{"id":1598,"date":"2022-03-28T18:25:23","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T18:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=1598"},"modified":"2022-03-28T21:44:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T21:44:00","slug":"this-simple-mindset-shift-may-help-you-get-a-better-nights-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/this-simple-mindset-shift-may-help-you-get-a-better-nights-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"This Simple Mindset Shift May Help You Get a Better Night\u2019s Rest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Have you ever laid in bed, wide awake, worrying about the fact that if you don\u2019t fall asleep soon, you won\u2019t get enough sleep to feel your best the next morning? Or maybe you\u2019ve gotten home from a late night, completely exhausted\u2014but then aren\u2019t able to fall asleep because you\u2019re anxious about how your late night is going to make you feel the next day?<\/p>\n

If those situations sound familiar, you\u2019re not alone. But the truth is, worrying about not getting enough sleep isn\u2019t going to help you fall asleep any faster\u2014and can actually make it harder to get the rest your body needs.<\/p>\n

But why, exactly, does worrying about sleep keep you up at night, and how can you shift your mindset to get better sleep, even if you find yourself awake in the middle of the night?<\/p>\n

Why does worrying about sleep make it harder to fall asleep?<\/h2>\n

Getting high-quality sleep\u2014and getting it consistently\u2014is important. But the truth is, some nights, you\u2019re just not going to get that restful 8 hours your body craves. Maybe you\u2019re up with a fussy newborn. Maybe you have to pull a late night for school or your job. Or maybe your mind just doesn\u2019t want to shut down and drift off to dreamland.<\/p>\n

But worrying about the fact that you\u2019re not going to get enough sleep isn\u2019t going to make things any better; in fact, it\u2019s likely to make things worse.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorrying about whether you’ll get enough quality sleep raises your stress levels\u2014and stress is one of the top reasons people experience insomnia,\u201d says Dr. Chelsie Rohrscheib, neuroscientist and head sleep expert at Wesper<\/a>. \u201cStressing about sleep causes an overactive mind and racing thoughts. When we’re unable to relax and clear our minds, our brain can’t reduce activity levels enough to enter into the first stage of sleep.\u201d <\/p>\n

Worrying about sleep\u2014and the stress that comes along with it\u2014can also cause physiological changes that can make it harder to sleep.<\/p>\n

\u201cStress also raises the stress hormone cortisol, and cortisol is extremely energizing and wake-promoting, which is not conducive to getting quality sleep,\u201d says Rohrscheib.<\/p>\n

And the more you worry about sleep, the more likely it is to continue to wreak havoc on your sleep schedule. One study<\/a>, which tracked the sleep habits of 1800 people over the course of 18 months, found that people who reported insomnia at the beginning of the study were more likely to also report insomnia at the end of the study when they worried about their sleep. <\/p>\n

The mindset shift you need for better sleep<\/h2>\n

Luckily, there\u2019s a simple mindset shift you can make that will help you get more high-quality sleep overall\u2014and that\u2019s accepting that you\u2019re not going to get high-quality sleep every night.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe teach chronic insomniacs to accept that some nights will be better than others and accept that in some situations there isn’t a lot you can do to achieve a better night of sleep,\u201d says Rohrscheib. \u201cInterestingly, helping people accept that they may not get the best sleep has the positive benefit at reducing their ruminating about their potential sleep loss\u2014and actually helps them to fall asleep faster.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you find yourself facing a night where sleep just isn\u2019t happening, instead of sitting awake and worrying about it, accept it. And if you feel like you need to do<\/em> something, try transferring that \u201cworry energy\u201d into an activity that might actually help you fall asleep, like deep breathing. <\/p>\n

\u201c[Try] techniques to reduce the activity in the stress centers of your brain,\u201d says Rohrscheib. \u201cThis might include nightly meditation, deep breathing exercises, or visualization exercises. Not only will this help bring your nervous system out of fight-or-flight mode, but it will also help you redirect your thoughts away from your sleep anxiety.\u201d<\/p>\n

The post This Simple Mindset Shift May Help You Get a Better Night\u2019s Rest<\/a> appeared first on Fitbit Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Did you know that lying awake at night, worrying that you\u2019re not getting enough sleep, can actually make it harder to get the rest your body needs? Here\u2019s why\u2014and how to shift your mindset.
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