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tention on your lower abdomen. You should do so gently,
without exertion and adopt a passive atitude. This exer-
cise is easy to do and requires almost no mental efort.
Should I try stop thinking? No, trying to stop your
thoughts is counter-productive. Furthermore, your
thoughts are not the reason why you can’t fall asleep,
your reaction to them is. Because they are bothering
you, you want to stop them. Since this atempt is doo-
med to fail, it will only leave you feeling more frustrated…
and less likely to fall asleep ! Dodow, ater 8 minutes, will
help you let go of your thoughts – they will no longer be
an obstacle to sleep.
I feel tired ater a few minutes… can I close my eyes
and change position? Try to do the exercise for as long
as possible, as feeling tired doesn’t necessarily mean
you are going to fall asleep. The more you strive to stay
awake, the quicker you will fall asleep: this is a phenome-
non known as paradoxical intention.
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