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If it’s midnight and you’re wide awake, you don’t want to hear about what you should do in the early evenings to overcome insomnia–you need answers NOW. This moment. What’s an insomniac to do?

Get out of bed. You may think you’re best of lying there, begging your body to please sleep, but you’ll probably just upset yourself by wishing you were asleep when your body isn’t cooperating. It may help you to consider falling asleep as being akin to landing a plane properly; if the landing doesn’t go as planned the first time, you may have to circle around and try to bring the plane in for a second try. Your body has gotten used to falling asleep at a certain time, and if for some reason you missed that time, or you were too stimulated at the time you usually fall asleep, you may have to jolt your body into thinking it has another chance.

Drink some warm milk. Drinking warm milk works for a lot of people. If you’re not crazy about warm milk, try a natural sleep tea like Valerian or Chamomile, both of which are quite effective.

Do something relaxing and boring. Dim the lights, and think of something that will make you get drowsy. Refuse to watch TV, play electronics, or work on your computer; the electronic stimulation will keep you up. You’ll do better with something like reading, crocheting, or just thinking positive thoughts.

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Make a plan. If your mind is racing because you’re concerned about something, try writing out solutions or planning around the issue. Write long hand, and whatever you do, don’t send an email to anyone about the issue.

When you’ve exhausted all the possibilities, go back to bed and try to go to sleep. Nighty night!

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