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Behavioral Health Tip – Sleep Hygiene
Emily Curtis, LICSW unlocks the secrets to a good night's sleep.
So today we're going to talk about sleep hygiene quality of sleep can impact a variety of aspects of Our Lives including productivity at work at home our mood and even our overall health but a lot of people struggle with having good sleep so here are some tips to help improve first of all you're going to want to avoid any kind of alcohol caffeine nicotine exercise or even hot baths or showers before going to bed as these can help prevent you from falling asleep or even affect the quality of your sleep try to avoid watching TV talking on the phone reading anything other than sleep in your bed that way your brain knows that when you go into bed you are ready for sleep also having a pre-bedtime routine can help prepare your body for good quality sleep a lot of people tend to have some anxiety or worry when they go to bed if that's something that you struggle with try to keep a worry Journal next to your bed that way if you're worrying about something or if you keep thinking about certain things try to just take a couple of seconds to jot it down sometimes that helps you relax and return to sleep also if you are having trouble with going to sleep because you're trying to remember what you need to do the next day have a to-do list that way it's out of your head you can focus on sleeping and return to your to-do list the next day I hope these tips help but if you are struggling please reach out to your doctor [Music]
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