There is an inner dialogue going on inside you all the time. When it’s about preoccupations of the day, this can keep you awake at night. This is a mind trap. Applying mental mastery tools can help you let go of the thinking pattern and fall asleep.

Your inner dialogue keeps you from going to be when you intend to. It keeps you up fretting about what happened the day before. It wakes you up too early as you worry about what might happen tomorrow. The inner dialogue is a mind trap – but it can be avoided.

There is a high correlation between perfectionism and chronic insomnia. That’s because of the thinking style of perfectionism; these are high personal standards and concern over making mistakes. What lies under this thinking style points to the secret for perfectionists to get better sleep.

Stress and worry are harmful habits that can affect your sleep. But worry can be addicting. Find out what you can do to break free of the worry-mind and enjoy a relaxing night’s rest.

You know sleep-deprivation is bad, but did you know it can make people seem more threatening? Interpreting others is essential to emotional intelligence. Even one night of poor sleep can cause us to misinterpret others. Find out how this happens so you can prevent it.

What is it about sleep that wipes away the concerns and obsessions from the day before? Sleep washes away the aches and sorrows of life. This happens during dreaming.

What state of mind are you in when you go to bed? You may find it difficult to fall asleep. You are too wired with thoughts about what happened today and what you need to do tomorrow. Your mind is racing, thoughts spinning around and round. How to get out of this trap?

I write this post on the longest day of the year, the summer solstice. It is a time when evening extends on and on, offering a long slow quietening through the extended dusk. Then comes the lovely warm cover of night, a perfect time for romantic walks, star gazing, or sitting on the deck with friends and family. A time for just contemplating life, wrapped in the protective darkness of a summer night.

This is a time of great unsettling, of overwhelming uncertainty. Suddenly everything is tossed into the unknown. We fill this space with hope, denial, projections, fears, worries, and rumors. This can mess with your sleep.