If you have insomnia, you don't need to be active or outside as soon as your sleep window ends

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The most effective long-term treatment for chronic insomnia is cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I). A core component of CBT-I is sleep restriction — and this involves following a regular and appropriate sleep window (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUO4bmoD5XI).<br /><br />When implementing sleep restriction, it is so important to always be out of bed by the end of your sleep window (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbylY1sVIlU) but you don't need to be running around, exercising, and being extremely active as soon as you get out of bed.<br /><br />Although being active first thing in the morning can help shake off sleep inertia and make it easier to get rid of any lingering fatigue (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvUG_JcKFpM), making sure you always get out of bed by the end of your sleep window every day is of far more importance.<br /><br />If starting your day slowly helps get you out of bed by the end of your sleep window, then go for it — do what works for you. Just make sure you are always out of bed by the end of your sleep window and that you don't fall back to sleep until the start of your sleep window the following evening.<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=youtube050119<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 1.2K views May 1, 2019 8:13 pm

The most effective long-term treatment for chronic insomnia is cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I). A core component of CBT-I is sleep restriction — and this involves following a regular and appropriate sleep window (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUO4bmoD5XI).

When implementing sleep restriction, it is so important to always be out of bed by the end of your sleep window (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbylY1sVIlU) but you don’t need to be running around, exercising, and being extremely active as soon as you get out of bed.

Although being active first thing in the morning can help shake off sleep inertia and make it easier to get rid of any lingering fatigue (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvUG_JcKFpM), making sure you always get out of bed by the end of your sleep window every day is of far more importance.

If starting your day slowly helps get you out of bed by the end of your sleep window, then go for it — do what works for you. Just make sure you are always out of bed by the end of your sleep window and that you don’t fall back to sleep until the start of your sleep window the following evening.

▶ 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=youtube050119

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