Do you have trouble sleeping? How to use the law of attraction to sleep better at night

Do you have difficulty falling or staying asleep at night? If so, using the Law of Attraction can help you immensely. Now I’m going to need you to bear with me for a few moments while we quickly run through some obvious physical reasons why you might have a problem. After all, if it’s a quick and easy fix, we might as well give them a try, right?

Beware of misleading stimulants. While most of us are aware of caffeinated products to avoid before bed, we often overlook some of the less obvious items that can affect our sleep without even realizing it.

For example, there’s the obvious coffee or soda, but did you know that chocolate, cake, ice cream, and certain cookies have enough sugar to affect your sleep, too? There are even some fruits that contain enough natural sugar that they can also keep you awake.

If you’re having more trouble falling asleep than usual, review what you’ve been eating before bed lately. If you’ve been having an ice cream or cookie kick for the past few weeks before bed and have had trouble sleeping for the same amount of time, it could be your simple connection.

Drinking alcohol – Then you are going through a particularly difficult time and you could enjoy a few drinks when you get home in the evening. But then you don’t sleep very well. So the next day you are even more irritable and enjoy a few more drinks when you get home to try to feel better. But then you don’t sleep very well again. It seems like a vicious cycle, but the truth is that it could be the alcohol itself that is causing the lack of sleep.

It has been found that while alcohol may help you fall asleep initially, it appears to disrupt the second half of your sleep cycle. So you’ll wake up during the night with all sorts of weird dreams or you’ll be tossing and turning and having a hard time going back to sleep.

Consider trying a different calming ritual before bed if that “calming” effect is what you’re after. Switch to a decaf herbal tea and a couple of sugar free cookies. When you consume them before bed, think of it as your way of unwinding at the end of a hectic day. You will see an amazing difference not only in the amount but also in the quality of sleep.

Exercise. You’ve probably heard this before, but exercising even a couple of hours before bed can sometimes affect your ability to fall asleep. Your blood is pumping, energy is flowing. Is it any wonder your body finds it difficult to slow down? You even have to be careful with certain types of yoga. While some practices are great for relaxation, others can have the opposite effect.

Ok, now that we’ve eliminated some of the possible physical causes, let’s work on the mental.

Don’t label yourself as someone who has some kind of trouble sleeping. You’d be surprised how what might be just a temporary problem could last so much longer by how you think about it or label it. Don’t think or say things like “I just can’t sleep, I have insomnia, I suffer from insomnia, I constantly wake up, I never get enough sleep, I’m always tired, etc.” By putting these types of thoughts and statements out there, you are simply attracting more. Don’t give the situation more attention or concern than it deserves. It’s just temporary, don’t make it a fact by drawing more attention to the problem.

Not falling asleep because you are worried about not falling asleep. We have all been there. You only have a few hours to sleep and when you can’t fall asleep you worry about how much time you have left to sleep and so on.

While it is true that the average person generally requires 7-8 hours of sleep a night, this is by no means true for everyone. For example, Donald Trump only sleeps 4 hours a night and that is more than enough for him. Another fact to keep in mind is that it is not necessary to have a full 8 hours of sleep. each night. I have had nights where I only got 2-3 hours of sleep the night before and ran the next day with more energy than usual. The trick is to not brainwash yourself into thinking “you’re going to have to be tired” the next day simply because you didn’t get your full 8 hours.

Your body changes every day. The same goes for your energy levels. Some days you may need more sleep, some days you may need less. It’s like when you’re hungry. Some days you may be hungry all day, other days you hardly think about food. Just let yourself go. Don’t mentally stress yourself out by thinking, “Oh, I only got 3 hours of sleep last night, so that means I’m going to be dragging my tail all day.” Who says? Don’t think about it anymore and focus on doing your thing.

Calm panic thoughts. One of the most difficult problems to treat. Either you can’t fall asleep because you have a problem on your mind or you wake up in the middle of the night in a panic when a thought occurs to you. The first question to ask yourself is if there is anything you can do about it at that exact moment. Usually there is not much you can do about any problem at 3:00 in the morning. If this is the case, tell yourself that you will find a way to deal with it tomorrow, or better yet, give it to the Universe to handle. Tell yourself, “While I’m doing my job to get some sleep, Universe is doing their job to find me an easy solution to this problem. I can’t wait until tomorrow to see what they come up with.” You’ll be amazed at how often a solution will show up the next day. Just leave yourself open to the possibility.

Find at least one good thought to calm you down in the middle of the night and focus on that thought when panic tries to set in. The Law of Attraction is about taking control of your thoughts. The more you practice it, the better you become. You Really you have control over what you think. So if a panicked thought tries to creep in in the middle of the night, counter it. Think of a single good thing that you experienced the day before or plan to experience. Did you follow your diet that day, did you get a compliment from your boss, did you get a call from that person you like? Did you meditate, did you take your vitamins, do you have something coming up that you’re looking forward to? When a panicked thought tries to creep in, deliberately and consciously replace it with a better thought, even if it’s completely unrelated. It may seem difficult at first, but you will really get better with practice. If your thoughts keep trying to stray to the problem, keep bringing your thoughts back to the good thought. Over and over until it sticks.

Make yourself bigger than the problem. You are currently on a spiritual quest. (I know this simply because you are reading this article.) Every day you are growing spiritually and every day you are gaining more control over your reality. Don’t let yourself forget this. As you lie in bed at night, imagine that you are holding the Earth like a small globe in your hand and now feel your vastness compared to it. that’s how big you are Really are. You are a spiritual being who has a human experience, which means that there really is nothing on this planet that you cannot handle. Actually, you are much bigger than all that. Really feel your immensity in relation to the problem and realize that in “reality” that problem is nothing more than a speck of dust that you can simply blow off. This is a great mental exercise.

Do the muscle relaxation exercise. This is an awesome exercise that you may have learned in gym class. It’s simple, but it can be very effective for falling asleep or going back to sleep.

Start by lying on your back. Tense your feet as hard as you can for a count of 8, and then gently release your muscles for a count of 8 as well. Then feel as if your feet have simply “disappeared” into oblivion. Then do your calves. Tense, tense, tense for a count of 8, release, release, release for a count of 8, until you feel them disappear completely. Then move to your thighs, butt, stomach, chest, arms, hands, etc. Do this all over your body. When you’re done, you’ll feel like you’re floating or like your body has completely disappeared. Now the only thing you will feel is your deep breath. This exercise can do wonders for both your body and your mind. You’ll find that it even works great if you’ve had a nightmare, so give it a try.

Use affirmations or read something uplifting before you even lay your head on the pillow. You can experience much more spiritual growth while you sleep than during your waking hours. For years I have purposely said affirmations or read particular spiritual concepts that I have wanted to absorb subconsciously and have found that the ideas stick much more easily when I absorb them just before bed. So not only can this help you take your mind off your normal worries, but it also speeds up your spiritual growth.

The most important thing to remember is that you don’t make sleeplessness more of a problem than it is. Everyone experiences sleep difficulties from time to time, but it doesn’t have to be pure torture. Be creative, if you find that no matter what you do, you still can’t sleep, then just stop trying to force yourself. Get out of bed and use the time to do something useful or inspiring. Go write a thank you list, go add to your vision board, just do something that makes you feel better.

Heck, if you’re not going to sleep anyway, you might as well do something that inspires you!

Keep it up and you’ll be back to your normal sleep patterns in no time.

Happy Creating!