There are workshops provided online regarding insomnia. Most of these workshops are known as sleep programs which aids in helping people create new lifestyle habits, learn to quiet their mind and overall establish a healthier relationship with sleep. These workshops provides education and guidance to help form better sleep habits.Â
Some key takeaways from these workshops are:
Steps to help change your behaviour to improve sleep and health
How to use "The Slow Down Cycle"
Find new ways to decrease stress at night
How to form a routine that will aid in helping you falling asleep
If a hormone imbalance is affecting your sleep, what are some things you can do to help
The purpose of a sleep diary is for the user to keep track of how many hours of sleep the user gets each night and any sleep disruptions. The user will have questions and prompts to answer in their sleep diary each night. This way the user can see what helps and what disturbs their sleep patterns.
Some questions and prompts that the user is required to answer each day are:
How many minutes of physical activity did you have today?
What did you have for breakfast, lunch and dinner?
Did you have any caffeinated drinks? If yes, write down the times you consumed them.
What time did you shut off screens before trying to sleep?
How many hours of sleep did you get last night?
How long did it take you to fall sleep?
How many times did you wake up during the night?
What time did you fall alseep and what time did you wake up?