Do you have family? If she doesn’t want to go to bed at seven, six p.m. Like, I get asked a lot of, like, “What’s the way to fix shift work?” It’s like, it really depends on everyone’s individual situation. It’s a struggle and there’s no easy answer for it, and it’s really having to work individually with every person. Now that being said, it doesn’t fit into everyone’s life. So the ideal would be, okay, if you have to get up three days a week at four a.m., let’s get you doing that every single day so that your body gets more used to that early awakening time. SHELBY HARRIS: It depends how many days a week this person’s getting up at four a.m. So, what else can Suzana do for these four-am mornings?ĭR. But we actually have to put some intention behind it. I mean, I think sometimes we just assume sleep is so natural that it should just magically happen. KATE: Yeah, honestly, I think that’s advice that most of us could follow every night.
The other thing I always encourage people to do is turn their phones off, turn anything off that might awaken them, noise canceling earplugs, whatever you can to do that.” So what does that mean? So really start to dim the lights, stay off the screen, stay off social media, work. “And then once it’s time to really start winding down, give yourself a good half hour to an hour of buffer. The other thing I always encourage people to do is turn their phones off, turn anything off that might awaken them, noise canceling earplugs, whatever you can to do that.Īnd if you can do that, that tends to help set the stage for sleep. SHELBY HARRIS: And then once it’s time to really start winding down, give yourself a good half hour to an hour of buffer. So give yourself a little time, if you like to watch TV, do something just to kind of enjoy a little bit of the time, instead of now thinking, “Now I’ve got to prepare myself for sleep.”īecause if you go into it with less resentment, it’s going to be easier to unwind a little bit too. SHELBY HARRIS: So, I’m a fan of trying to get people to, sure wind down, I also want people to do something that’s enjoyable as well. We get sucked into watching things on our phone or whatever it is we want to do, and we burn the candle at both ends, where we get up early for work and we don’t go to sleep when we really should.ĭR. And I think what we’re talking about in our society, we’ve been using this term revenge, bedtime procrastination, or momsomnia, it’s all this, it’s sleep procrastination essentially. It’s not like the one thing that’s going to fix all your sleep issues, but I think we often just try to crash into bed. SHELBY HARRIS: I mean, wind down time is really important. What else are things that Suzana or anyone could do before you get into bed and start stressing out about waking up so early?ĭR. KATE: Yeah, that makes sense, practice meditation so you can hope to overcome anxiety as you struggle to fall asleep. “So, if you are someone who notices that your brain is just going a million miles a minute and you’re getting anxious about sleep, and you’re trying to force it, meditation during the day helps you to be more aware of when you’re doing that to let that thought process go a little bit easier.” Shelby, how can Suzana chill out and drift off to sleep? She specializes in behavioral sleep medicine. So I wanted to ask our sleep expert, Doctor Shelby Harris.
Like you’re so stressed about waking up that you never really fall asleep.
But knowing that the alarm is coming robs you of rest. Maybe you’ve got a big day at work, a super early appointment, or, you know, you just really want to catch the sunrise. KATE : I think we all know that feeling that Suzana is describing. So my question is, how do I calm my mind and body to be able to, like, sleep well, at least for a good six hours so I’m not just stressed in bed all night long? So on those days, I have high anxiety about missing my alarm clock and not waking up in time. Occasionally, I do go in early for an early morning Bake Off, starting at 4:30 in the morning. SUZANA: Hi, my name is Suzana and I own a bakery. And today we’re talking about dealing with unusual sleep schedules. KATE : Hi, I’m Kate Berlant, and this is, “Are You Sleeping?”, a podcast from the sleep experts at Mattress Firm and Vox Creative.Īs we continue our journey deeper into sleep, we’ve got more questions from you, our listeners.
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