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Rules for Good Sleep Habits

  1. Keep a regular bed time and rise time varying weekday and weekend bed times and rise times by no more than 1 and ½ hours.
  2. Use the bed only for sleeping. No T.V., radio or reading in bed unless instructed by the sleep physician.
  3. Hide clocks. This will keep you from worrying that you will not get enough sleep.
  4. No caffeinated beverages in the evening, for example, coffee, tea, Coca Cola.
  5. Afternoon exercise is good, but avoid late night exercise.
  6. Avoid arguments in bed.
  7. No daytime naps.
  8. Allow yourself 45 minutes to relax before bedtime (wind-down time). Do this in a separate room other than the bedroom.
  9. If you are night-time worrier, keep a “worry list”. At night, write down the things that occur to you that need to be done on a piece of paper to be kept at your bedside. This way you do not have to worry that you will forget things the next day or thereafter.