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There is a good evidence for it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_therapy
Basically, if you are using it late at night you are getting light therapy at the wrong time though.
I'm currently doing an experiment where I turn off the computer at 11pm to see if it makes it easier to fall asleep earlier. This is harder to stick to than it sounds at first glance though.
Your mind is probably thinking about too many things. You can also try this trick. I read about a simple technique in a meditation book (the purpose of this was not falling asleep, but it works for me). Close your eyes and start counting with a special technique to infinity. The trick is to count one number while breathing in... slowly counting in your head until you are done breathing in and when your breath out imm…
Not sure if anyone else has experienced this - but the bright light of the computer monitor does seem to affect it. There is a good evidence for it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_therapy Basically, if you are using it late at night you are getting light therapy at the wrong time though. I'm currently doing an experiment where I turn off the computer at 11pm to see if it makes it easier to fall asleep earlier. Th…
My bigger problem though, is that even if I can take care with the physical Insomnia, I also have mental insomnia. I find it impossible to clear my head, and that regularly keeps me up until a couple of hours before I wake up. I'm unable to sleep while my brain is thinking of something, regardless of how boring it is (until the point that my body is just so tired I can't stay awake, which is when I fall asleep), and if I manage to get my brain to a state when it could sleep, suddenly it instead thinks "but what about.." and returns to the topic that's interesting enough that it keeps my brain running in circles, unable to stop concentrating. Really annoying.
Your mind is probably thinking about too many things. You can also try this trick. I read about a simple technique in a meditation book (the purpose of this was not falling asleep, but it works for me). Close your eyes and start counting with a special technique to infinity. The trick is to count one number while breathing in... slowly counting in your head until you are done breathing in and when your breath out imm…
(Also, recently I had only been awake 8h that "day", but needed to get to sleep "early" in order to get a full 8h of sleep before a client meeting the next morning. So, I made Mac&Cheese with an entire stick of butter (~1500cal + 90g fat). This seemed to slow my heart down and put me out like a light. Though this method has obvious health implications, I'd be lying if I said it didn't work like a charm... that one time.)
Your mind is probably thinking about too many things. You can also try this trick. I read about a simple technique in a meditation book (the purpose of this was not falling asleep, but it works for me). Close your eyes and start counting with a special technique to infinity. The trick is to count one number while breathing in... slowly counting in your head until you are done breathing in and when your breath out imm…
The cold shower trick and its physiological effects sound really interesting. I always take cold showers at night but since temperatures always hover around 26-32C with close to 90% humidity (being 1 degree north of the Equator), that doesn't always help.