Sleep Disturbances
Online Counseling Question: Why am I having strange dreams amid Coronavirus outbreak? (Video)
Click here to schedule online counseling at Thriveworks. Hi, my name is Emily Simonian and I’m a licensed clinician at Thriveworks in Washington DC. The question that was asked was, “Why am I having strange dreams during covid?” And that’s a...
4 tips to improve your sleep routine! (Video)
Sleep is crucial to our health, yet many of us don’t get enough of it. The good news is you can finally get some rest by making four changes to your sleep routine. One, make an effort to exercise during the day. Physical activity improves the quality and quantity of...
Link found between insufficient sleep and poor nutrition (Video)
Many Americans don’t get enough sleep, nor do they consume enough vitamins and minerals. A new study conducted by Pharmavite LLC, a dietary supplements company, says the two might be connected. Researchers analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition...
Reducing screen time and blue light exposure can resolve sleep problems in teens (Video)
Too much screen time can lead to sleep problems in teens. But reducing screen time and blue light exposure can resolve these problems within a week. Researchers from the Netherlands Institute of Neuroscience investigated the effects of screen time on adolescents and...
Insomnia explained by unresolved emotional distress (Video)
Do you have trouble falling or staying asleep? Researchers from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience say your insomnia might stem from emotional distress.The team asked participants to relive shameful moments from their past, while receiving an MRI scan of their...
The less sleep we get, the more negative we become! (Video)
The less sleep we get, the more negative we become. This, from a study at Karolinska Institute that analyzed 117 participants.Researchers sought to explore how sleep deprivation affects us emotionally: specifically, our mood and our ability to regulate emotions. The...
Apnea leads to amnesia? People with sleep apnea suffer profound memory problems (Video)
Persons with untreated sleep apnea are prone to forget important details about their pasts.Researchers at RMIT University compared 44 adults with untreated sleep apnea to 44 healthy individuals. They assessed each participant’s recall of memories from different stages...
What is sleep paralysis? Here’s everything you need to know about this frightening condition
Sleep paralysis occurs when your brain is awake, but your body is still in a deeply relaxed state, causing one to feel briefly paralyzed. You typically only experience sleep paralysis for a few seconds or minutes; though it can be scary, this condition isn’t generally...
Why do we have nightmares? Can anything good come from them?
Nobody’s too fond of nightmares or scary dreams, but the truth is that they do often serve an important purpose. There are different types of dreams, which are largely defined by their purpose and cause; the four main types include metaphorical dreams, warning dreams,...
Is sleepwalking real? The truth about this strange sleep disorder
Sleepwalking is a peculiar thing—but we’re not completely in the dark when it comes to this phenomenon. As it turns out, we sleepwalk when part of our brain is asleep and another part is awake; therefore, when we sleepwalk, we’re technically only half asleep. So, what...
