I couldn’t sleep and suddenly felt chest tightness and couldn’t breathe, what should I do?

If you are very tired from work during the day, the first thing you want to do when you get home at night is to lie down in bed and have a good rest, so that your body can recover through sleep. However, there are also some friends who, even if they are very tired at work during the day, cannot fall asleep when they get home even though they want to, because the pressure is too great. They just lie in bed thinking about things and are often very energetic in the second half of the night. So, what should you do if you can’t sleep and have chest tightness?

1. "No Sleep" Method

The "No Sleep" method: suitable for people who wake up when lying down

This method seems inhumane, "I'm already suffering from insomnia and I'm physically and mentally exhausted, why do you want me to stay awake?" But it is the best way to solve insomnia. This method is not suitable for "night owl" type insomnia, because it is not time to go to bed yet! "Not sleeping" means telling yourself that you can't sleep unless you feel sleepy.

The specific approach is:

1. Go to bed when you feel like sleeping;

2. Within 10 to 15 minutes, if you don’t fall asleep, get out of bed and read a book or watch TV. Read books that are easy to pick up and put down, or read articles that are easy to understand, such as short stories, comedy stories, or stories you liked in your childhood.

Or write down the thoughts that you can't stop thinking about. If you don't feel sleepy, don't stop. If you still can't fall asleep when you go to bed again, then get out of bed and concentrate on repeating what you just did.

3. No matter how well you sleep at night, set the alarm clock to wake yourself up on time in the morning;

4. Do not take naps during the day. Even if you feel sleepy, you must tell yourself that you can only rest when it is time to go to bed at night.

2. Drink a glass of warm milk

The calcium in milk is a calming substance. Drinking warm beverages is a good habit that can relax the body and feel like a reward at the end of the day.

Milk contains two hypnotic substances. One is L-tryptophan, the raw material that promotes the synthesis of sleep serotonin. Due to the effect of L-tryptophan, people often only need a glass of milk to fall asleep. The other type is peptides that regulate the body's physiological functions, including several "opioid peptides". These substances can bind to the central nervous system or peripheral opioid peptide receptors to exert an anesthetic and analgesic effect similar to opium, making the whole body feel comfortable, facilitating sleep and relieving fatigue, and will not cause addiction. The hypnotic effect of milk is particularly obvious for people who suffer from neurasthenia due to physical weakness. Therefore, you can drink a glass of warm milk before going to bed.