down, I would crash and sleep half the day away. Some nights when I was overwhelmed with the stress of school work, I could barely get a few hours in as worrisome thoughts attacked my mind. I explained my sleep habits to her in detail: when I had an early class, I forced myself into bed early when I had lots to do or plans with friends, I would stay up till the small hours of the morning. Hygiene meant a certain routine–showering, teeth brushing, face washing–I had to do to keep my body clean I couldn’t imagine that sleep needed a specific routine as well. I had no idea what she meant as the phrase seemed so foreign to me. ![]() One of the staff members asked me about my “sleep hygiene”. Out of sleep-deprived frustration, I found my way into my college’s wellness center and asked for help. Little did I know that I needed to actively take care of my sleep schedule just as much as any other part of my life. I spent most of my freshman and sophomore years of college staring at the ceiling, wondering why I couldn’t fall asleep. Sleeping better is not my new year’s resolution this year but a few years back it was the number one thing I needed to improve in my life.
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