Are These 7 Mistakes Killing Your Sleep?

Answer the following 7 questions and find out if you're like most insomniacs:

1) You have a big day tomorrow. How do you react if you're still awake after 30 minutes, or if you wake up during the night and can't fall asleep again?

I take a sleeping pill
I get up and watch TV
I stay in bed and keep trying

2) You've been sleeping badly lately. How do you feel when bedtime comes?

I hope for the best even though I'm starting to feel tensed and anxious
I don't feel anything special, I just go to bed when I'm tired
I know I won't sleep otherwise, so I take a pill right away
I postpone the moment to go to sleep because I dread it

3) What do you think about while lying in the dark, waiting for sleep to come?

I think about how I'll be a wreck again when morning comes
I worry about something that bothers me and I look for a solution
Thoughts come and go, but I don't seem to have a handle on them at that point
I just can't stop thinking about a million things

4) What happens to your activity level when sleep deprivation causes you to be extremely tired?

I tire myself even more by exercising and going about my day
I sink into a depressive state where I just feel desperate and cancel activities
I take it easy and rest the most I can

5) How do you prepare for the night?

I get settled in bed and talk for a while with my spouse
I take a warm bath and start to let go of the day
I have too much to do wind down
I read or watch TV in bed until I'm drowsy

6) You basically didn't sleep at all last night. How do you compensate for that?

I go to bed earlier the next evening
I hit the snooze button and sleep later in the morning
I take a nap during the day

7) How would you estimate your chances of being able to sleep deeply and easily on a consistent basis in the future?

almost nonexistent
slim
moderate
high

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