I think I read somewhere you'd better get up and do something tiring, but relax enough that it will not wake you any further, like read a book or something. You can just get up, walk a bit in the house, go get a glass of milk (or whatever you feel like drinking). This will take you some energy (to concentrate on reading or to digest) and will help you get back to sleep.
Careful though, that if you turn on something that emits light directly in your face (TV, tablet, phone, computer, etc.), you risk sending the wrong signal to your brain that it's time to wake up.
That was an advice for someone who has trouble sleeping. If you don't, then don't bother with it. Maybe it has an impact on the quality of your sleep though. But I believe the scientific knowledge on sleep and all that surrounds it is still not much.
True, I know they've been studying sleep for a long, long time now. They're still befuddled by common sleep problems, because the symptoms don't typically stem from the same causes. Thus: what works for me won't necessarily work for you.
I think I read somewhere you'd better get up and do something tiring, but relax enough that it will not wake you any further, like read a book or something. You can just get up, walk a bit in the house, go get a glass of milk (or whatever you feel like drinking). This will take you some energy (to concentrate on reading or to digest) and will help you get back to sleep.
Careful though, that if you turn on something that emits light directly in your face (TV, tablet, phone, computer, etc.), you risk sending the wrong signal to your brain that it's time to wake up.
I am wondering if my iPad use before bed isn't helping. I turn down the brightness but maybe this isn't enough.
I read you shouldn't use a screen, especially a tablet/phone for about an hour before going to sleep.
Huh. I usually use my tablet for several hours before I go to sleep. Then I put it down next to my bed and drop off a few minutes later.
My fiancee hates that about me.
That was an advice for someone who has trouble sleeping. If you don't, then don't bother with it. Maybe it has an impact on the quality of your sleep though. But I believe the scientific knowledge on sleep and all that surrounds it is still not much.
True, I know they've been studying sleep for a long, long time now. They're still befuddled by common sleep problems, because the symptoms don't typically stem from the same causes. Thus: what works for me won't necessarily work for you.