Do You Wake Up Too Early?
I imagine some
people come to this site and scratch their heads. Trains... in thunderstorms?
A sandstorm? A ship caught in an ocean storm? Oh, they may understand
that we mix relaxing nature sounds in with sounds that can be visualized but
the concept might bewilder them. I mean, who else in the world is doing
what we are doing? I guess some folks are just not open to new ideas. But, to
those suffering insomnia this new idea can be a tremendous help with sleep
onset. Read on and you will discover a method of sleep induction that
utilizes this homeopathic solution that does not cost a dime.
One type of insomnia
that does not get written about extensively is waking up too early. Now, I am
quite sure the great scientific sleep minds of this world have come up with a
technical name for such occurrences; something like Early Sleep Phase Arousal
Disorder, or some other moniker (BTW, I made that term up) but you and I know
it as getting up too damn early. You normally get up at 7:00 AM but ,
for some reason, you awaken at 5:00 AM. You want to go back to sleep but
simply cannot. You know if you get out of bed you will be feeling
horrible by noon and yet you get up, beginning your day two hours earlier
then normal. Here is a simple technique I use to fall back to
sleep.
Visualize a Relaxing
Scenario to Fall Asleep Fast
First
and foremost: Do not get out of bed. Getting out of bed and performing even
minor tasks requires a different level of brainwave activity that is not
conducive to sleep. Have your radio preset to a station that plays soft
music. Personally, I like public radio. If not the radio then have a CD or
MP3 with soft music ready to go. Begin the music. Close your eyes, relax and
picture an ice skater moving with the music. Use your mind's eye to watch
them spin or jump or whatnot. You will be back to sleep in no
time.
But why?
The same area of our
big human brain that is active in dreaming is also active in imagining. This
is a scientific fact. Your secondary visual cortices (or cortex) in your
occipital lobe is active while you dream and visualize. One of the
first things our brains do upon entering sleep is to dream. By visualizing
you are priming the pump to sleep as you are activating the same area of your
brain that will be active in the early stages of sleep. Try this technique
next time you wake up too early and you just might surprise yourself...
and it did not cost you a dime.
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Dream good dreams!
Brad
McBride
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