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What you can’t do if you wake up in the middle of the night: expert advice

'01.09.2022'

Source: Jana delphi

Most of us are doing everything wrong and in vain attempts to fall asleep only brings ourselves to insomnia.

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Late at night, you suddenly open your eyes and wake up. The body still wants to sleep, but this is not so easy, writes Jana delphi. Familiar situation? Try following these guidelines.

Do not go to the toilet

Of course, if the natural need is too great, there's nothing to be done, you have to go. But going to the toilet “since I’m still awake” is a big mistake and almost a guarantee that it won’t be easy to fall asleep again.

Even just sitting on the bed is already fraught with the fact that your heart rate will increase compared to what it was during sleep (about 60 beats per minute).

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“When you get up and walk into another room, the rhythm quickens,” explains sleep specialist Dr. Michael Breus.

To restore unconsciousness, the heart rate must again drop to 60 beats per minute, and this does not happen immediately. That's why it's so hard for you to fall asleep again.

Do not check the time

Another piece of advice from Dr. Breus is that no matter how hard it gets, try to relax and turn off your mind. Do not look at your watch, do not check your phone - actions that a modern person performs instinctively as soon as he opens his eyes.

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Do not count the hours before rise

Many people suffer from an irrational fear of not getting enough hours of sleep. Therefore, waking up in the middle of the night, they begin to calculate the remaining time before the alarm rings - and as a result they cannot fall asleep at all.

Here is the correct behavior model for those who accidentally woke up too early: close your eyes, turn to the other side, turn off your thoughts - and fall back into sleep again until morning.

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