Mind power

Forget expensive gadgets and sleeping pill to send you into a slumber.Use your brain to help you switch off.
"You know how easy it is for your thoughts to spiral out of control.Well, with a bit of direction, you can rein in your thought and think yourself sleepy.Here`s how.

First off.You probably need to become more positive about sleep.Particularly if you`ve got to the stage that you dread going to bed, convinced that you`re never going to get a good night`s sleep again.This mindset will make your insomnia worse.Try to replace any negative thoughts with positive ones.Not unconvincing ones that you dont really believe like `I` m going to have the best night`s sleep I`ve ever had tonight'.Instead  go for `As long as I get some sleep and relax my body, I`ll be fine`.So every time you catch yourself with a negative thought about sleep,give it a more positive spin.The idea behind positive affirmations is that if you say them enough, you`ll believe them.Writing them down may speed up this process.So if you`re thinking `I can`t get enough sleep`,the positive spin could be `I don`t need as much sleep as I think.I can function very well on less.'

Don't want to visualise a peaceful or relaxing scene?Why not think of something or somewhere that you've always found really boring?It could be listening to a particular teacher who was so boring that he or she almost always put you to sleep.Perhaps it's some freind who can stop talking.Maybe it's a particularly boring part of your work,like the filing, or simply sitting on the bus on the way to work.Whatever it is,visualise it.And recapture that bored,tired,heavy,sleepy feeling that you always experience.Let that feeling spread thourgh your body until you're overcome with tiredness.