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Anonymous
get into good sleep habits and behavior patterns.
use your bed for sleeping only. do not read, watch tv, cut your toenails, roll wit yer girlie, or whatever in bed (at least until you get your clock reset). establishing that "bed is for sleeping" your behavior gets reinforced for this.
go to bed at around the same time every night.
go to sleep lying flat on your back, shoulders, arms and legs straight. i use this because it's the easiest position to recreate consistently. again, it's about reinforcing a pattern of behavior: (bed) + (body in this position) = sleep. yes you will roll, move, twist, whatever during the night, but start out this way. it will take a few weeks.
set your alarm clock across the room so you have to get out of bed to shut it off. mine is in my bathroom.
just develop repetitive patterns that tell your body "it's time to shut down". once you establish consistency, it's much easier to get good sleep once you do doze off.
and then non-sleep patterns (like any thing not related to bed, your sleeping position, etc.) don't trigger "shut down" responses. sitting in class should not trigger a sleep response. same thing with watching a movie in a dark theater, etc.
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