sleep disorders and sleep problems

She tried the ear plugs for several...

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She tried the ear plugs for several nights, but admitted she was so angry over the idea of wearing them that she was unable to sleep any better.

I told the Johnsons that people can train themselves to sleep under almost any degree of noise.

I also told them that when one is completely relaxed physically it is almost impossible to generate the kind of anger which will keep him awake.

I taught them the Round Robin and the Sleep Exercise.

They practiced the Round Robin in the morning until they were experts at relaxing.

Then they used it at night in conjunction with the Sleep Exercise.

After performing the Sleep Exercise they said to themselves: "I am so sleepy and so tired that the noises I used to hear have become nothing more than a pleasant hum, and as I drift off to sleep the noise is so far away I can barely hear it. I am drifting into a deep sleep.

" An interesting sidelight was revealed in this case.

After the Johnsons had learned to sleep despite the noise, they naturally lost their resentment of their neighbors, and eventually the two couples became good friends.

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When the Wilsons moved in, the Johnsons...

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When the Wilsons moved in, the Johnsons soon discovered that the walls were almost paper thin.

Every move the Wilsons made could be heard by the Johnsons, if they themselves were quiet.

I suggested to the Johnsons that simply by wearing ear plugs, they could cut the amount of noise to almost nothing.

Mr. Johnson was merely cool to the idea, but Mrs.

Johnson really jumped down my throat.

"I should say I won't wear ear plugs," she said.

"I have the right to sleep peacefully.

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Johnson's real difficulty, like that of most people who are kept awake by their neighbors, was not noise; it was resentment.

When the Wilsons first moved in, the unaccustomed noise might have kept Mr. and Mrs.

Johnson awake.

But they could long since have adjusted themselves to it. The Johnsons were being kept awake by resentment, resentment that the Wilsons made so much noise.

Mrs.

Johnson hotly denied that anger was keeping her and her husband awake.

She agreed to wear ear plugs just once to prove that she could sleep if she couldn't hear her neighbors.

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When the Wilsons gave parties (at least...

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When the Wilsons gave parties (at least three times a week) Mrs.

Johnson said the guests were inevitably musicians and hog callers.

Not only were the Wilsons themselves up late every night, but they owned a cat who seemed to suffer from a permanent and painful case of unrequited love.

The Johnsons were now at the point where they went to bed expecting to be kept awake for hours.

They hadn't had a decent night's sleep in months.

The solution might seem obvious; ask the Wilsons to make less noise and if they refuse, call the police.

However, both Mr. and Mrs.

Johnson shrank from any fuss of that sort.

When I questioned her more closely now after her tirade, Mrs.

Johnson gave a more temperate account of her neighbors.

The truth was that while the Wilsons did talk and play their radio louder than most people, and did stay up later, the noise they made hardly called for police interference.

One trouble lay in the fact that the Wilson apartment had for years been occupied by an elderly couple who made no noise at all.

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Then say to yourself

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Then say to yourself: "It is so dark and so peaceful now I am going deep, sound asleep.

The next time I go to bed I will be so relaxed and so sleepy that I will be less dependent upon the sleep mask and the ear plugs.

" 5. If you do not use the ear plugs and the sleep mask, just do the Round Robin and the Sleep Exercise.

6. Don't order your family to be unusually quiet.

This puts them under a strain which prevents them from living their normal lives.

In addition, it reinforces your original belief that you cannot sleep where there is noise.

If you allow this belief to be thus reinforced, you will awaken at the noises of traffic, deliverymen and others.

1. Mr. and Mrs.

Johnson had always been early-to-bedders.

Then the Wilsons took the apartment next door, and the nights when the Johnsons could go to sleep early appeared to be over.

According to Mrs.

Johnson's somewhat hysterical report, the Wilsons believed that one radio should be made to serve the entire neighborhood, and tuned theirs accordingly.

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Later, when he had really mastered the...

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Later, when he had really mastered the art of relaxing through the Round Robin and the Sleep Exercise he found he was able to sleep without the mechanical aids.

He further discovered that he didn't need as much sleep as he had thought he did.

Six hours of this new refreshing sleep were enough for him.

He also found that the night shift enabled him to enjoy a long afternoon and evening with his family.

To sleep days when you're on the night shift: 1. Remember that there is no real reason why you can't sleep in the daytime.

2. Learn and master the ABC Round Robin.

You will find that when you are completely relaxed you will be able to sleep under any circumstances.

3. If you feel that noise and light are keeping you awake, purchase ear plugs and a sleep mask to simulate night time conditions.

Anything that will strengthen the suggestion that you can sleep is helpful.

4. As you wear the ear plugs and the sleep mask, do the Round Robin and the Sleep Exercise.

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Mr. L. was stating a belief held...

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Mr. L. was stating a belief held by many.

I explained to Mr. L. that these factors have no real, final bearing on sleep-that even in the brightest daylight, his closed eyelids would keep out enough light to allow him to sleep.

As for noise, anyone can be conditioned to sleep under shellfire, air raids and fire sirens if necessary.

Reaction to noise, I explained, is a matter of habit.

The country dweller awakens at the sounds of bustling city streets, while the city dweller sleeps uneasily in the country when the birds chirp near his window.

People who live in the far north sleep during six months of daylight.

I taught Mr. L. the ABC Round Robin.

Then, to strengthen the suggestion that he could sleep, I told him to purchase a sleep mask, which fits lightly over the eyes and excludes all light.

I also had him buy ear plugs to keep out noise.

Thus when he went to bed in the daytime he was simulating night conditions.

From the time he first practiced the Round Robin and the Sleep Exercise, he never attempted to sleep without using the sleep mask and the ear plugs to strengthen the suggestion that he could sleep.

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Mr. L. laughed this off, but the...

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Mr. L. laughed this off, but the thought was implanted that sleeping during the day must be something of a problem.

This faint suggestion was strengthened by other well-meaning friends, who asked him how he was ever going to sleep during the day.

Mr. L. began to talk a bit about sleeping days, and he was treated to the usual horror tales of people who couldn't sleep in the daytime.

Before he even took over the night shift he was convinced that noise, daylight and a man's "instinct" would make it impossible for him to sleep.

He was prepared to make a Herculean effort to sleep; but since he had given himself the repeated suggestion that sleeping in the daytime was difficult, he naturally was unable to sleep.

He began to wonder whether he had received his promotion simply because the company couldn't find anyone else willing to work nights.

This added to his nervousness and sleeplessness.

When I asked Mr. L. why a man should not be able to sleep during the day if he works at night, he said that noise and light would naturally keep him awake.

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Make sure it is not an exciting...

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Make sure it is not an exciting book.

Read until your eyes feel tired.

Then turn out the light, relax in a comfortable position and start to do the ABC Round Robin and the Sleep Exercise.

In most cases, you will find that long before you have completed the Exercise you will have drifted back to sleep.

You may be allowing for more sleep than you really need.

If this is the case you can go to bed later and still get plenty of sleep.

Mr. L. was the set-up man for a large concern manufacturing ball bearings.

As a reward for good work he was promoted to foreman on the night shift.

He was elated over the promotion.

His joy soon turned to fear, however, when he found he was unable to sleep during the day.

He was in actual danger of losing his job, until he educated himself to sleep days.

Mr. L. informed me that some friends jokingly told him he was being put on the night shift because the bosses noticed that he slept all day anyhow, and therefore should be able to stay awake all night.

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You may have too much covering on...

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You may have too much covering on and not realize it. Being too warm may make you just uncomfortable enough to wake you and keep you awake, yet not uncomfortable enough for you to know why you awoke.

Maybe you are not physically tired-maybe you -went to bed too early.

Don't think it's necessary for you to have eight hours (or any other particular amount) of sleep every single night.

If hunger is the cause of your awakening, get up and take a light snack, such as crackers and warm milk.

Food will bring the blood from your head to your stomach.

Get into bed, turn off the light and do the ABC Round Robin and the Sleep Exercise.

You will find that you will quickly go back to sleep.

If you are hot, take off any excess covers and make sure you are comfortable.

Do the ABC Round Robin and the Sleep Exercise and you will drift off to sleep.

If you cannot sleep and are not hungry or uncomfortable, turn on the light and read a book, provided it does not disturb the other occupant of the room.

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To sleep when your work is on...

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To sleep when your work is on your mind: 1. Learn and master the Round Robin and the Sleep Exercise.

2. Make it a definite point to relax during intermissions in your day's work.

Make yourself comfortable at your desk and then put yourself to sleep with the Round Robin and the Sleep Exercise.

If before you drop off to sleep, you give yourself a set time to sleep-say fifteen minutes-you will find that you will awaken in that exact time.

So don't be afraid of oversleeping.

3. When you have mastered the Round Robin and the Sleep Exercise and made a habit of relaxing during the day, you will sleep well at night.

Not only that, but there will be little likelihood of your dropping dead from hypertension when you are in your fifties, as do many men who have never learned to make themselves relax.

1. When you wake up in the middle of the night, it may be for one of several reasons of which you are not aware: Perhaps you unconsciously became hungry during the night.

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