Stress

16 12, 2022

Tips for sleeping well this winter

2023-02-22T18:05:27+00:00December 16, 2022|Healthy Sleep Habits, Poor Sleep, Stress|

Winter’s colder temperatures and longer nights may seem like a great opportunity to get more sleep. However, for some people, these seasonal changes can interfere with the ability to get a good night’s rest. How winter affects your sleep It’s natural for our sleep [...]

26 07, 2022

COVID-19 survivors more likely to have nightmares

2023-01-18T17:05:32+00:00July 26, 2022|Dreams, Featured, Nightmares, Stress|

Has coronavirus infected our dreams? A recent study found that COVID-19 survivors were more likely to have nightmares than healthy people. Disturbing dreams on the rise Researchers compared dreams and nightmares in people who had COVID-19 and those who did not have the virus. [...]

2 11, 2020

Vote for good sleep on election night

2023-01-19T17:57:42+00:00November 2, 2020|Healthy Sleep Habits, Stress|

What’s keeping you up at night? The global pandemic? The time change? Anxiously awaiting the results of the 2020 presidential election? Maybe all of the above. About one-third of Americans say they’re more tired than usual the day after election night, according to a [...]

24 06, 2020

Vivid dreams in times of stress

2023-01-18T20:50:06+00:00June 24, 2020|Dreams, Featured, Stress|

If you’re experiencing an increase in strange, vivid dreams, you are not alone. “Your experiences and interactions during the day can affect your dreams, and right now many of us are spending time watching the news or reading articles that are downright scary,” said [...]

13 04, 2020

Can music help you sleep better?

2023-01-18T20:53:21+00:00April 13, 2020|Stress, Treatment & Therapy|

Music has long been considered a therapeutic tool, but can it help improve your sleep, too? Listening to music is a popular sleep aid. On the digital music streaming service Spotify, sleep playlists promise to help you doze off at night. From songs engineered [...]

1 04, 2020

Sleep tips during isolation: Supporting the body clock

2023-01-19T17:47:44+00:00April 1, 2020|Circadian Rhythms, Stress|

This information is intended for people who have to stay indoors for an extended period of time. If you are sleep deprived because of lack of opportunity to sleep (e.g., frontline health professionals, support workers, caregivers), please prioritize sleep and rest as much as [...]

5 02, 2020

Breaking the cycle of stress, negative thoughts, and sleeplessness

2023-01-18T20:57:06+00:00February 5, 2020|Stress, Technology|

When you have trouble sleeping, it may feel like a never-ending cycle. You’re not getting enough sleep, so you’re stressed, and then you’re more stressed because you can’t sleep. Breaking your negative thinking patterns may help you end this cycle and get back to [...]

15 07, 2014

Interruptions, fragmented sleep may be same as barely any sleep

2021-04-29T18:38:18+00:00July 15, 2014|Parenting, Poor Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Stress|

When parents of infant children talk about their lives, you’ll hear words like “exhausting” or “hellish” nearly as often as “miraculous” and “life changing.” New parents have notoriously disturbed sleep. Whether the crying is for a feeding, a diaper change or nothing at all, [...]

11 07, 2014

The way you handle stress may affect your sleep

2022-07-13T18:42:28+00:00July 11, 2014|Insomnia, Stress|

A new study finds that the way we handle stress could cause insomnia. Results show that coping with a stressful event by giving up on dealing with the stress or by using alcohol or drugs each helps trigger the relationship between stress exposure and insomnia [...]

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