Don't check the time during the night and you'll reduce sleep-related worry and anxiety

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You are lying in bed, tossing and turning, feeling frustrated about your inability to fall asleep. So, you check the clock. Now, your frustration has likely turned into worry and anxiety about how long you have been struggling and how much time you have left before your alarm goes off.<br /><br />You can avoid all this anxiety and worry by simply not checking the clock from roughly one hour before going to bed until your alarm goes off in the morning. Turn your alarm clock or phone around (or cover it up) and move it to the other side of the room.<br /><br />The clock has no relevance to us during our sleep window. Checking the time during the night very rarely leads to a positive outcome and almost always has a negative outcome. <br /><br />Simply removing or covering up clocks and resisting the temptation to check the time during the night can remove a major source of sleep-related worry and anxiety, and this is important because worry and anxiety make sleep more difficult.<br /><br />Related videos:<br /><br />How to create a sleep window for insomnia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUO4bmoD5XI<br /><br />How a buffer zone can help you fall asleep when you are living with chronic insomnia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCJNiHDaLxk<br /><br />If you have chronic insomnia, scheduling time for daytime worry can help calm the mind at night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx9HEn6-LhI<br /><br />Waking during the night is normal and isn't something you should be worried about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=329oFzXmwEM<br /><br />Why CBT-I is so effective when worry, anxiety, and a racing mind are fueling your chronic insomnia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FooE0_XW4_c<br /><br />▶ Subscribe to the Insomnia Coach channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL5LsLUeVA2j_Vsl5625shQ?sub_confirmation=1<br /><br />My name is Martin Reed and I am the founder of Insomnia Coach®. I offer sleep coaching services that give people with insomnia all the skills and support they need to enjoy better sleep for the rest of their lives. I also offer a free two-week sleep training course for people with insomnia at https://insomniacoach.com/sleep-training/?ref=youtube050919<br /><br />You can also find me here:<br /><br />Website: https://insomniacoach.com<br />Twitter: https://twitter.com/insomniacoach<br />Facebook: https://facebook.com/insomniacoach<br />Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myinsomniacoach/<br /><br />All content found on the Insomnia Coach YouTube channel is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice or medical treatment and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, disorder, or medical condition. It should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or other licensed healthcare provider. All content is provided as is, and without warranties.<br /><br />#insomnia<br />#sleep

Insomnia Coach 854 views May 9, 2019 9:59 pm

You are lying in bed, tossing and turning, feeling frustrated about your inability to fall asleep. So, you check the clock. Now, your frustration has likely turned into worry and anxiety about how long you have been struggling and how much time you have left before your alarm goes off.

You can avoid all this anxiety and worry by simply not checking the clock from roughly one hour before going to bed until your alarm goes off in the morning. Turn your alarm clock or phone around (or cover it up) and move it to the other side of the room.

The clock has no relevance to us during our sleep window. Checking the time during the night very rarely leads to a positive outcome and almost always has a negative outcome.

Simply removing or covering up clocks and resisting the temptation to check the time during the night can remove a major source of sleep-related worry and anxiety, and this is important because worry and anxiety make sleep more difficult.

Related videos:

How to create a sleep window for insomnia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUO4bmoD5XI

How a buffer zone can help you fall asleep when you are living with chronic insomnia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCJNiHDaLxk

If you have chronic insomnia, scheduling time for daytime worry can help calm the mind at night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx9HEn6-LhI

Waking during the night is normal and isn’t something you should be worried about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=329oFzXmwEM

Why CBT-I is so effective when worry, anxiety, and a racing mind are fueling your chronic insomnia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FooE0_XW4_c

▶ Subscribe to the Insomnia Coach channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL5LsLUeVA2j_Vsl5625shQ?sub_confirmation=1

My name is Martin Reed and I am the founder of Insomnia Coach®. I offer sleep coaching services that give people with insomnia all the skills and support they need to enjoy better sleep for the rest of their lives. I also offer a free two-week sleep training course for people with insomnia at https://insomniacoach.com/sleep-training/?ref=youtube050919

You can also find me here:

Website: https://insomniacoach.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/insomniacoach
Facebook: https://facebook.com/insomniacoach
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myinsomniacoach/

All content found on the Insomnia Coach YouTube channel is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice or medical treatment and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, disorder, or medical condition. It should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or other licensed healthcare provider. All content is provided as is, and without warranties.

#insomnia
#sleep