What to do if you can't sleep before the exam? Here are some tips to help you fall asleep quickly

Many students have experienced insomnia before exams, because before exams, people are highly nervous and prone to wild thoughts, which affects their sleep. Not being able to sleep before an exam actually affects your mental state the next day. So what are some ways to help you fall asleep before an exam?

1: Lie on the bed and relax the muscles of all parts of your body from head to toe. You can repeat this several times until you feel your body is heavy, and then you can fall asleep quickly. When the muscles gradually relax, you can express it to yourself and say silently in your mind: "Now relax the forehead muscles, relax the eyelids..." You can also ask others to express it, or record these words and play the tape before going to bed. The effect will be better if soothing music can be added to the recording.

It should be noted that this type of method is a technique that generally requires a process of mastering and becoming familiar with it in order to achieve good results. Therefore, it is recommended that students who often cannot sleep due to nervousness start learning and mastering the progressive muscle relaxation method one or two weeks before the exam, in order to be prepared for emergency use before the exam.

1: Lie on the bed and pretend to sleep. When pretending to be asleep, especially when your body is completely relaxed, limp, and feeling heavy, the more realistic it is and the deeper the experience, the easier it will be to fall asleep quickly.

Counting silently, counting your heartbeats, is also very effective, but it is generally more effective if you do it under the premise that your body muscles are relaxed.

1: When you are daydreaming before going to bed, no matter what you think of, try to form a picture in your mind and "freeze" it to prevent yourself from thinking along the original line of thought. Then use progressive muscle relaxation.

Before going to bed, students choose to listen to some soothing music, such as "Erquan Yingyue", "Chunjiang Huayue Ye", "Pinghu Luoyan", "Goddess Shepherding Sheep", "Pinghu Autumn Moon", "Spring Thoughts" and other Chinese music, or "Lullaby", Schubert's "Serenade", Mendelssohn's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and other foreign music. These melodious and pleasant music have a calming and hypnotic effect, making it easy for students to fall asleep quickly.

If you want to go to bed early, it is best to develop the habit of going to bed early a week before to avoid changing the rhythm temporarily and being unable to adapt.