Sleep checklist
Use this checklist to help you identify how you might be able to improve your sleep.
Check List:
- I have a regular sleep routine
- The place where I sleep is comfortable
- I relax properly before trying to sleep
- I have tried doing other things to relax if I can’t sleep at night
- I avoid doing stressful activities in the bedroom
- I catch up on missed sleep in an appropriate way
- I have a healthy and balanced diet
- I do some physical activity
- I get some natural light during the day and sleep in a dark place at night
- I keep a sleep diary
- I have tried to resolve any stresses or worries that are affecting my sleep
- I have tried self-help techniques to recognise and challenge unhelpful thought patterns about sleep
- I have tried complementary therapies
- I have talked to my family doctor to eliminate a physical cause
- I have tried a talking treatment
- I have tried medication
- I have asked for a referral to a sleep clinic
