If you struggle to nod off, you've most likely exhausted the majority of tried-and-tested methods to help you fall asleep faster. But, what about talking yourself into a good night's rest – also known as sleep affirmations? "Do sleep affirmations work?" I hear you ask.
When it comes to questions about our sleeping behaviours, those such as "What does it mean when you dream about someone?" or "Why do I sweat a night?" are perhaps more easily answered. Sleep affirmations require you to do the work, practice and have some degree of patience. 'Reading sleep affirmations or saying them out loud, especially before bed, can have a powerful effect on our mental state and our ability to sleep well,' says sleep and dream expert Charlie Morley. 'And if we say them in the alpha and theta-rich hypnotic trance-state of the hypnagogic, this effect is supercharged.'
