Does screen time in bed help or hinder your sleep The time between me going to bed and attempting to fall sleep is usually about half an hour. You might find yourself doom scrolling, playing games, or taking the chance to reply to the 10 unread messages you’ve been ignoring all day. Sleep displacement is the time between when you decide to go to bed and decide to go to sleep I don’t need to tell you that feeling tired makes everything harder, but we can all do with a reminder about how important sleep is to our health and wellbeing. That includes our physical health, emotional and mental health, as well as cognition. While previous research has suggested that the blue light from our screens, and the arousal from the content we consume, can negatively impact our ability to fall asleep She says personality, age, and what we are watching on our screens are more likely to play a role. “If you are the kind of person who can use their phone, and when they are tired, can put it down and try to sleep, then the bright light won’t have too much impact on how long it takes you to fall asleep Watching ASMR videos helps me to fall sleep, and while building a reliance on my screen to drift off doesn’t feel healthy There are apps, YouTube videos that have relaxing [content],” she says. She says using tech as a sleep aid or as a distraction is “not necessarily a bad thing”, although “ideally you want people to learn some other techniques to manage the emotions and thoughts they have during the day Setting yourself a timer to turn off your phone after using it for a certain amount of time Choosing screen time that doesn’t encourage you to keep watching or playing Turning your phone on silent or airplane mode when you choose to go to sleep Getting a physical alarm clock so you don’t need to check your phone for the time Putting your phone away from your bedside table
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Wednesday, January 22, 2025