Waking up in a bad mood can take a toll on your mental health. When you wake up on the wrong side of the bed, it may feel impossible to reset. Your mood is off from the moment your feet hit the floor, stress takes over and you feel mentally foggy the rest of the day. stress, or at least acute stress, is designed to trigger your sympathetic nervous system and focus your attention on dealing with an immediate threat Stress, especially chronic stress, constantly producing and over-producing certain hormones and not producing others actually is leading to a cognitive fog during much of the workday Chronic stress in modern life, most notably our relationship with technology and information overload. But these are connected to another frequent problem: poor sleep. Be consistent with your sleep patterns The simplest thing you can do to set yourself up for a good night’s sleep, according to Bartley, is to establish a consistent routine for when you go to bed and wake up. Even if you get 8 hours every night, it’s not as effective if those hours come at different times. So, as much as possible, set a bedtime and wake-up time and stick to it. This will help your body establish a rhythm and get your natural sleeping and waking hormones flowing at the right times.
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Friday, June 27, 2025