Can’t sleep well at night?

Can’t sleep well at night? Feeling frustrated? Had enough of lying awake, completely shattered and desperate to get a few hours of sleep? Not being able to sleep at night is a dilemma that affects millions of people all over the world.

Insomnia can seem untimely, robbing you of sleep when you need it the most. It’s sometimes hard to believe that you can’t sleep, even when you’re utterly exhausted. Why is this so? Surely being exhausted is enough for the onset of sleep? But it isn’t.

Sleep is far more complex than you think. Did you know that there are five stages of sleep? These five stages control sleep, and the quality and amount of sleep you attain. When you understand these stages, you’ll begin to realize how sleep can be sabotaged so easily.

It’s unlikely that you will be aware of these five stages when asleep, but you may be interested to know that we often drift into some of these stages without knowing so. Our brainwaves change in frequency, throughout the day and night. If you can’t sleep and you’re awake, you’re brain is more likely to be exhibiting high brainwaves called beta.

In fact, we spend most of our waking time in the beta stage. Whether we’re driving, reading or watching TV. At the first stages of sleep, our brains enter alpha and even theta brainwaves. This is often associated with deep relaxation and meditation.

During the latter stages of sleep the brain enters deep sleep, also known as delta sleep. This is the most important part of sleep for regeneration, healing and recuperation. People who can’t sleep often miss this all so vital stage. The result is extreme tiredness and lack of concentration throughout the day among an extensive list of sleep deprived symptoms.

The point is, without being able to physically and mentally relax it’s very difficult to initiate deep sleep. The brain needs to enter the alpha and theta stages to be able to successfully fall into the delta stages of sleep.

If you can’t sleep at night, engage in all things relaxing: a warm bath, a nice hot caffeine free beverage like chamomile, listen to soothing music and prepare yourself for sleep. The important thing is to not ‘worry’ if you can’t sleep. Worrying will only make you feel more anxious and stressed, making sleep harder to come.

Sleep at night will also come easier if you can work to condition the subconscious mind using powerful behavioral techniques. For more information, sign up for your Free Newsletter at http://www.getagoodsleepnow.com/