 We've all been there, you're lying in bed trying to get to sleep, but your brain won't let you. Was I supposed to do laundry today? Is my boss mad at me? Why can't I remember what a hypotenuse is? Just as you're about to nod off, you realize it's past two in the morning. Insomnia is a common condition, affecting a third of the adult population. And if you've had it for over a month, you may have acute insomnia. If it's been more than six months, it may be chronic. Lack of sleep can make everything in your day just a little harder, and can come from a variety of factors, including environment, chemicals, illness, and age. Fortunately, according to the American Academy of Sleep, there are eight drug-free tricks to getting a good night's sleep. 1. Stimulus Control Therapy This involves retraining yourself to associate your bedroom with sleeping only, by going straight to bed when you're tired. Perform other activities like reading and watching TV elsewhere, so as to not make other associations that might keep you up. 2. Relaxation Training By slowly tensing and releasing your major muscles, you can make yourself feel much more comfortable, plus occupy your mind while you're lying in bed. 3. Sleep Restriction If you're not sleepy, get up, keeping the lights and TV off, and go to another part of the house until you're tired enough to go back to bed. 4. Cognitive Behavior Therapy, or CBT The behavioral portion is these last few, and the cognitive portion is learning more about your condition from sources such as the National Sleep Foundation to figure out how best to use them. 5. Paradoxical Intention Have you ever tried to stay up late only to be unable to stop nodding off? If you try and make yourself stay awake, you can beat insomnia with irony. 6. Biofeedback We're imaging pinpoints your muscle tensions, so you understand fully how to make yourself comfortable when you're falling asleep. 7. Regular Exercise As long as it's done at least three hours before, exercise can help you sleep both better and longer. 8. Just waking up at a regular time If you can keep your body clock wound and clean, it'll keep you sleeping deep and regular. Have you ever had insomnia? Are you up late now watching this? If so, feel free to give these methods a try. Also, we'd like to thank our sponsor BetterHelp, an affordable online counseling platform. If you're interested, use our link in the description below. We get a cut too, so that means more funding for Psych2Go if you use the service. Hey everybody, I just want to give a personal thank you video for you guys for always supporting Psych2Go and making this all possible for us. Our vision is to make psychology as accessible as possible so that it promotes self-awareness and helps you guys grow. However, we want to make more content for you guys, and would love your support in buying one of these bracelets from our partner, Introvert Palace. Check out the bracelet, it's pretty cool, and it even includes Pluto. The link to purchase will all be in the description below, and I hope you guys have an amazing day. Bye!