Anca has been exploring for a few minutes what activity could bring her some joy. Her whole day has been kind of turned upside down and she wants to change that. She does not like any of the possibilities, she feels an unpleasant state in her body, tension in her neck muscles and a pressure in her temples. I ask her if she slept well... she says no. I suggest a short sleep of approx. 15 min, to refresh her mind a little. She writes to me after two hours that she feels much better, that she didn't even realize how tired she really was.
"What are you doing, you're slow as a sleeping elephant?"
„He sleeps like a lazybones instead of working!”
"I'll have time to sleep when I'm gone, now I have work!"
"Life passes you by while you sleep"
How do you feel when you hear or think of one of the above phrases? If you think that they clash with other inherited or learned thoughts like "I'm not good enough", then things really get interesting and you get more and more tired. I have met many tired people who know they should take a break or sleep, but never actually do it. Because "knowing" is not enough, it is necessary to unpack the thoughts and emotions behind the blockage and to consciously recreate another course of action.
I really remember during work colleagues who had long dark circles under their and many coffees. They commanded a certain respect because they worked a lot in an infernal rhythm sprinkled with many sarcastic witticisms about life and about others, less resistant to fatigue. This is to say that the attitude towards sleep and rest is also culturally learned. How many of us have the image of an efficient person when we hear that a colleague slept for 20 minutes at lunch?
How to manage your emotions better? It starts with a rested brain, especially because the work of recreating new emotional responses is also done by it.
What do you think about yourself if you sleep during the day?
What do you turn to to feel better when you're exhausted?
Here are some studies:
The Impact of Sleep on Emotional Regulation and Stress
Sleep and Emotion Regulation: A study published by Walker and colleagues in "Current Biology" (2009) demonstrates that sleep deprivation affects the brain's emotional circuitry, intensifying negative emotional reactions. The results suggest that adequate sleep helps restore emotional balance.
Sleep and Resilience to Stress: A study by Drummond and colleagues, published in "Psychosomatic Medicine" (2006), found that sleep deprivation reduces the ability to cope with stress, suggesting that good sleep may play a role in developing resilience to stress.
The Benefits of Sleep for Mental Health
A growing number of studies point to a close connection between sleep and mental health. For example, a study by Baglioni and colleagues published in Sleep Medicine Reviews (2010) reviews the link between insomnia and various psychiatric disorders, including depression and anxiety, suggesting that sleep management may be crucial to the treatment of these conditions.
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