Do you sometimes wake up in the middle of the night and just can’t fall back to sleep?
For isolated incidents of late night/early morning insomnia, you may be surprised to hear my advice: Do nothing. Don’t sleep late the next day, don’t take a power nap — just go about your normal schedule.
Many of us will suffer an occasional bout of insomnia, which is generally caused by mental stress, and will feel the inclination to make up for lost sleep the next day or next several days.
But the latest in sleep medicine suggests that this can do more harm than good. It may disrupt the circadian rhythms and make it harder for you to resume your normal sleep schedule.
So be consistent with your bedtime and your wakeup time, and chances are good you’ll be back to sweet dreams soon.
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