Do's
• Retain a regular routine to ensure that you are getting enough (but not too much) sleep.
• Maintain your room at an appropriate comfort level, including temperature, light, and noise.
• Adopt a pattern of regular relaxing behaviors to relax you before bedtime.
• Avoid using your bed for anything other than sleeping or relaxing.
• Exercise regularly.
Don'ts
• Avoid eating or drinking large amounts before bedtime.
• Avoid alcohol and caffeine before bedtime
• Do not nap during the middle of the day or evening.
• Don't smoke.
• Avoid dwelling on troubling or intense thoughts before trying to sleep, or set up a ‘worry time' during the day to address your concerns.
• If you can't fall asleep within 30 minutes, get up and do something easy until you are sleepy.
• Long term use of sleeping pills should be avoided.