How can I put down my phone and go to sleep?

This can often seem like the hardest thing to do. I purposely put my charge in a different room and plug my phone in right before I go to bed. Out of sight, out of mind. I also make sure that I set a routine. About an hour before bed, I will check everything I need to: Facebook, e-mail, news, messages, etc. I stick to my time frame and then plug the phone in. On the rare occasions I need to keep my phone with me, I always make sure to turn down the screen brightness and turn the volume to vibrate.

These easy tips can help you relax and get in the mood for sleep: 1. Quiet the mind 2. Deep breaths 3. Meditation or yoga 4. Exercising before bed 5. Making sure you are not stressed prior to bed. All of the above tips are helpful when trying to prepare your mind for a good night of sleep. Even by limiting your phone time to 30 minutes before you feel yourself getting sleepy helps ease the brain to a state of relaxation prior to becoming completely exhausted. Also, dont forget to make sure you did not consume high sugary foods or caffeine prior to bed as the plays a hufe role in sleep as well.

It helps if you set time for yourself to be on your phone and then go to sleep. For example you can say that you will chat or watch videos on Youtube till 22.30 and then put your phone away and sleep. If it helps you can do things on your phone that are more calming or not as interesting to stay awake for them, like going through the news or reading a short story. There are also plenty apps providing you support in this matter by closing your apps automaticaly to a set time. It is important that you remind yourself why it is important for you to go to sleep: Maybe you want to look awake and well rested or you simply want to have energy and power on the next day you get having enough sleep.

For many people who self-identify as using their phone too much, this practice can be something that is used to curb boredom, loneliness, or even just acts as a way to distract from the everyday noise of life. If you are finding that the phone is getting to be something of a problem, here are a few tips that may help: Many smartphones are now coming equipped with "wellness" sections of the settings. These sections may provide some relief, as they are coming built-in with downtime options such as reducing blue lighting, having timers to set, and having options to review how long you've been on the phone. If you find that these options are not on your device or not a useable option, you may find that using the phone to your advantage will be a good way to ween yourself into a better sleep schedule. There are many options for meditations, soothing sounds, and apps that will read to you in the style of a lullaby. Using these may be an easier way to ease yourself into a restful mindset. Additionally, if you are one who is self-determined, you may set timers for yourself and shut off your phone at a certain time before bed. Hope these are helpful tips.

This is something I struggle with regularly. Set an alarm for the time you want to sleep and make sure to turn your phone onto Do Not Distrub or turn it off when the alarm goes off. Set limits with yourself and enjoy the quiet, meditate, read or lie with your thoughts in bed. Switching off is so important and neccessary for mental health and a good nights sleep. The phone will still be there in the morning, put yourself first. You can even send a message to friends/family explaining your new routine so they understand too and won't distrub you during those hours.

Listen to music! Do some meditation or yoga before going to sleep? If I find myself addicted to a TV series, I always pause midway so that I don't end up in a cliffhanger at the end of the episode. Try to maintain a healthy schedule too by going to sleep routinely. Make a list of to-dos of what you wanna do the next day. Think about the things that make you excited about doing the next morning! It can be going to a walk with your dog or making a healthy breakfast. Using social media can be addictive. I suggest using an app to block your usage when you spent too much on it! I hope it helps!

The main thing is willpower, but things that might help are: - planning that your phone turns off at a specific hour (a lot the phones I had had this) - or in alternative, putting a reminder - find something else to do before sleeping, like reading - don't charge your phone close to the bed, so that in the evening when the bttery is dying you can't just lay in bed and keep watching your phone That's all I could think of, I hope you find these ideas helpful. Keep in mind that a habit is developed over time, so it might take some weeks to get used to it. But if you really want to you're going to make it, good luck!

Ask yourself what are the benefits of not using your phone late at night, and then ask yourself what are the benefits of using your phone late at night. The answer to the second question determines why you are struggling with the motivation to put your phone down (e.g. you get to avoid the difficulty of falling sleep, you get to chat to people you can't chat with during the day, you enjoy Facebook etc), and the answer to the first question reveals whether or not you really value the idea of getting a good sleep. From there you can have a look at why you are struggling to change your behaviour- there are benefits to us even in the unwanted and undesirable things we do!

It takes up some courage to do so. I can understand it can be really hard, if you have the urge to stay on your phone before going to bed. A few tips that I may have, are the next. Maybe try loading your phone in another place, than your room. Maybe try to give it to someone, before you go sleeping. Try to put an alarm on your phone. On some phone you can set a limit time for a few apps, you can try that too! I really hope that you will be able to put your phone away to go sleep, because blue lights before sleeping do not help with falling asleep. Good luck!

One of my favorite strategies for reducing cell phone distraction at night is to charge it away from my bed and bedroom! I typically leave it to charge at my desk at night before heading to bed. This helps me restrict the amount of time I am on my phone in the evenings. Oftentimes, it is easy to get absorbed into the endless number of notifications, apps, and newsfeed that phones provide. But by restricting the physical distance from the device before going to bed, you can begin to separate your screen time from bed time. Try out this strategy and see if works for you!