Distract yourself
Sometimes it can help to have some techniques or simple games to play in our minds when we’re in bed.
The idea is that they can help us to feel relaxed by holding our attention enough to stop us from thinking about anything stressful, but they are not so interesting that our brain doesn’t want to switch off. This is the rational behind when people talk about “counting sheep.”
People have come up with lots of different ideas of easy mind games to play to help them drift off. What works is different for everyone, but we’ve put some ideas below.
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