I had insomnia!

Jabalpur, India
May 12, 2016 8:12am CST
I suffered for a long, long time with sleeplessness/insomnia. This brought anxiety and depression with it. But now, i have come up with a solution and it is working very well. I am sharing with you so that you can try it and see if it makes a difference in your life as well. I used to wake up at 9 a.m. and go to bed after 2 a.m. Now, for the past few days, I set my alarm for 5:30 a.m., wakes up and goes for a walk of 1 kms and then run a mile and after that do some stretching and yoga for at least an hour and then come back. Now i am feeling sleepy around 9 p.m. and it is harder for me to keep me from not sleeping.
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scheng1
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
12 May 16
Good habit. Having enough exercise always makes you sleep better. I think you have a good diet too, else it will still be hard to fall asleep at night.
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Ramanand
@ramanandg (72)
• Jabalpur, India
12 May 16
Yes, you are right. I do have a good diet schedule and it is working wonders.
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scheng1
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
12 May 16
@ramanandg Good to hear that. Now you know why the old people always say to rise early and sleep early.
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Ramanand
@ramanandg (72)
• Jabalpur, India
12 May 16
@scheng1 which when being a kid we never followed!
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jaishankar
@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
12 May 16
@ramanandg,I won't say I have insomnia,but I sleep late.Sleep keeps eluding me.But once I fall asleep,it's a deep,sound and sweet sleep.
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Ramanand
@ramanandg (72)
• Jabalpur, India
13 May 16
Fair enough, that is what you need, deep sound sleep.
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Ramanand
@ramanandg (72)
• Jabalpur, India
14 May 16
@else34 don't watch TV at least 1/2 an hour before going to bed, instead listen soothing music or do meditation. Nothing fancy about meditation, just sit in a comfortable posture and stay still with focus on your breathing that will help
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jaishankar
@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
13 May 16
@ramanandg The only problem I have is I can't fall asleep early at night.
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Marlina
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
12 May 16
First, one would have to be "physically" able to do this. Sure won't work for me.
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Ramanand
@ramanandg (72)
• Jabalpur, India
13 May 16
If you explain me why "physically" you are not able to do this, maybe I can help you as i know many yoga postures which i do practice and can help you making your body and mind tired enough to have a good sound sleep
Jay Kaur
@mavlana (1019)
• India
13 May 16
It's good yhat you conquered it.
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Ramanand
@ramanandg (72)
• Jabalpur, India
13 May 16
@mavlana Thanks, it is a great feeling, cannot be expressed in words. I pray and I can help those who are suffering with this problem of insomnia
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