When you prepare your body for sleep through stretching, you’re helping your body recover and regenerate. A lot of my patients are taught to stretch before they go to sleep. Microstretch is a very light gently stretch that goes up to 30% – 40% of a maximum perceived stretch.ĭr Nikos Apostolopoulos, the founder of Stretch Therapy and microStretching, says:įlexibility work, if done properly, has a calming effect. Get off your bed now and practice these 8 stretches. 4 – Stretch or microStretch!Īre you experiencing racing thoughts when trying to sleep? You may wish to answer this question (or may not): This is what the mind does and that’s OK! You’ll see that thoughts generate thoughts. You took them out and you’re now looking at them from a perspective. Get those racing thoughts out onto the paper. Watch a documentary about someone you admire?.What would you do if you didn’t feel like going to bed?: How would you spend the next hour of your life?Īn engaging activity will disrupt your racing thoughts.Īnd if you say: ‘I would be sleeping!’, don’t try to fall asleep.ĭo the next thing that’s available on your list.
If you were not experiencing racing thoughts right now, what would you be doing? You can get on with your life and… 2 – Do what you would be doing without the thoughts The other benefit of doing nothing is that you send a signal to your brain that there is nothing to be fixed. This is what I’ve found to be the best approach to overcoming anxiety. The key to controlling your racing thoughts is letting go of the desire to control them. The more you try to get rid of them, the more stubborn they become. The more you fight your racing thoughts, the more they fight back. It takes practice but, slowly, you become more and more comfortable with your racing thoughts to the point that you totally ignore them! This is the technique that now works best for me.īut this is easier said than done. Stay on the bank, observe its flow and you are safe from the current. A Reminder: You are NOT a racing-thoughts person.10 – Don’t think your way out of your racing thoughts.8 – Practice the Contact Points Exercise.5 – Breathe deeply (but don’t explode!).2 – Do what you would be doing without the thoughts.
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