Stress from nightmares

• Create a specific schedule for your sleep time - Try to go to bed at the same time each night and create a ritual for your night hours. This may mean that you sip hot cocoa or chamomile tea before bed to soothe you or that you read a fun book before you nod off. Find a schedule that works for you and try to adhere to it, even on the weekends.
  
  
• Relax before bed - Instead of being at your computer or laptop until right before bed, be sure to turn off anything stimulating about two hours before you want to sleep. This means no nicotine, no caffeine, no computer time and no television. These steps will help your brain downshift into neutral so that you can get a restful night's sleep.
  
  
• Keep a record of your dreams - By looking at your dreams as learning experiences instead of horrible events, you can begin to turn your dreams into stress management tools. For example, if you notice that you dream about being naked in public right before every big presentation, maybe you need to prepare yourself more before you give your talk. Find a dream interpretation website or journal that can help you find out what you might be worry about - and then deal with those worries.

Bad dreams can happen no matter what age we are. But that doesn't mean that they need to be a part of our lives forever. By taking the time to create a sleep sanctuary and also to minimise the stress in our lives, we can rest more easily come nighttime.

What Relaxation Training Specialists The 4th R Can Do For You

We invite you to learn more about our services as they relate to:

• Body Awareness and Movement - avoid common health issues
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• Situational Relaxation - be relaxed at home, out socially and in the workplace
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