When Bedtime Is the Hard Part

Purpose: For when the thought of going to bed makes you want to stay up instead.

When to use: Use this in the early evening, before the dread sets in.

Worksheet prompts

1. What happens in you when you notice bedtime is getting close?
2. How much do you dread going to bed?
3. What is the hardest part – the dark, the quiet, being alone, or the lying there?
4. What would make your room feel a little easier tonight?
   A lamp left on, a door open, music low, someone nearby.

Bed can be a hard place to go. Making it kinder counts as working on your sleep.