The Sleep Secret

From what I’ve been reading and hearing, there are an endless number of suggestions to a better night’s sleep. Of course you have your typical “Don’t eat before bed” and “Use a sleep aid” suggestions. There’s also the mention of eating a high protein snack 30 minutes prior to sleep.

Certainly one of the most intriguing I’ve heard was the alarm clock hint; be sure to avoid using loudly abrupt alarm clocks upon waking.

Next, there’s the ambient light suggestion, which clearly involves keeping any and all ambient light out of your room. This also includes trips to the bathroom; be sure to have blinds on your bathroom window and hallway.

And let’s not forget exercise and health! Keeping a stable pattern of fitness and routine (but not too much) will keep the mind satisfied come time to sleep.

Before I go any further, I think it’s clear that most of these ultimately stem back one’s psychological state. It’s clear that you don’t want to get into a rhythm of waking abruptly, as this will cause the mind to fear waking up, and most certainly cause you to wake much earlier as to avoid such an interruption. Eating before bed can cause the body to find ways to burn calories during the night, pushing the mind into nightmare mode and producing uncomfortable sleep. This ties directly into heat; keeping the room cool will provide greater return.

It’s difficult to remember each and every tip/trick for a better night’s rest, so it’s with my strong recommendation that you avoid any extra stress from work or relationships (if possible).

Ambient light/Protein Shakes/Alarm Clocks – If these rules aren’t followed properly, they lead to decreased sleep. Decreased sleep can build over time, which is the primary reason why most people become ill or lack productivity at work. In other words, it’s a domino effect.

A lot of people will actually defer to sleeping aids, which can become habitually addicting. This leads the mind to think that it cannot get a good night’s rest without them, reemphasizing and reengaging the psychological stress factor. Other sleep enhancing tricks include the following:

• Go to the bathroom before bed as to avoid waking during the middle of the night.
• Use an alarm clock with soothing sounds and gradually increasing light.
• Don’t hang out in your room during the day (Bedroom is a place for sleep).
• Be sure to eat breakfast.
• Avoid watching dramatic television or engaging in physical activity before bed.
• Don’t shower directly before bed.

By remembering a few simple rules and exercising regularly (treadmills, ellipticals or home gyms), you’ll find yourself getting a solid night’s sleep while keeping stress at bay.

Anxiety, stress, money worries, loss of sleep.

Yes, it’s that time of the year again; “The Tax Man Cometh.”

Reminds me of a Beatles tune.

Anyways, this time of the year the stress upon American’s continues to become greater & greater. The tax burdens we shoulder seem to be never ending, and thus, that can lead to sleep loss, insomnia, and other sleep disorders.

This past year seems to be even more brutal than some of the other years I can remember. The economy sure didn’t help us achieve nights of good honest sleep.

“So what are we do?”

Glad you asked. If you watched the video, you will hear me mention (several times) a Free Report; “How to sleep when you have money worries.”

I truly believe this report can help you get a better night’s sleep this tax season, or anytime of the year that money issues seem to be keeping you up at night.

Please enter your name, and email in the form below and you will receive this report immediately. Plus it has a workbook/guidebook with a few questions, (nothing to deep) to really help you understand where money and lack of sleep issues come from.

Sincerely,

Thomas “Trapper” Sherwood; CMH
Certified Master Hypnotist
http://sleepsecretaudio.com

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If you are having a difficult time sleeping because you can’t seem to get stressful situations off of your mind, this can certainly be a frustrating thing to go through.  For some of us, it is a matter of not being able to go to sleep at all because we toss and turn, unable to keep our thoughts on things that are peaceful or positive.  Some of us, myself included, tend to fall asleep rather quickly but wake up within a short period of time with the weight of the world on our shoulders.  If you are having a difficult time sleeping because of stress, there are some things that you can do which may help.

First of all, you should try supplementing with a good multivitamin along with taking some quality vitamin B.  It may surprise you to learn that vitamin deficiencies may often cause stress in individuals, especially panic attacks.  Taking these vitamins will help to restore a little bit of the balance in our body and you might find that after a few days, it is a little bit easier for you to put the stress of the day behind you and drift off to sleep.

Another thing that you should do is to prepare your mind and body every night in order to get some sleep.  Avoid anything that is going to engage the mind for about an hour before bedtime.  This can include anything from the type of television shows and movies that we watch to the conversations that we take part in.  To the best of your ability, go to a quiet part of the house and spend a little bit of time listening to some relaxing music or reading something relaxing, such as poetry.

Warm baths and aromatherapy may also go a long way in helping us to relax and allow our minds to forget about the stress of the day.  The real secret is to allow all of these things to take you to someplace that you need to be and not to allow the stress to return back to your mind.  While you are still in this relaxed state, slip into your bed and allow yourself to drift off to sleep.

It may take a little bit of practice before you are really efficient at doing these things but once you get the hang of it, you would be surprised with how quickly you will be able to do it.  Once you are able to sleep through the night, it will make any effort that you put into it well worth it.

Sincerely,

Thomas “Trapper” Sherwood; CMH
Certified Master Hypnotist

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It is not unusual to have nightmares during times of stress. For combat veterans, these nightmares may include combat scenes.

If you have frequent and distressing nightmares, please talk to your medical or mental health provider. If you think you may have PTSD, PLEASE Call: The PTSD Information Line at (802) 296-6300

Frequent nightmares may be a sign of a more serious problem.

Tips for Coping with Nightmares

The morning after a nightmare, spend some time thinking about what might be causing increased stress in your life. Even positive stress (such as getting married, a new job, moving) can cause anxiety that may result in nightmares.

Practice some form of relaxation every night before bed. Try imagining yourself in a calming or relaxing place, practice deep slow breathing, or listen to soothing music or sounds.

Make your bedroom as soothing and comfortable as possible. Think about leaving a dim light or nightlight on to help you recognize your surroundings more quickly if you wake up from a nightmare.

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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health favors the view that working conditions play a primary role in causing job stress. However, the role of individual factors is not ignored. According to the NIOSH view, exposure to stressful working conditions (called job stressors) can have a direct influence on worker safety and health.

But as shown below, individual and other situational factors can intervene to strengthen or weaken this influence. A person’s need to care for an ill parent is an increasingly common example of an individual or situational factor that may intensify the effects of stressful working conditions. Examples of individual and situational factors that can help to reduce the effects of stressful working conditions include the following:

• Balance between work and family or personal life
• A support network of friends and coworkers
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Nearly everyone agrees that job stress results from the interaction of the worker and the conditions of work. Views differ, however, on the importance of worker characteristics versus working conditions as the primary cause of job stress. These differing viewpoints are important because they suggest different ways to prevent stress at work.

Although the importance of individual differences cannot be ignored, scientific evidence suggests that certain working conditions are stressful to most people. Such evidence argues for a greater emphasis on working conditions as the key source of job stress, and for job redesign as a primary prevention strategy.

According to one school of thought, differences in individual characteristics such as personality and coping style are most important in predicting whether certain job conditions will result in stress—in other words, what is stressful for one person may not be a problem for someone else. This viewpoint leads to prevention strategies that focus on workers and ways to help them cope with demanding job conditions.

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Challenge is an important ingredient for healthy and productive work. The importance of challenge in our work lives is probably what people are referring to when they say “a little bit of stress is good for you.”

Job stress can be defined as the harmful physical and emotional responses that occur when the requirements of the job do not match the capabilities, resources, or needs of the worker.

Job stress can lead to poor health and even injury.

The concept of job stress is often confused with challenge, but these concepts are not the same.

Challenge energizes us psychologically and physically, and it motivates us to learn new skills and master our jobs. When a challenge is met, we feel relaxed and satisfied.

But when the challenge has not been met, it turns into job demands that cannot be met, relaxation has turned to exhaustion, and a sense of satisfaction has turned into feelings of stress.

In short, the stage is set for illness, injury, and job failure.

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One of the most frustrating things that we can go through is not being able to sleep properly at night.  If you are finding that you are tossing and turning during the night and if you can’t keep your mind off of stressful situations, it can not only affect your hours during the nighttime, it can affect the entire day.  Although there are a lot of different things that can cause insomnia, one of the more common reasons why we experience it is because of stressful situations we are going through.

There are really two different types of sleeping problems that people with stress tend to go through.  For some, they are unable to fall asleep when they lay down and they may find themselves tossing and turning, their minds dwelling on things that keep them awake.  There are also others who tend to fall asleep quickly but that sleep is soon interrupted and once they are awake, they can’t seem to fall back asleep again.  If stress is robbing you of the sleep that you need, there are a few things that you may be able to do to help cure it.

One of the best things that you can do in this situation is to prepare your mind to put the stressful situations on the back burner.  For at least one hour before you go to bed, avoid anything that would remind you of the stressful problems that you are going through.  Practice meditating on things that are upbuilding and do some deep breathing exercises to help calm your mind as well.  During times like these, things like warm baths, aromatherapy and soft music also help to calm a weary mind.

You should also make sure that your body is not lacking anything that it needs.  If you are dealing with panic attacks and these are robbing you of sleep, you might be short on some vitamins.  Supplement with a good multivitamin and make sure that you are getting enough B vitamins during the day.  Although this may not totally take your stress away because it does not change the environment around you, if you find that you are panicking about nothing then this may just be the culprit.

Calming your mind and getting the sleep that you need if you’re dealing with too much stress can certainly be a difficult thing to do.  With a little bit of patience, however, you can gain some control over your thoughts and allow yourself to get the sleep that you need.

Thomas “Trapper” Sherwood
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Greetings,

Did you know that in some cases, insomnia could be triggered by a particular event or incident? This may vary from losing someone you love to working on a project at work. If you are able to identify that this is indeed the case, then there is one more idea that might help to relieve your insomnia.

Take a holiday or two or make plans for a long getaway. When planning this, you must remember that you are doing this for yourself so you can relieve your insomnia and get back to your regular sleep pattern, so do it for yourself.

Pick a destination that is quiet, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. If you already know of a cabin in the hills or a beach house that
you can go to, then this is the best time to pay a visit. Make sure your traveling does not include crowded roads or busy trains, because that is
definitely not going to help. You must ensure that this trip involves a minimum of stress.

Ideally, beach areas or island destinations are best as they offer you the opportunity take long walks alongside scenic views. You would need to escape the crowd, so pick a time when the place is not so crowded. Seasons to avoid would be school holidays, public holidays or even
festive seasons. If you have just lost someone you loved, festive seasons are going to create way too many painful emotions that are
definitely going to keep you awake at night, so don’t even consider it!

Your holiday should be well-planned so that there are no hiccups that will give you additional stress. Go to a travel agent that will help you
with everything from arrival and departure transfers to your hotel rooms.

If you are selecting a resort, go for something that doesn’t have connecting rooms. Go for chalet style accommodation that is a sufficient
distance from eating outlets or recreation places in the resort because this will give you the privacy you need to relax and sleep minus noisy
hotel neighbors.

Thomas “Trapper” Sherwood

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