Ice Ice Baby!
It doesn’t matter when you sleep as long as you sleep enough hours
Myth
The best to sleep as much as possible during hours of darkness. Sleeping at night helps align the body’s internal clock.
What is the meaning of REM?
Rapid Eye Movement
During this stage it is difficult to wake the sleeper and people are more prone to parasomnias.
Signs: Slow brain waves appear during this period and there are no eye or muscle movements.
STAGE 3
It means your reaction is on-hold. Neither escape nor fighting are possible
Freeze
This is an example of a grounding technique that brings your focus to what is happening to you physically and mentally.
Mindful Breathing
How long you sleep is all that matters?
Myth
Every person’s goal should be to sleep enough hours and for those hours to include high-quality, uninterrupted sleep.
What is the fear of falling asleep?
Somniphobia
This stage is the transition between awake and sleeping where we experience light sleep and can be easily awoken.
STAGE 1
It means you give way, discard, remove yourself from the situation, give up or move on.
Flight
It is the response to a deeply distressing or disturbing event that overwhelms an individual's ability to cope, causes feelings of helplessness, diminishes their sense of self and their ability to feel a full range of emotions and experiences.
Trauma
There are many sleep-specific words you’ve probably never heard?
Fact
What is the fear of nightmares or dreams?
Oneirophobia
The most time is spent sleeping in this stage (lasts 10-20 minutes) and eye movement stops and the heart rate slows. The person who is sleeping becomes disengaged from their surroundings.
STAGE 2
It means you are willing to stand your ground, defend your position, attack or persevere
Fight
It is the method of deep muscle relaxation, based on the premise that muscle tension is the body's psychological response to anxiety-provoking thoughts and that muscle relaxation blocks anxiety.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR)
The ability to fall asleep anywhere and at any time means you’re a “good sleeper”
Myth
It's a sign of having sleep problems, not of being a “good sleeper.”
This myth is dangerous because it puts a positive spin on excessive daytime sleepiness, which is usually a symptom of insomnia, insufficient sleep, or an underlying sleep disorder like sleep apnea.
What is the irresistible urge to stay cozy in bed all day?
Clinomania
Dreams and nightmares occur, eye movements are fast, brain activity increases, heart rate and blood pressure increase and the arm and leg muscles become paralyzed.
STAGE 5
It is often called the "stress hormone" because of its connection to the stress response.
Cortisol
It is the study of cells of the nervous system and the organization of these cells into functional circuits that process information and mediate behavior.
Neurobiology
Alcohol before bed improves sleep.
Myth
Yes it will help you to sleep easier - A drink or two can be relaxing, inducing drowsiness BUT The problem is that the quality of sleep declines considerably after drinking alcohol.
It is the word for that feeling when you’ve just woken up and really don’t want to get out of bed.
Dysania
This is the deepest stage of sleep that lasts for approximately 30 minutes. It is the essential stage for ensuring that you achieve proper sleep and forms the majority of restorative sleep where tissue growth and repair occurs and energy is restored.
Stage 4
A response that plays a critical role in how we deal with stress and danger in our environment.
Fight-or-Flight response
It describes a conscious act one takes in order to promote their own physical, mental, and emotional health.
Self-Care