#sleep-hygiene

#sleep-hygiene

First up is reassurance. It can help to think about a situation, or maybe more than one, that you struggled with in the past, something that felt endless, yet you found ways to move through it. Even if sleep challenges have been with you for a long time, new layers of healing and understanding are always possible. This might be a chapter that's asking for patience and new tools, but you can learn to support yourself through it and find resources that help.

What distinguishes the Hikikomori (ESW) experience is not about the quality or even quantity of sleep; it's about when the sleep happens. Folks I tend to see report ten or more hours of shut-eye; however, it occurs from the wee hours until mid-day or even later. This is problematic because it places someone out of synch with social norms, where jobs and social lives are happening.

Most people are familiar with 'white noise' machines; just as white light is composed of all the visible colors, white noise incorporates all audible frequencies of sound at once.

New research shows that screen time is associated with depression and white matter brain changes in teens. Screen time isn't inherently bad, but how, when, and why it's used matters a lot.

"A bed frame with problems can affect your overall sleep quality every single night. For the best sleep hygiene, you need every component of your sleep setup to be in tip-top shape."