If the idea is to bore yourself to sleep, why not count backward as you do when undergoing anesthesia? And who decided on sheep? Why not jackrabbits, horses, giant toads or kangaroos? History ...

It used to be that counting sheep was all the rage ... This practice gives your brain the green light to go to sleep. Struggling to fall asleep might be more common than you think.

If you're struggling to sleep, try a simple cognitive shuffling hack to calm your racing mind and drift off with ease.

The Good Morning Britain and Lorraine regular said: "Rather than counting sheep, there is now an alternative technique you can use called cognitive shuffling. The idea is that it interrupts your ...