I found that just looking through the circle of friends, I can always see friends who are suffering from insomnia. I can feel the pain of their inability to fall asleep between the lines. The more they can't sleep, the more anxious they become, and the more anxious they are, the more they can't sleep, forming a vicious circle. They call themselves "insomnia". Over time, "insomnia" will affect your health and life.
As technology develops, the pace of life accelerates, and people’s life pressure continues to increase, making sleep more and more complicated. Sleeping is a human instinct and is something humans are born with. Why is this ability declining?
When we open the book "Good Sleep: New Sleep Science and Medicine" (hereinafter referred to as: "Good Sleep") by Dr. Yang Dingyi and read it carefully, we will find out what is interfering with our sleep, and we will regain our natural sleep ability, making it no longer difficult to sleep well.
The book "Good Sleep" is a practical sleep manual written by Dr. Yang Dingyi for Chinese people. The method is simple and easy to follow. Use small things in daily life such as breathing, sunbathing, naps, diet, etc. to create your own sleep method. It has been personally tested and effective. I recommend it to friends in need.
Of course, all methods are inseparable from a point of view, that is, a change in concept. The understanding of sleep and the concept of life are the most fundamental reasons that affect sleep. Through the book "Good Sleep", I not only realize the method of sleeping, but more importantly, make an important change on the psychological level.
1. Have a clear understanding of sleep
What is good sleep? Sleep is primarily about getting deep rest. According to scientific rules, sleep will naturally become lighter after 3-4 hours of sleep. Waking up at this time is a natural function of the body. Waking up in the middle of the night can be regarded as a natural phenomenon. Don't label yourself as insomniac.
Everyone’s sleep duration is certainly different. Whether the length of sleep is appropriate depends on how you feel. Just feel asleep when you feel like it. Don’t worry about how many hours you need to sleep.
Treat insomnia correctly, do not emphasize it, and do not share poor sleep conditions with others. Instead of thinking of sleeping less as a problem and throwing away the word "insomnia", it doesn't necessarily mean how long you sleep.
2. Breathing through the nose is a sleep aid
Breathing is a person’s vital sign. Whether you deliberately let yourself breathe or not, it will happen automatically, but we rarely think about the relationship between breathing and sleep. Breathe well, sleep well.
Unfortunately, our body and mind are often in a state of tension, and we rarely breathe in the correct way. Dr. Yang Dingyi’s many years of research on sleep and his 40 years of personal practice have proven that breathing through the nose is more beneficial to health.
If you wake up in the middle of the night, close your mouth and inhale and breathe through your nose. Concentrate on just breathing. You know, everything is fine. There's nothing you can't let go of. Nothing can affect you. Even if you can't fall asleep right away, you are still resting.
We don’t know that we breathe through our mouth when we speak. Therefore, if you talk less during the day and don’t pay attention to negative information, you will naturally have a good sleep at night. Eating too much can also affect breathing through the nose, and eating less can also help you sleep. Breathe well during the day and sleep well at night.
3. Change mentality
Behind insomnia is physical and mental imbalance. Insomnia is a psychological problem. Acceptance is the panacea for all problems. Accept your current sleep status, including insomnia. When you don’t regard insomnia as a problem, the problem will disappear.
Attitude toward others, toward yourself, and toward sleep are the keys to improving sleep. In fact, just lying down and doing nothing is already a kind of rest, and it doesn’t have to be how long you sleep.
Insomnia is a subjective judgment. In the medical community, there is no objective standard for diagnosing insomnia. Sleeping, not sleeping, everything is fine. Nothing is a problem, everything is fine, stay grateful and happy, and you will naturally have a good sleep.
Insomnia is nothing important in itself.Nothing in this world is of absolute importance, everything is a projection of your own brain. Don’t regard any problem as a threshold that you can’t overcome, and of course the same goes for insomnia.
