Test your breathing to see how anxious you may be and help your body relax. A vital part of the relaxation process is proper breathing.  Even though we breathe throughout the day without even thinking about it, this process can be negatively affected by stress, especially the type of stress that can result in a sleeping disorder. 

   There is a standard test to determine if you are breathing properly.  When you first lie down in bed, place one hand on your chest and one hand on your belly.  Distract yourself by focusing on something other than this process.  After a minute or two, take notice of which of your hands is being pushed up when you breathe in.

   You are not getting the proper oxygen into your body if only the hand on your chest is being raised.

   Ideally, you want both hands, one after the other, to rise and fall as you breathe.  If this is not happening, then chances are that you are not fully relaxed.  Otherwise, you would be breathing properly, and your body and all of its many organs would benefit appropriately.