If you have sleep problems check out some of my tips.

Not only teaching myself but I am also teaching others.

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My Journey

With the accident having a lot to do with the ramifications today it has been an amazing new learning journey. Even though I still woke up throughout the night I still slept a lot better. I got a lot more hours of sleep which had helped A LOT more. With getting more sleep and better progress I knew this had to be my teach something project. I have gone through a lot of ups and downs but taking care of myself and having others believe in me I knew I could make a change. Following these 9 tips I put on my blog I know my sleep will only get better from here. 

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My sleep from 4/28-5/4

These new results are a lot better from the last one, after trying all of these new tips.

Tuesday: I got a total of 9 hours of sleep and only woke up once to get water during the night.

Wednesday: I got a total of 6 hours of sleep and woke up twice ( 1. 10 minutes 2. 5 minutes.)

Thursday: I got a total of 8 hours of sleep and woke up only once ( 1. 10 minutes.)

Friday: I got a total of 9 hours of sleep and did not wake up at all throughout the night.

Saturday: I got a total of 6 hours of sleep and woke up only once (1. 5 minutes.)

Sunday: I got a total of 9 hours of sleep and did not wake up at all throughout the night.

Monday: I got a total of 7 hours of sleep and did not wake up at all throughout the night.

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Update!

After getting my sleep results from the first week and finding and trying these new tips a lot has changed. I get more sleep throughout the nights without waking up. Especially, with everything going on with COVID-19 it’s hard to feel energized since there is not meant to do. I’ve been getting so much more sleep that I feel like i have so much more energy and feel like a new person. This teach something project has been a huge break through for me as well. 

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Tip #9

One thing I could say is my biggest problem when I wake up in the middle of the night is, I end up looking at my phone to see what time it is. Do not look at your phone if you wake up, the reason is because it starts a mental clock in your head of how long you've been sleeping. Another problem is then I look at my phone and it keeps me up. If this happens to you listen to relaxing music, try reading till you feel yourself getting tired.

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Tip #8

I used to fall asleep with bright lights on or my tv and I would always wake up an hour into my sleep because of the lights. Something that could help your sleep and also help you make you tired before you fall asleep is dimming your lights in your room. If you try to dim your lights 2 to 3 hours before sleep it sends a signal to the melatonin in your body which helps you become tired. 

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Tip #7 

Regular exercise is something that can level out your body and help you also relieve any stress you may have. When exercising daily it may help you sleep better, but to not affect your sleep try not to exercise 3 to 4 hours before bed. Exercising too close to bedtime may give you that post-workout spike of energy which will keep you up. 

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Tip #6 

One thing I can say that has made a huge difference is, my sleeping position. I have learned to try to sleep in a neutral position. Stacking your pillows keeps your head up and not in line with your body and can cause pain in the middle of the night. Laying in a neutral position allows your body to be relaxed and in a straight position to level out your body.

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Tip #5

We ALL love our naps right? I know I do, but something that may help you sleep better that has helped me is taking shorter naps throughout the day. I used to take naps for hours if I could but something that has changed and helped is taking 20-30 minute naps instead. 

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Tip #4

Something I believe I never knew could affect my sleep is, being stressed. I always thought the best thing I could do when I am stressed is to just try to fall asleep. But something I have learned is try to relieve and handle your stress before getting into bed to try to fall asleep. You want a clean slate when getting into bed, obviously there are some thing you can not avoid but to the best of your ability, try!

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Tip #3

I love my coffee!!! Something I have tried to be better about is better eating habits throughout the day. Avoid all caffeine drinks and foods after noon, even the smallest amounts can affect your sleep throughout the night. 

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Tip #2

Something else I would recommend that has been helping me is try to power down all electronics, tv, and etc. an hour before bed to be in a more relaxed state before bed. 

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Tip #1

I’ve been using a sound machine for a more relaxed sleep. This sound machine has helped me every night because I wake up throughout the night its from loud obnoxious noises outside.

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A sleep tracker app I would recommend is, (Sleep++). You can dowload this on the app store of your phone and connect it to an apple watch if you have one or just use your phone. The data recorded from your sleep will go right to the “Health” app that comes with your IPhone. 

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After that last week I realized I need to change things up and find things that can help me sleep better to not be so tired all of the time. 

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My Sleep from Week (4/20-4/26)

Monday: I got a total of 6 hours of sleep and woke up 2 times. ( 1. I was up for 30 minutes 2. I was up for 10 minutes.)

Tuesday: I got a total of 4 hours of sleep and woke up 3 times. ( Each time I woke up it  was for 10 minutes each time.)

Wednesday: I got a total of 5 hours of sleep and woke up only 1 time. ( The only time I woke up it was for 15 minutes.)

Thursday: I got a total of 5 hours of sleep and woke up only 1 time. ( The only time I woke up it was for 1 hour.)

Friday: I got a total of 5 hours of sleep and woke up only 1 time but for not that long. ( The only time I woke up was for 5 minutes.) 

Saturday: I got a total of 4 hours of sleep and woke up 2 times. ( 1. I woke up for 1 hour and 2. I woke up for 30 minutes.)

Sunday: I got a total of 5 hours of sleep and woke up 2 times. ( 1. 15 minutes and 2. 30 minutes.)

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Sleep

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