10 things to do When you are Unable to Sleep at Night
After a long day at school or work, there is nothing a person wants more to lie down on their bed and sleep. However, there are days when sleep becomes extremely elusive. Keeping the eyes shut begins to seem completely pointless as the body continues to feel as fresh as it did during the afternoon. In situations like these, it is best to simply stop trying to sleep and instead start doing something else in order to kill time. Later when the body and mind begins to feel tired, then the person can finally turn off the light and go to sleep. As for the things that one can do while they are unable to sleep, there are plenty of them.
Instructions
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1
Read a book
You may have bought a really good book recently, but have struggled to take out time to read it due to a hectic routine. Now is the best time to grab that book and start reading it.
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Watch a movie
Since you are not feeling tired, you should make the most of your time awake by watching a great movie. If you have watched all the movies in your collection, watch your favourite one again.
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3
Sit on your laptop
There are just so many things that a person can do on the laptop and fortunately, none of these activities are affected by the time of day. You can surf the Internet, stalk your friends, read reviews of different movies, download wallpapers and songs, etc.
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4
Paint a picture
If you have an artist in you, then let it take over you for the time being. Pull out your sketch-book or set up your canvas and start sketching or painting.
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5
Listen to songs
Songs helps a person to relax and there is a good chance that you are struggling to sleep because of stress or some kind of worry. Grab your iPhone or mp3 device and start listening to your favourite music. It will help you become sleepy as well.
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Play video games
If you own a video game console, you can switch it on, insert your favourite game in it and start enjoying the experience. Since everyone else, will be asleep, you will not have to get bothered about someone disturbing you.
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Take care of pending chores
If there are certain things that you were supposed to do, but forgot all about them, then utilise the night to finish those things.
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8
Eat something
A lot of people start feeling hungry while awake at night. If you find yourself among those people, open the fridge to grab something good to eat, or simply cook something god for yourself.
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9
Wake everyone up
Even though there Is a lot of risk involved in waking others up just because you are having trouble sleeping, you can possibly give it at least one shot in order to save yourself from the boredom.
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10
Clean up the room
Since you have nothing better to do, why not start making the most of your time by taking care of the bedroom and clearing up the mess that your mother or wife constantly nag you about.
