26 Highly Effective Ways to sleep Fast At Night-How To Sleep First At Night

25 Highly Effective Ways to sleep Fast at Night-How to Sleep First at Night:

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Hope you all are doing well.

In today’s article, I am going to share 26 Highly effective ways to fall asleep first at night.

Are you someone, who hustles every night to just fall asleep a little fast? or you are someone suffering from insomnia? then these 26 proven ways might help you out from this major problem.

What causes Insomnia?

Insomnia is basically a sleep disorder for which people suffer less sleep or find themselves hard to fall asleep. We all know for better health, mental health, and skin we need 8 hours of sleep in a day.

But 40% of people who suffer from insomnia have poor mental health. Some common causes of Insomnia are

Stress.
Trauma.
Irregular sleep schedule.
Caffeine/Alcohol.
And many others.

So! Let’s see 26 Highly Effective Ways to sleep Fast At night, you can fall asleep in just 5 minutes after following these steps.

1.RIGHT FOOD FOR RIGHT SLEEP:

What you consume throughout the day, puts an effective impact on your sleep pattern. So! Ditch all the unhealthy, oily foods, coffee, tea, alcohol and even smoking, and start consuming almond, walnut, white rice, fatty fishes, kiwi, and foods that are rich in vitamin D, E, B, etc.

2.DRINKS FOR BETTER SLEEP:

Warm turmeric milk works as a great sleep drink, milk is rich in calcium, vitamin D which helps fall asleep faster, and also camomile tea works best in this case.

3.DRINK PLENTY OF WATER:

Drinking plenty of water throughout the day keeps your body well-hydrated and relaxed. However, do not consume too much water before bed as it increases the number of times you need to urinate at night and it disturbs the natural sleep cycle. Drinking a full glass of water at least before 1 hour of bed.

4.HAVE A BATH:

Having a relaxing bath with regular water before sleeping makes you fresher and more clam, So! Wash all of your negative thoughts and experiences off with the water before having a deep sleep.

5.SET TEMPERATURE:

Temperature effects on the sleep pattern directly, you fall asleep easily when your body’s temperature is a degree or two lowers than normal when your body is colder than usual. So! Avoid having a hot water bath or doing exercise before sleep. It heats up the body and affects sleep patterns.

6.LIGHTS OFF:

Shut off all the bright lights of your room at least before 40minutes-1 hour before sleeping, not just your body it is also important to make your room’s temperature at the right place.

7.JUST STOP OVERTHINKING:

I know this is quite hard to stop the never-ending thinking loop that’s going on our head, but you can decrease it to some extent. Just try not to think about anything about the day and you can slow down your thinking process by just noticing them carefully. Trust me! You can’t think when you are aware of what you are thinking, Try it now!

8.KEEP YOUR ALL DEVICES AWAY:

I am sure that most of us know this thing but just not able to do this. Phones, Computers, and any other bright screen can ruin your sleep like nothing else. So! Keep all your devices away at least before 1 hour before going to bed.

9.KEEP YOUR BED AND WORKING ROOM DIFFERENT:

It helps a lot in sleeping faster when you keep all your work away from your bedroom. Keep the bedroom just for relaxing and sleeping and get all your work done in another room. Trust me! It is going to help your sleep pattern to be healthier.

10.READ BOOKS:

There is nothing better than reading books just before going to bed, or on the bed. The main reason for reading books before sleeping is, it helps the mind to be more stress-free and relaxed and allows the brain to rest.

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11.MEDITATE:

Meditation has tons of benefits and helps in sleeping faster is one of them. Meditation relaxes the mind and brain, increases concentration power. Mediate for 15 to 20 minutes daily before going to sleep, it will surely be going to help you a lot.

12.BREATH EXERCISE:

After following all of the above steps, if you still can’t fall asleep faster then this step might come to your rescue. Lie down straight on the bed, place your hands on your chest, and just start counting your breath one-ten and then again repeat from one. And when you feel relaxed, switch into a comfortable position. It is also known as a sleep meditation.

13.CLAM MUSIC:

You can also listen to some calm and soothing music or self-improving podcast which will make you more relaxed and also will help you to forget whatever bad you faced in the entire day and give you positive motivation towards the life.

14.THE 4-7-8 RULE:

This is one of the effective and much-studied breathing techniques that help people fall asleep within a few minutes, this technique is developed by a well-known integrative medicine expert Dr. Andrew Weil. This exercise contains 4 easy steps:

Start breathing slowly through your nose for five seconds.
Hold your breath for another seven seconds.
Gently exhale through your mouth for eight seconds.
Keep repeating this process until you fall asleep.

15.HEAD MASSAGE:

If you had a really hectic and hard day then this step might help you out. Take a relaxing head massage with some cooling hair oil. You can take help from your family members or you can just do it on your own. It will help increase blood circulation and gives you a more relaxed and calming effect.

16.ESSENTIAL OIL:

This is one of the underrated but effective steps to fall asleep faster especially at night. Speared few drops of lavender, or vanilla, or jasmine essential oils on your pillow or around the place where you are going to sleep. Using essential oils while sleeping has scientific benefits like it provides relief from disrupted sleep and improves your sleep quality by relaxing your mind and brain.

17.AROMATIC CANDLE:

This is another best aromatherapy to fall asleep fast. Light some fresh aromatic candle in your entire room, it will give your room a nice clam environment that will make you feel relaxed and help you to fall asleep faster.

18.CHECK THE POSITION:

Sleeping position determines the sleep quality a lot. Try not to sleep on the stomach or with your head raised on the pillow. With time it increases the pain and nerve issues, if you find it difficult to change your sleeping position, try to modify it slowly

19.BODY SCAN:

This step helps me a lot in sleeping faster. This step requires two simple methods and this is another skin of sleeping meditation, just lie straight on the bed and try to observe and scan your body down from head to toe. Try focusing on how your body is pressed against the bed, where your hands and legs are, it especially helps a lot to stop overthinking and helps you to sleep fast at night.

20.USE SLEEP MASK:

This tip works well lots of people but it works for me only when I am taking a power nap anytime in the afternoon. What you have to do Use a soft comfy sleeping mask to cover your eyelid, they are extremely affordable and gives you a disrupted sleep.

21.TRY NOT TO SLEEP IN AFTERNOON:

Sleeping In the afternoon and taking a small power nap has two different aspects, taking a small power nap between any time of your work makes your brain fresh and increase your working efficiency but lots of people can’t fall asleep at night if they sleep in the afternoon. If you are someone like this then avoids sleeping in the afternoon.

22.SWITCH INTO COMFORTABLE CLOTHS:

Silk or satin night wares may look fancy but try not to wear them as much as you can, wear loose comfy cotton clothes (Stick only to cotton clothes whenever you are sleeping) and it will help you feel fresher and more comfortable.

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23.GET YOUR TO DO LIST DONE BEFORE SLEEPING:

I have told the importance of making a to-do list a hundred times on my blog. It helps in your sleep also, making a to-do list of before sleeping at night, keeps your brain more organized and you don’t have to worry about the next day.

24.MAKE YOU BED PROPERLY:

A clean nice comfortable bed always makes us fall asleep faster. So! Make sure that your bed and pillow covers are properly cleansed, they and well organized, and most importantly comfortable.

25.EYE GEL:

This is another step that works really well for me. Sometimes eye gels are not just for dark circles and puffiness, some of them can also make you feel drowsy and relaxed.

26.A RELAXING BODY MASSAGE:

I know it is not possible every day, but you can do a relaxing body massage on your own just with the help of a body massager tool which comes really handy. They are not only pocket friendly also helps increase blood circulation and recline your body.

CONCLUSION:

So! These are 26 highly effective proven ways to sleep fast at night, some of them are my absolute favorite and works perfectly well for me, but you do not have to follow each and every one of them just figure out what is not allowing you to fall asleep faster and follow what is more convenient and comfortable for you.

Hope you find this helpful and informative.

Thank you!

SEE YOU GUYS NEXT TIME, TILL THEN STAY HAPPY! STAY HEALTHY!

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