Sleepless night 10 ways to cope the next day
Sleepless night 10 ways to cope the next day Although I’m a bit of a sleep evangelist these days a counterproductive effect could be making you anxious over a bad night’s sleep. We all know what the ideal sleep might consist of but as always, it’s important to focus on solutions, not problems. So below is a list of 10 things that can help you cope after a bad night and not develop a pattern of poor sleep.
Sleepless night 10 ways to cope the next day
1. Smile
I know Now This is the last thing you might feel like doing. You can’t underestimate the power of a smile to tricking your brain into happy mode.
2. Breathe deeply
Breathe into your abdomen getting the underrated diaphragm into action the more oxygen you can get to your brain the more awake you’ll feel.
3. Drink water
Stay hydrated to beat tiredness, along with its other benefits it’ll help with weight loss too.
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4. Grab that coffee/ tea.
And enjoy it because the bad news is it should be the only caffeine you have for the rest of the day. Just like alcohol its dehydrating and will interfere with sleep.
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5. Sunlight/ bright light
Wake up your brain and keep alert during the day by getting as much light as possible.
6. Reschedule
once you’re a to smiling caffeinated sun dazzled deep breathing machine, think of what you have to do that day. On a normal day I break my tasks down into Urgent, to do and to be done and it can help to do this if you’ve had a bad night’s sleep.
7. Exercise
If you’ve the time do some exercise /stretching first thing. Later on, you can have a walk at lunch time or a 5k run after work. Try to fit some kind of movement into your day. If you can do more, do more while always listening to your body.
8. Take a Nap
Not for everyone cons it might stop you sleeping later, you might get fired. Pro’s it can make you feel refreshed and energized. If you choose to take a nap limit it to about 20 mins, set that timer people! A sleep mask will help and SMUG do wonderful masks btw, I swear by mine come night time.
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9. Mix it up
Change your position/ or what you’re doing so that your brain doesn’t get more fatigued trying to concentrate on the same thing for too long.
10. Prepare to get a good nights sleep
A little hustle and prep to nip it all in the bud. Here’s some ideas from my post
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Sleepless night 10 ways to cope the next day
Sleep has restorative properties but getting anxious over the occasional blip in sleep is counterproductive. It might take a week to feel fully back on track. Everyone gets the occasional “bad night” it’s important to look after and be gentle with ourselves and reap the rewards of a healthy and balanced approach to sleep.
Author: Janet Adams
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