Try: If the cr wakes up often during the night to urinate encourage him or her to eat some cottage cheese cashews chicken turkey soybeans or tuna these foods can help make the cr feel sleepy

Materials: Cottage cheese cashews chicken turkey soybeans or tuna

Categories: Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical

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References: Adapted from the internet website www howstuffworks com 10 home remedies for insomnia 2011

Keywords: Insomnia can’t sleep trouble sleeping

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Try: Try taking a melatonin supplement to help get to sleep try taking 1 to 3 mg of melatonin 11 2 to 2 hours before bedtime

Materials: Melatonin supplement

Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical

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References: 10 home remedies for insomnia by howstuffworks com 2011 available at

Keywords: Insomnia can’t sleep trouble sleeping

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Try: Try several sleep tips to find the one that works for the cr each tip should be tried out for at least a week or two before giving up

Materials: n/a

Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical

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References: 10 home remedies for insomnia by howstuffworks com 2011 available at

Keywords: Insomnia can’t sleep trouble sleeping

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Try: Cr should try not to think about a minor decision over and over again remind the cr that life is too short to get preoccupied with small things remind the cr that a small decision is not going to change his life

Materials: n/a

Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological

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References: how to be decisive by smartdraw com 2011 available at

Keywords: Indecisive decision making can’t decide

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Try: Try adding 1 tablespoon of honey to some decaffeinated herbal tea or to a warm glass of milk for a relaxing pre-sleep drink

Materials: Honey decaffeinated herbal tea milk

Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical

Information: n/a

References: 10 home remedies for insomnia by howstuffworks com 2011 available at

Keywords: Insomnia can’t sleep trouble sleeping

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Try: Keep a strict sleep-wake schedule even on weekends if the cr can’t sleep one night he should get up at his usual time the next morning and don’t take any naps cr should let him get good and sleepy so that it will be easier to get to sleep the next night

Materials: n/a

Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical

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References: 10 home remedies for insomnia by howstuffworks com 2011 available at

Keywords: Insomnia can’t sleep trouble sleeping

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Try: Establish a pre-bedtime ritual take a hot bath two hours before bedtime to relax add one to two cups epsom salts to a hot bath and soak for about 15 to 20 minutes before going to bed experiment with the timing of the ritual if need be

Materials: Epsom salts

Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical

Information: n/a

References: 10 home remedies for insomnia by howstuffworks com 2011 available at

Keywords: Insomnia can’t sleep trouble sleeping

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Try: Try sleeping in a quieter room try wearing earplugs choose a sleep environment that is dark quiet comfortable and cool cr should also use his bedroom only for sleep and sex cr should not work eat watch television or argue with his bed partner

Materials: Earplugs

Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical

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References: 10 home remedies for insomnia by howstuffworks com 2011 available at

Keywords: Insomnia can’t sleep trouble sleeping

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Try: Ask the cr to name someone who appears to be very self confident suggest that the cr try to learn something from this person ask the cr to make a list of the things this person does or says to enhace self confidence how does this person act for example does the person have a firm handshake or a limp one does the person act upbeat and positive or negative suggest that the cr model his or her behavior after this person practice role playing specific situations to help build the cr cr’s confidence suggest that the cr act self confident even if he or she doesn’t believe it yet it is easier to act into a new way of thinking rather than think into a new way of acting

Materials: Pen pencil notebook

Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Personal, Social

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References: Adapted from the website www more-selfesteem com self confidence tips to help you now by karl perera 2007

Keywords: Embarrassed self-conscious shy

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Try: If the cr is annoyed by friends or family members that stop by encourage the visitors to limit their visit or take a short break when the cr shows signs of annoyance help him or her transition to a favorite activity until the feeling has passed

Materials: Cr’s favorite activities including crossword puzzles word games books to read movies etc

Categories: Emotional Psychological, Social

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References: n/a

Keywords: Annoy annoying agitate irritate distress disturb trouble worry

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