If You Can't Fall Asleep Fast
78 Things to Do When You Can't Sleep & Struggle with Insomnia
When you can't fall asleep fast, you make it worse by tossing and turning. To beat insomnia, try these 78 things to do when you can't sleep. You won't be bored!
Insomnia cures and treatments don't always work, and you may know that the lifestyle changes that help you fall asleep fast (eg, not drinking caffeine or eating too much before bedtime, keeping regular sleep/wake hours, exercise, keep your bedroom dark and quiet, insomnia medications or insomnia cures) don't always help.
It's at 2 a.m. - when you can't fall asleep - that insomnia cures and lifestyle changes are meaningless.
These 78 things to do when you can't sleep will help you avoid the frustration of tossing and turning. Plus, you could even get some things done around the house or in your life when you're can't sleep…..
78 Things to Do When You Can't Fall Asleep
- Clean out your medicine cabinet
- Read the Yellow Pages to learn about your community
- Pluck your eyebrows
- Plan your meals for the week
- Make a budget (good insomnia treatment!)
- Make a list of things you love about your partner, child, or parent
- Make someone happy
- Listen to soothing music or soft rock
- Work on your novel
- Update your email list
- Write an apology to someone you've been avoiding
- Bake cookies
- Memorize 5 new words from the dictionary
- Organize your recipes
- Read your old journals
- Try aromatherapy
- Make your Christmas wish list
- Drink warm milk
- Freewrite everything that pops into your head
- Clean the bathroom
- Make a list of things to do before you die
- Pray (can be a cure for insomnia)
- Balance your checkbook
- Give yourself a manicure
- Research new hobbies
- Watch old movies
- Study or do homework
- Do yoga
- Clean out your kitchen cupboards
- Write a letter
- Update your resume
- Google old friends
- Clip your nose hairs
- Learn to crochet or knit
- Face your demons
- Meditate (could be good insomnia treatment)
- Practice self-hypnosis
- Find a sleep-mask
- Look at the stars
- Drink herbal tea
- Make a "to do" list for tomorrow
- Read poetry (could be an insomnia cure)
- Take a bubble bath
- Give yourself a pedicure
- Download your photos
- Organize your finances
- Sweep your deck or balcony
- Write a short story
- Pretend you're asleep
- Email your friends
- Draw your living room
- Have sex (solo or with your partner)
- Sort through old photos
- Make a scrapbook
- Play online trivia games
- Go for a walk
- Plan your next vacation
- Write a song
- Update your blog
- Dust the shelves (a sure cure for insomnia!)
- Listen to talk radio
- Talk a walk down memory lane
- Clean out your junk drawer
- Putter
- Do crossword puzzles
- Wax your bikini line
- Massage yourself – or ask your partner to
- Create a unique board game
- Clean out old computer files (another good insomnia treatment)
- Paint a self portrait
- Make soup
- Make jewelry
- Make love
- Read old magazines
- Lie on the grass
- Lie in the snow
- Lie in the rain
- Don't lie to yourself
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