I am unable to sleep at night. I wake up with nightmares of random events and people that have no logic or connection in real life. I don’t keep my phone near me, and I’ve tried meditation, but I can’t figure out why I’m still not able to sleep properly.

Ans: Too much of sensory overload through visuals, and late dinners are some of the causes for not falling asleep. Please pay attention to your dinner meal. Eat early before 7pm and avoid animal protein, and oily food at dinner meal

Ans: I have already posted areply to someone else with a similar problem.
I am posting the same reply -
You can try to improve your sleep hygeine - i.e
Try to go to sleep and wake up at the sametime everyday — even on weekends and holidays.
Avoid consuming caffeine at least 6 hrs before bedtime. .
Make your sleeping environment comfortable.
One hour before bedtime, stop doing work or other mentally-challenging tasks.
Use your bed only for sleep or intimacy.
If you are stressed , relaxation techniques like yoga or meditation before bedtime might help.
Regular exercise, a balnaced diet and adequate fluid intake might help.
Can try taking melatonin 3 mg 1 hr before bed time.
If these measures don't work , you should consult a sleep specialist

Ans: Hi Varun,
There could be many reasons for not getting the right sleep pattern. It could be irregular sleep hours due to professional or social life, wrong dinner timing, excessive digital exposure, both inadequate physical movement or over exertion. Please share your reasons with age and personal health history, then we could advise you accordingly.

Ans: Dear Anonymous,
I truly empathize with what you have been through and it's not easy to brush it away.
The best suggestion that I can give you is to seek the help of a professional right away.
Childhood traumas are known to cause a lot of emotional challenges in adulthood as well. Why struggle with it? It will affect every area of your life which is painful. It will also keep you stuck not allowing you to move ahead...
You must work on the unresolved emotion from the unpleasant incident and this will be possible by working with a professional. He/she will help you go back to where it all started and it maybe daunting at first, but the liberation that you will feel with deep-dive sessions is priceless.

So, now you know what you must do! Do not wait...

All the best!

Ans: Dear Anonymous,
Disturbed sleep is a result of:
- A day filled with a lot of mental strain
- Not much or no physical exercise
- Sleep during daytime
- Heavy dinner with not much gap between that meal and sleep
- Absence or too much of certain hormones that interfere with sleep
- Certain medications that are known to cause sleep changes
the list may go on...

Dreams and dreams and in my opinion, you can't influence them (though I am not an expert on dreams)...Filling your mind with more of positive things during the day and a fair amount of meditation can bring restful sleep. If symptoms do persist, do visit a doctor BUT my suggestion is to not hook yourself into sleep medications as they are habit forming. So, do what it takes to ease yourself better during the day.

All the best!
Anu Krishna
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