Sleep
Total 14 Posts
Why Exhaustion Can Make Sleep Problems Worse, Not Better
Exhaustion can make sleep problems worse because extreme tiredness often keeps the nervous system in a stressed, overstimulated state rather than allowing it to relax. Instead of easing into rest, the body can become more alert, tense, or reactive when it’s pushed beyond its limits. For many...
Signs Your Nervous System Isn’t Powering Down At Night
Your nervous system may not be powering down at night if you feel tired but alert, restless, or mentally active once you’re in bed. Instead of easing into rest, your body stays subtly “on,” making it hard to relax deeply or fall asleep naturally. This often feels like shallow breathing...
Why Racing Thoughts Often Appear The Moment You Lie Down
Racing thoughts often appear the moment you lie down because the brain finally has space to process everything it stayed busy avoiding during the day. When external distractions fade, unresolved thoughts, worries, reminders, and mental to-do lists surface all at once. For many people, this feels...
How Stress And Hyperarousal Interfere With Falling Asleep
Stress and hyperarousal interfere with falling asleep by keeping the nervous system in a state of alertness, even when the body is physically tired. Instead of shifting into rest mode, the mind stays active, and the body remains subtly tense. For many people, this feels like lying in bed with a...
Why Being Tired Doesn’t Guarantee Restful Sleep
Many people feel deeply tired all day—heavy eyes, low energy, mental fog—yet the moment they lie down to sleep, rest doesn’t arrive. Instead of drifting off, they feel wired, alert, or stuck in a half-awake state. Sleep may come late, break easily, or feel shallow and unrefreshing. This...
How To Get A Good Night's Sleep
Are you aware that sleeping at least eight hours a night decreases your risks of obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type II diabetes? Good quality sleep is an essential component of your good health. Sadly, it's also one of the last things most of us think about when trying to increase...
Natural Sleep Remedies That Work
It's not uncommon to experience the occasional night of sleeplessness without any consequences. It is when the occasional night here and there becomes a pattern of several nights in a row that you may be faced with a sleeping problem. Repeated loss of sleep affects all areas of your life...