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how to cure insomnia(secondary insomnia)

In case your insomnia is a secondary one(being the result of another problem like illness, depression or anxiety) then fixing the main problem behind the insomnia will help you overcome it. For example If your insomnia was due to excess anxiety, using techniques that reduce anxiety will cure your insomnia on the way.

how to cure insomnia (secondary and primary)

There are many helpful tips that you could do to overcome both cases of insomnia (primary and secondary) ,those tips may help you totally get rid of your insomnia or at least make it less intensive. The tips to overcome insomnia are:

• overcoming insomnia tip#1: try to do minimal activities in bed other than sleeping, for example don’t read in bed, eat in bed or just lie without sleeping. The more time you spend in bed awake the more your mind wont relate sleeping to being in bed and so this will be reflected as insomnia
• overcoming insomnia tip#2: sleep at the same time everyday or at least stay within a close range, because when your biological clock get used to do a certain activity at a certain time it becomes less easier to do it. Any change in the timing may make the activity become harder.
• overcoming insomnia tip#3: if you are anxious or depressed, make sure you tackle those problems as your insomnia may be a direct result of any of them
• overcoming insomnia tip#4: sunlight or light activates your body and causes you to be less wanting to sleep, make sure you sleep without the light turned on and without keeping the television switched on
• overcoming insomnia tip#5: know that thinking about sleeping will only make you awake (see subconscious mind's rules), think about something else when wanting to sleep
• overcoming insomnia tip#6: avoid caffeine and nicotine few hours before sleeping
• overcoming insomnia tip#7:drink water before going to sleep as dehydration can affect your ability to sleep well
• overcoming insomnia tip#8: avoid naps, naps can make you feel that you don’t want to sleep at night

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No, sometimes I get worried about something that I will have to do the next day

No, I cant give up smoking, what to do?

Yes, but tell me how to deal with anxiety?

Yes, tell me how to deal with depression?

tell me more about the biological clock???

ok, but what are the causes for insomnia?