Navigating life can be a complex struggle. Relationships, friendships, family life, school, exams, and\/or a changes in your life, such as moving home or school, can all contribute to anxiety.<\/p>\n
The list of things to worry about and consider can seem endless, and you can guarantee that your brain will start to ponder these thoughts just as you are trying to get some shut-eye!<\/p>\n
You might lie in bed going over in your mind what has happened and\/or worrying about what might happen — or both!<\/p>\n
If you haven\u2019t fallen asleep within 20 minutes of going to bed and you\u2019re not feeling calm and relaxed, get up and try doing something else such as reading in a dimly lit room or listening to soothing music.<\/p>\n
When you start to feel calm and sleepy, go back to bed and try to go to sleep. This way, your mind starts associating your bed with calm sleepy time, so that, over time, when you get into bed, your body automatically relaxes. Remember not to turn to an activity involving screens — this will wake you up more.<\/p>\n
The next section has a list of different ways to help you to relax in bed and\/or manage your worries outside of bed so they don\u2019t get in the way when you’re trying to drift off to sleep.<\/p>\n
If your worrying a lot in bed, it\u2019s important to realise that staying awake and anxious in your bed leads the brain to associate your bed with being awake and planning\/worrying (rather than associating it with sleeping).<\/p>\n
This means that when you get into bed, your mind and body might immediately become anxious and\/or wake itself up —this is the opposite of what we need!<\/p>\n
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