Uncover The Truth About Your Sleep
So, you feel tired and exhausted and you are fed up with it. How do you know what you need to do to sort this out?
One idea is keep a sleep diary. A sleep diary is a great way to track what is actually happening with your sleep patterns. You can then use this to identify any specific causes (stress, (lack of) excercise, specific eating habits, illness) that might be influencing when you sleep well (or not).
How to do it:
Every day for two weeks, record all sleep-related information. A bed partner (sorry – couldn’t think of better way to say that) can help by adding his or her observations of your sleep behavior.
Here’s what you should include in your sleep diary:
- Time you went to bed and woke up
- Total sleep hours
- Quality of sleep
- Times that you were awake during the night and what you did (e.g. stayed in bed with eyes closed or got up, had a glass of milk and meditated)
- Amount of caffeine or alcohol you consumed and times of consumption
- Types of food and drink and times of consumption
- Feelings – happiness, sadness, stress, anxiety
- Drugs or medications taken, amounts taken and times of consumption.
You can create your own sleep diary, or follow the format suggested here.
Once you have your sleep diary completed, review it and see if you learn anything about what seems to have the greatest impact on your sleeping and then do something to change it.
If you can’t seem to find any pattern at all, I’d start by reviewing the Free report (you can grab it by entering your email address on the right) “Sleeping Secrets Exposed”. This report provides a wealth of information on specific tactics you can use to improve your sleep.
Keep your sleep diary going while you try out these tactics so you can get an objective record of what is working with you.
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