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

Sometimes, we can get REALLY into what we're reading/playing on our phones. Everything is about technology these days - some people can't even make a living without it. The technological world is forever changing! However, having our phone on for a long time and it depriving us of sleep is not great. Our health needs to come first - occasionally, we need to just put our phones down. How? Perhaps by setting a time limit for having the phone on, or maybe leaving the phone downstairs overnight and perhaps doing homework or reading instead could work. It can be hard to put our phones down, though it is important to know our limits!

There are apps you can download with help keep your phone locked during the hours you want to sleep. Even setting a personal goal for a certain time you want to put it down for can be a great start! Usually an hour before the time you want to go to sleep is a good goal to set, this gives the body enough down time to calm itself ready to go to sleep. You can also try charging your phone on the other side of the room do you have to physically move the get the phone making it less appealing to grab it before getting to sleep. Hope this helps ☺️

Set alarm for putting down your phone. I've used this technique to remind me that it's time to sleep. And I play soft music as it helps to calm my nerves and thus I sleep . Don't think about something that bothers you much or creates anxiety before sleep. Try to stay as much calm as possible and be grateful. Also avoiding coffee before a few hours of sleep time helps in sleeping. Also stop using whatsapp or any other sites before going to sleep it decreases chance of falling asleep. As they say early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise.

Having your sleep time in mind is important. An hour before sleep leave your phone aside. Within the hour take the time to relax like making a to-do list for the next day. By doing this I find myself more organized and prepared for the next day. Another thing that helps me is having the television on. Although I am not watching the television, by listening to it I dose off. One more idea why putting your phone aside is it becomes less of a distraction. Being on your phone for a second can lead to hours which affects your sleep cycle. Hope this helps!

Putting your phone in the kitchen, bathroom heck, even basement to charge overnight will help discourage you from checking it during the night (especially if you're basement is particularly spooky). If you’re worried that you may miss a call in case of an emergency, set it so that it only rings when certain people are calling, but still place it out of bed and out of reach just in case you get tempted. Your mind can stay active and engaged long after you’ve scrolled through Instagram or responded to a few work emails. Going to bed and falling asleep should be a peaceful, happy and relaxing experience. Engaging with your phone too close to bedtime can negatively impact those feelings.

I know something that helps me put my phone down so that I can go to sleep is I usually put it across my room, the furthest I can away from my bed before going into my bed-because then it requires too much effort to get to it and in the morning it would force me to get out of bed to turn my alarm off (otherwise it would just keep ringing). Also if you can't sleep and using your phone is a way of winding down (because I relate) it can be helpful to have other activities near your bed that you can do until you fall asleep that does not involve your phone (ie reading, colouring, writing in a journal, making a to do list for tomorrow).

This is something I struggle with all the time. Everything on our phones, especially social media, is designed tone addicting and not allow you to let go. When it's time to sleep, this becomes especially difficult. One can set a screen time limit or turn on a blue light filter to prevent damage on your eyes and brain from the light. It can also help to set an alarm an hour before your desired bed time to remind yourself that it is time to wind down. setting your morning alarm and leaving your phone in another space until you wake up can also help many. I hope you find success in sleeping and putting away your phone. Good Luck!

A foolproof way is to lock up your phone somewhere else [Like another room and such] and just lay down to sleep in another room. This way, after you lay down comfortably to sleep, there won't be uncontrollable urges to use your phone. That said, it is great to get completely rid of the phone addiction and set away a small amount of time for phone leisure activities like social media/games/YouTube and such. Some much more productive leisure activities that are actually good for you are reading books, listening to good music, taking a walk, gazing at the stars and such.

well for one you phone will probably enjoy being charged so help you phone. Going to bed should be an enjoyable thing and habits you carry with you to the bed room should be fixed. Bed room is exactly as it says Bed and a bed should be to sleep. Associating bed with sleep is the first step. You have to look at the bed room as this is where i go to sleep, not to look up my phone and rspond or talk to people. This room is where you go to be quiet and get rest which is a necessity and to maintain your health

One thing that I have tried is automatically putting my phone to sleep. Basically how it works is you set a time you want to get off your phone and once that time has come, all apps on your phone will stop and your phone will go to sleep. I struggled in the beginning, but it helped me limit myself. Plus, my sleep schedule improved! A friend of mine told me that she would try taking breaks and doing a quick activity, such as stretching or pouring herself a glass of juice, and it helped her limit the time she goes on her phone by getting her out of the zone she was trapped in when on her phone. Maybe try taking a break before you plan on sleeping?