What should I do if I can’t sleep? In recent years, insomnia has gradually become a problem that plagues contemporary people. On the eve of World Sleep Day, psychologist Li Chuxi shared “sleep restriction therapy”, hoping to help everyone get out of insomnia.
Li Chuxi pointed out that when you can’t fall asleep, don’t sleep hard, otherwise the anxiety of “I can’t sleep” will make you more and more irritable and even more unable to sleep. We can try the following steps. First, record your total sleep time from falling asleep to waking up naturally every day, which is your biological clock sleep time, such as 8 hours. Second, set a time you expect to wake up in the morning, such as 8:00. Third, don’t try to go to bed before the set bedtime, don’t go to bed except sleeping, don’t even do other things in the bedroom, play with your mobile phone and go to other places to play until you feel sleepy before going to bed,” but You have to get up at 8 every day, even if you fall asleep at 5.” Fourth, you cannot make up your sleep during the day.
“I adjusted myself according to this method. One day at the earliest, my body will re-establish a positive cycle of ‘you can fall asleep when you are sleepy’.” Li Chuxi said, ” Finally, two key words are reminded: get up early and don’t make up for sleep during the day.” (Li Chuxi and Yu Bingyue)
Source: China Youth Daily Client