Unhelpful Advice On The Internet About Sleep

[SQAAD]

For the last 1 year I have personally struggled with sleep issues and I have gained some knowledge about this whole sleep thing. 

I am writing this maybe so I can help a potential insomnia sufferer. 

First all there is this myth that you should sleep 8 hours per day which is untrue. Secondly  there is a LOT of fear mongering. 

Many people online tell you how you should sleep and that if you don't sleep bad things will happen to you. 

This just creates more stress and worry and makes people paranoid about sleep. As a result people have a lot harder time falling asleep. 

When you try to control sleep and check every single detail like an OCD madman it usually backfires on you. 

People who sleep the best are those who don't give a damn about sleep. If they have a bad night of sleep or few bad nights they pay no attention to it. And it resolves itself. 

If you have a bad night of sleep and you get paranoid about it, you just stress yourself and end up not sleeping because of all the anxiety. 

We should not create pressure on people to sleep. It just makes things worse. There is a balance that is missing nowadays among health nuts. 

Take care of your health but if you an OCD freak about it you will end up miserable and with worst health. 

It's a paradox that the less you care about something the better your results. 

Also there are people who suffer with insomnia for decades and are still healthy. Take it easy. Sleep is one part of equation. Your mindset also matters a lot. 

Edited February 16, 2022 by SQAAD