I'm not talking about naps in general, I am talking about a TWENTY MINUTE NAP.
Set your alarm for 20 minutes, drink a glass of water ( I'll tell U why shortly ;o).
Close your eyes & block out everything around U, ideally in a quiet room. You can even go t bed & shut the door (I prefer have a radio or the Tv on in the background, deter from outside distractions.
Sleeping is not essential although I do fall asleep pretty much every time now.
The reason U drink the glass of water is because when the alarm goes off you will inevitably have to get up, cos the chances are you'd rather go back to sleep.
If U do however make sure U set your alarm for 20 minutes before U do.
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The reason why 20 minutes is because they say after approximately 26 minutes U go into the second, deeper stage of sleep & the chances are U will feel more groggy than u did before the rest. By getting up to goto toilet, this will wake u up & by the time U have finished U should feel refreshed.
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Please give this a try. Don't say it won't work & dismiss it altogether, like a lot of people do. Do as I say, drink a glass of water, go into a quiet room, set your alarm for 20 minutes, close your eyes & relax completely.
When the alarm goes off, goto the toilet (if U didn't need to, try it again but drink more water ,o) You should feel far more refreshed & ready t face the rest of the day.
If I hadn't found this I would have been walking around like a zombie for the last 25 years.
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Oh & another thing I will say, please fill out your profiles so as to let others know why U had your brain injury, cos in time you will remember details about others & your memory will start to improve. Mine is still shocking but all these little techniques have helped me 10 fold.
Also by looking at my profile, I have given little tips that I have encountered over the last 25 years too and hopefully you will do likewise ;o)
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Take care & wish you all the best
Stace Xxx