Sleep - Get Some!

You had it last week and you will get it next week, so you ignore today's portion. You think that you can get away with it, but, in reality, it will get to you. You can not do without this, even you, you cannot do without it, yet you try and try and try, and each time, you fall flat on your face. And then you begin again next week and try again. You cannot do without this.

How many times a year are you going to learn and re-learn the lesson that sleep is one of the most important things that you can have for yourself. If you do not get enough sleep, your body will not be at its' most healthy space. Once you begin losing sleep on a regular basis, it is extremely hard to catch up. Seems like that is the never-ending battle, catching up on lost sleep. I will give you some ideas on how to catch up, little by little. Only try what is safe for you to do.

Try these:
1. Before going to sleep, put some earphones into your ears, the ear buds or small headphones. Put on some soothing music or some boring talk radio show. You will fall asleep and most likely sleep through the night.
2. Have a nice bowl of mashed potatoes -the natural sleeping pill. Have some kind of food that generally makes you tired. And then go to sleep about half-hour or hour later. Do not drink liquids as these will wake you out of a sleep.
3. Read. Read a really boring book while in a reclining position. Put a pillow under your head, and go to sleep while reading.
4. Write in your journal for a while. Watch some soothing television (put a nice video in), and then go to bed.
5. If necessary, sometimes, but not every night, take an Excedrin PM or Tylenol PM to help you sleep. Do not take sleeping pills or over-the-counter sleeping pills. You just do not need them.

These are just suggestions. Only do what is safe for you to do. Only you know your own body and your own life. When needing professional help (r e: sleeping pills, insomnia or narcolepsy), contact a doctor, professional or counselor.

The author is not a medical or legal expert but writes for entertainment and informational purposes only. The reader is responsible for making his or her own choices for his or her own life. In cases of emergency call 911 and in cases of non-emergencies, call 311 for all types of referrals.