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- Are you on any meds with side effects? Check your meds
- How's your diet? Certain foods/drinks or diet habits can negatively impact your sleep. Alcohol dehydrates you and messes up your sleep cycles.
- Is your room too hot, too cold, too humid or too dry? This can make you sleep worse.Ā
- Do you sleep with too many clothes on? It makes it harder for you body to naturally regulate your body temperature. Since I stopped wearing a top to bed, my sleep and dream quality dramatically improved.
- Is your room dirty and is the air quality bad? Clean sheets and fresh air contribute to healthy sleep. If you're sensitive to dust or something, you should aim to change your sheets every 14 days. (But tbh I do it less often, we're all human after all). Fresh air is so important, not only in working environments, but in the bedroom too.
- Do you use devices before bed? I mean who doesn't in 2020 hahaha. Try to change your bedtime routine, if you can. If not, invest in glasses which block out blue light, or activate blue light filters on your laptop and phone. Blue light from devices makes the brain think it's daylight at night.
- Dark blinds / sleeping mask / earplugs if there is too much noise or light in your bedroom.
- Finally, make sure you don't have an underdiagnosed sleep disorder. Check in with your doctor if the above suggestions don't work over time.Ā
Good luck !