30 Days to Better Sleep: Don't Lie Awake in Bed at Night

<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/sleepdisorders/1/9/A/-/-/-/wife-pillow.jpg" alt="Getty Images" /></p> <p>This is it. In 30 days of lessons to improve your sleep, this is the one you print out and hang above your desk. This is the one you e-mail to your family and share among your social networks. This is the lesson that, once mastered, will guarantee you sleep better for the rest of your life. It is simple, common sense, and the heart of it all: Don't lie awake in bed at night.</p> <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://sleepdisorders.about.com/od/commonsleepdisorders/a/What_Is_Insomnia.htm">Insomnia</a> is difficulty falling or staying asleep or an adequate amount of sleep that is not refreshing, in the absence of another sleep disorder. It is characterized by feeling "tired but wired," a sense of fatigue or exhaustion with an inability to sleep, especially during daytime naps. It may run in families. It may be provoked by periods of stress, but it may simmer beneath the surface for years, waiting to raise its ugly head. Once begun, changes may occur that perpetuate the effects. No matter how it manifests, it nearly always includes lying awake in bed at night.</p> <p>What happens when an insomniac lies awake at night in bed? This is time that is not spent sleeping, which is a source of endless aggravation. Inevitably, sleep becomes a focus of attention and ...
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