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horsecrazy4evaContributor
Is it me that doesn’t like to get up early?!
yet my brain seems to get the best sleep from about 5am or even 9am in the morning?!
I don’t like to stay up late but my brain always thinks about something and something else and it doesn’t seem to stop or maybe it’s the night after I close my eyes my brain starts to then think about stuff
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tymeModerator
You're quite right there @horsecrazy4eva .
If you look at evolution, the ancestors had to be alert while sleeping or predators and the enemy would eat them alive! Hence, it's only natural to have an over stimulated mind in the evening.
Today's society means we do not have to rely on thinking in the evening in order to survive. IN turn this means that we think about every other thing instead!
Not sure if watching light shows, meditating, reading, colouring etc will help you wind down in the evenings.
All the best,
tyme
In response to: Re: Sleep 😴
tymeModerator
@horsecrazy4eva ,
This youtube clip might help you understand why our mind dwells on thoughts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv6HkipQcfA
I found these clips by Dr Russ Harris quite helpful.
tyme
In response to: Sleep 😴
MsManagedContributor
@horsecrazy4eva I completely understand the brain keeps ticking.
While over the years I've heard how having a TV in the bedroom is wrong, I'd never get any sleep if I didn't have my TV on all night.
Even when I wake in middle of night I turn it back on & 99% of the time I can get back to sleep quickly.
When not at home I use my tablet & headphones to help sleep.
Reading also makes me drowsy.
Hopefully you'll find something that distracts your brain from keeping you awake.
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