Do you have trouble sleeping? How to use the law of attraction to sleep better at night
Do you have difficulty falling or staying asleep at night? If so, using the Law of Attraction can help you immensely. Now I’m going to need you to bear with me for a few moments as we quickly run through some obvious physical reasons why you might have a problem. After all, if it’s a quick and easy fix, we might as well give them a try, right?
Beware of deceptive stimulants. While most of us are aware of the caffeinated products to avoid before bed, we often overlook some of the less obvious items that can affect our sleep without even realizing it.
For example, there’s the obvious coffee or soda, but did you know that chocolate, cake, ice cream, and certain cookies have enough sugar to affect your sleep, too? There are even some fruits that contain enough natural sugar that can keep you awake too.
If you’re having a harder time falling asleep than usual, review what you’ve been eating before bed lately. If you’ve been having an ice cream or cookie kick for the past few weeks before bed and have been having trouble sleeping for the same amount of time, it could be your simple connection.
Drinking alcohol – So you’re going through a particularly difficult time and you might enjoy a few drinks when you get home in the evening. But then you don’t sleep very well. So the next day you’re even more irritable and enjoy a few more drinks when you get home to try to feel better. But then you don’t sleep very well again. It seems like a vicious cycle, but the truth is that it could be the alcohol itself that is causing the lack of sleep.
It has been found that while alcohol can help you fall asleep initially, it seems to disrupt the second half of your sleep cycle. So you’ll either wake up during the night with all sorts of weird dreams or toss and turn and have a hard time getting back to sleep.
Consider trying a different calming ritual before bed if it’s that “calming” effect you’re after. Switch to a decaf herbal tea and a couple of sugar free cookies. When you consume them before bed, think of it as your way of unwinding at the end of a hectic day. You will see an amazing difference in not only the quantity but also the quality of your sleep.
Exercise. You’ve probably heard this before, but exercising even a couple hours before bed can sometimes affect your ability to fall asleep. Your blood is pumping, the energy is flowing. Is it any wonder that your body finds it hard to slow down? You even have to be careful with certain types of yoga. While some practices are great for relaxation, others can have the opposite effect.
Ok, now that we’ve eliminated some of the possible physical causes, let’s work on the mental.
Don’t label yourself as someone who has some sort of sleep problem. You’d be surprised how what might only be a temporary problem could last much longer because of how you think of it or label it. Don’t think or say things like “I just can’t sleep, I have insomnia, I suffer from insomnia, I wake up constantly, I never get enough sleep, I’m always tired, etc.” By putting these types of thoughts and statements out there, you are simply attracting more. Don’t give the situation more attention or concern than it deserves. It’s just temporary, don’t make it a fact by drawing more attention to the problem.
Not falling asleep because you are worried about not falling asleep. We have all been there. You only have a few hours to sleep and when you can’t fall asleep you worry about how much time you have left to sleep and so on.
While it’s true that the average person generally requires 7-8 hours of sleep a night, it’s by no means true for everyone. For example, Donald Trump only sleeps 4 hours a night and that is more than enough for him. Another fact to keep in mind is that it is not necessary to have a full 8 hours of sleep. each evening. I have had nights where I only got 2-3 hours of sleep the night before and ran the next day with more energy than usual. The trick is to not mentally brainwash yourself into thinking that “you’re going to have to be tired” the next day simply because you didn’t get your full 8 hours.
Your body changes every day. The same goes for your energy levels. Some days you may need more sleep, some days you may need less. It’s like when you’re hungry. Some days you may be hungry all day, other days you barely think about food. Just let yourself go. Don’t stress yourself out thinking “Oh, I only got 3 hours of sleep last night, so that means I’ll be dragging my tail all day.” Who says? Don’t think about it anymore and focus on doing your thing.
Calm panic thoughts. One of the most difficult problems to treat. Either you can’t fall asleep because you have a problem on your mind or you wake up in the middle of the night in a panic when a thought occurs to you. The first question to ask yourself is if there is anything you can do about it at that exact moment. There’s usually not much you can do about any problem at 3:00 in the morning. If this is the case, tell yourself that you will find a way to deal with it tomorrow, or better yet, turn it over to the Universe to handle. Say to yourself, “While I’m doing my job to get some sleep, Universe is doing its job to find me an easy solution to this problem. I can’t wait until tomorrow to see what it comes up with.” You will be surprised how often a solution will be presented the next day. Just leave yourself open to the possibility.
Find at least one good thought to calm you down in the middle of the night, and focus on that thought when panic tries to set in. The Law of Attraction is all about taking control of your thoughts. The more you practice it, the better you become. You In fact you have control over what you think. So if a panicked thought tries to enter in the middle of the night, counter it. Think of just one good thing you experienced the day before or plan to experience. Did you follow your diet that day, did you get a compliment from your boss, did you get a call from that person you like? Did you meditate, did you take your vitamins, do you have something coming up that you are looking forward to? When a panicky thought tries to creep in, deliberately and consciously replace it with a better thought, even if it’s completely unrelated. It may seem difficult at first, but you will really get better with practice. If your thoughts keep trying to drift toward the problem, keep bringing your thoughts back to the good thought. Over and over until it sticks.
Make yourself bigger than the problem. You are currently on a spiritual quest. (I know this simply because you are reading this article.) Every day you are growing spiritually and every day you are gaining more control over your reality. Don’t let yourself forget this. As you lie in bed at night, imagine that you are holding the Earth like a small globe in your hand, and now feel your vastness in comparison with it. that’s how big you are In fact are. You are a spiritual being having a human experience, which means there really is nothing on this planet that you cannot handle. In reality, you are much bigger than all of that. Truly feel your immensity in relation to the problem and realize that in “reality” that problem is nothing more than a speck of dust that you can simply blow away. This is a great mental exercise.
Do the muscle relaxation exercise. This is an awesome exercise that you may have learned in gym class. It’s simple, but it can be very effective for falling asleep or going back to sleep.
Start by lying on your back. Tighten your feet as hard as you can for a count of 8 and then gently release the muscles for a count of 8 as well. Then feel as if your feet have simply “disappeared” into oblivion. Then do your calves. Tense, tense, tense for a count of 8, release, release, release for a count of 8, until you feel them completely disappear. Then move to your thighs, butt, stomach, chest, arms, hands, etc. Do this all over your body. When you are done, you will feel as if you are floating or as if your body has completely disappeared. Now the only thing you will feel is your deep breath. This exercise can do wonders for both your body and mind. You will see that it even works very well if you have had a nightmare, so give it a try.
Use affirmations or read something uplifting even before you put your head down on the pillow. You can experience much more spiritual growth while you sleep than during your waking hours. For years I have purposely said affirmations or read particular spiritual concepts that I have subconsciously wanted to absorb and have found that the ideas stick much more easily when I absorb them just before bed. So this can not only help you get distracted from your normal worries, but also speed up your spiritual growth.
The most important thing to remember is not to make not sleeping more of a problem than it is. Everyone experiences difficulty sleeping from time to time, but it doesn’t have to be pure torture. Be creative, if you find that no matter what you do you still can’t sleep then just stop trying to force yourself. Get out of bed and use the time to do something useful or inspiring. Go write a thank you list, go add to your vision board, just do something that makes you feel better.
Heck, if you’re not going to sleep anyway, you might as well do something that inspires you!
Keep it up and you’ll be back to your normal sleep patterns in no time.
Happy Creating!