Prevention and treatment of insomnia How to prevent insomnia (V)

1, to maintain a good state of mind, to overcome the worry about insomnia. Emotional changes can often lead to insomnia, such as happy, worried, irritated, etc. can lead to insomnia, and most insomniacs have a common psychological characteristic, that is, the worry about sleep, fear, fear of insomnia, fear of sleep less time, the more worried about the more difficult to sleep, the more sleep. This makes the human brain more alert and sleep is instead further away from you. Therefore, maintaining a peaceful emotional state, not taking insomnia too seriously, and relaxing your mind can help prevent insomnia. Pan Xiaorong, Department of Neurology, Guiyang Second Affiliated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2, develop good sleep habits and pay attention to sleep hygiene.
(1) Sleep regularly, don’t stay in bed and make up for the bad sleep.
(2) Do not eat stimulating foods and drinks after dinner.
(3) Create a good sleep environment, where the bedroom is a dedicated place for sleep, not for work, reading and other things.
(4) Avoid naps, which for insomniacs can interfere with sleep at night.
(5) Sports in the afternoon and early evening help sleep, but avoid doing strenuous exercise 2 hours before going to sleep.
(6) If you can’t sleep, get up and do something else, wait for a sleepy feeling before going to bed, don’t force yourself to sleep.