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How to Go to Sleep

Stress can oftentimes make it difficult to fall asleep. If you need to go to sleep and are having trouble, there are a lot of different things you can do to relax yourself and get some shut eye. The following steps will show you a few of them.

Things You'll Need

  • Lavender bubble bath
  • Relaxing music or sounds CD
  • Warm milk
  • Herbal tea
  • Essential oils
  • Book
  • Doctor
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Instructions

    • 1

      Take a warm bath with lavender or any other kind of soothing bubble bath right before bed. The warmth of the water is a great way to relax your body while the scent of lavender relaxes your mind. Using a cup of Epsom salts and a cup of baking soda will also relax you while removing toxins from the body.

    • 2

      Play soft, relaxing music at bedtime such as classical music or soft rock. If a certain sound relaxes you, such as the sound of rain or the ocean, there are CDs and tapes available for this purpose that you can play as well.

    • 3

      Drink a glass of warm milk 15 minutes before going to bed. The warmth of the milk will relax you and the calcium will soothe your nervous system and calm you down.

    • 4

      Drink herbal tea such as chamomile, anise, fennel or a mixture of herbs. These natural herbal teas will calm you down and help you fall asleep.

    • 5

      Try aromatherapy to fall asleep. Some essential oils that help you sleep are: chamomile (Roman or German), clary sage, geranium, lavender, mandarin, marjoram, neroli, rose, sandalwood or spikenard. Use a blend of some of these oils in a nebulizer in your bedroom before you go to bed or put some on cotton balls around your bed.

    • 6

      Try reading in bed. Don't read anything exciting or it may end up keeping you up instead of helping you fall asleep. A good choice is a how-to book or anything you need to read but haven't been looking forward to reading.

    • 7

      See a doctor if you are having difficulty falling asleep and nothing else has worked. Your doctor may be able to prescribe something that will help you sleep. Use this as a last resort after you've tried everything else.

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