Have Difficulty Sleeping?

We’ve all heard about counting sheep and to be honest its effectiveness varies from person to person. The reason often being is that too much concentration and focus is put on the actual task. If the conscious mind is too awake you may find yourself counting up to 1000 and still not feel any sleepier.

It’s the subconscious part of the mind that knows how to sleep. I’m sure you’ve tried, but you absolutely cannot will yourself to sleep, it just doesn’t happen that way. Fact is, sleep isn’t supposed to be forced, it’s supposed to just happen naturally. If you’ve suffered from insomnia for many years and relied on sleep medication to help you sleep, you may find difficulty sleeping. Not just one method will work on everybody.

19 March 2008 | Health