Struggling to nod off again after waking up early in the morning? This British doctor may have the treatment you need.
Waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to wake up again can be extremely frustrating, especially if you have to wake up at 7am for work, but it happens to more people than you might think.
According to 2008 surveyabout one in three of us wakes up in the middle of the night three or more times a week.
Sleep is extremely important, and not getting enough sleep can put you at risk for high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and even Alzheimer’s disease.
Fortunately, tv set Physician Amir Khan has shared tips for falling asleep again during “sad times”.
In a video posted on InstagramDr. Khan appears regularly on. ITV On Breakfast and Daytime TV, he said, “Hey guys, I shared a reel about why people wake up at 3 a.m., and hundreds of thousands of people saw it, and a lot of people asked, ‘What do you do when you wake up at 3 a.m.? How do you go back to sleep?'”
“You know we’ve talked at length about the health benefits of sleep. But what do you do when your brain is interfering with sleep and you can’t?”
Doctors said “stressful thoughts” about “work, money, kids, planning, scheduling, problem solving” meant the brain was “too active” to sleep, but there was a solution.
He continued: “It’s called a cognitive shuffle, and it interrupts your mind and instead confuses your thoughts, lulling your brain into sleep mode and guaranteeing you’ll be able to fall asleep safely.”
What is cognitive shuffle?
Cognitive shuffle is a term coined in 2009 by Dr. Luc Beaudoin, who claims it cured his insomnia.
There’s a new way to try it if you’re having trouble sleeping (Getty Stock Photo)
First think of a random word, then focus on the first letter of that word. Then you need to list many words that start with that letter.
Melon, Martian, Mushroom, Monster, Mop, Milk and more.
As you go through the list, visualize each word, then move to the second letter of the word you originally selected and repeat the steps.
Keep reading each letter of the original word and you’ll be back to sleep in no time.
Why is it effective? Well, according to CNNWhen people begin to sleep, they tend to have “micro-dreams,” which contain fragmented thought patterns.
By visualizing all these disconnected things that start with the same letter, we’re essentially mimicking that while also distracting ourselves from the fact that we’re having a hard time falling asleep.
According to the publication, it can transport people to the land of nod within five to 15 minutes on average.