How can keeping a sleep diary help manage my insomnia?
A sleep diary can be a helpful way to keep track of your sleep or sleeplessness. In a sleep diary, you record all sleep-related information, what time you went to bed, how long you slept, how rested you feel, how many times you woke up, what you did before bedtime, what you ate and drank, etc. A sleep partner can add observations as well. Keeping a sleep diary for at least two weeks will give you information about your sleep schedule and may uncover some sleep patterns of which you were unaware. Helpguides Sleep Diary provides a weekly 2-part printable diary form What is sleep hygiene and how can it help me sleep better? Sleep hygiene refers to sleep habits and conditions which promote sleep as opposed to habits such as drinking alcohol or caffeine in the evening, which make it hard for you to unwind and get to sleep. Sleep hygiene should be your first line of attack against insomnia, and it is often used in conjunction with stimulus control and cognitive behavior restructuring (see be
