the best night routines start in the morning
tips from an anxious psychology student who loves sleep 💤
🌅 todos whenever you wake up:
our brains are wired to notice contrast, so take this time to show your brain what it's like to be awake! the more you wake up, the more you can wind down later~ some suggestions:
eat something!! (then take your supplements, don't take them on an empty stomach)
make your bed (for max freshness when you go back to sleep though, i recommend you leave your bed to air for at least a few hours)
☀️ todos throughout the day:
now our goal is to tire ourselves out enough so that we can have happy sleeps later! we need to focus on both the mental and physical aspects of this. some suggestions:
get sunlight (no, vitamin D doesn't count, although you should be taking your required supplements)
experience an emotional rollercoaster (not exactly recommended as it may backfire in the form of keeping you awake with a spiral of uncontrollable thoughts)
the moment we've all been waiting for has arrived! while going to bed at a regular time helps with conditioning yourself to fall asleep, sometimes that's just not possible, so here are some other suggestions:
check your wake up alarms (are they set for the latest possible time? do you actually need an alarm?)
lie down in the dark while having a nonsensical conversation with yourself (our brains automatically tune out stuff that don't make sense, so trick your brain into tuning itself out — especially helpful in the event of an emotional rollercoaster kind of day)
use a comfortable sleep mask (blocks out all light even from peripheries but still allows you to breathe comfortably, isn't too tight around the head)
earbuds make pretty good earplugs or you can play white noise/soothing music/etc. to block out louder noises
feel free to add your own suggestions in the reblogs/comments~ sweet dreams! 🛌
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