All of the following questions are simple yes/no answers. When you finish answering the questions, just count how many yes answers you had.
- Do you take longer than 15-20 minutes to go to sleep.
- Do you believe you have a ‘problem’ with sleep?
- Do you frequently wake up during the night and have difficulty going back to sleep?
- Do you think ‘negative’ sleep thoughts and wonder if this pattern will ever end?
- Do you ‘watch the clock’ wondering when you will ever get to sleep?
- Do you take perscription or OTC sleeping medications relatively regularly?
- Do you agonize about how tired and miserable you will feel the next day?
- Has this sleeplessness gone on longer than 6 months?
- Do you need a caffeine kick-start mornings or mid-afternoons?
- Do you have repeated wake-ups during the night?
If you found that you have answered yes to any more than three of the above questions, you may want to get our free ebook, Discover Secrets to Sleep Success. It is a free ebook and we just ask that after reading the book, you add some comments to this post indicating which of the suggestions worked best for you.
Well it sounds like I had better get that FREE e-book. I answered yes to several of these questions and if I remove the sleep-aid that I take every night, I might answer yes to all of them. UGH!!! Now I must add that I don’t have trouble falling aleep but having to use the restroom in the middle of the night will render me awake for a few hours afterwards. And that’s actually the problem. If I don’t get up, I can usually sleep well through the night.
Can’t wait to read the book. Maybe I can stop using a sleep aid!
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Thanks for making my morning a little bit better with this great article!!
Thank you Kristyn for your comment. I hope you were able to download the free ebook
and gain helpful tips from that too. Wishing you a great night’s sleep.
Good tips. American Sleep Association also has a bunch of sleep hygiene tips for insomnia.