Your Low-Stress Guide to Leveling-Up Your Bedtime Routine
Are You Burnt Out or Depressed?
Its a wake up at 3 a.m. crying and gasping kind of thing, Kidman told the magazine.
If youre in it and not numbing yourself to it.
And Im in it.
This is certainly the case for Kidman.
The 57-year-old has never shied away from big thoughts and emotions.
board-certified clinical psychologist, cognitive behavioral therapist and author ofHow to Get Your Resisting Loved One into Treatment: A Step-by-Step Guide for Mental Health and/or Addiction Crisis.
However, after therecent loss of her parents, existential thoughts are occupying her more these days.
Life coming and hitting you.
Im in all of those places.
So life is, whew.
Its definitely a journey.
And it hits you as you get older, Kidman says.
Its actuallynormal to wake up in the middle of the nightyou just dont usually remember it.
If youre stressing about death before bed, yoursleep qualitymight even be worse.
You could also be using sleep as a way to avoid these thoughts, rather than dealing with them.
board-certified clinical psychologist, cognitive behavioral therapist and author ofHow to Get Your Resisting Loved One into Treatment: A Step-by-Step Guide for Mental Health and/or Addiction Crisis.
Good sleep hygiene, intentional relaxation, and limiting rumination are your first lines of defense.
Self-soothe with self-talk, meditation, breathing, and gratitude
Stop spiraling thoughts in their tracks with reassuring self-talk.
Licuanan recommends trying mindfulness activities likebreathingormeditationto get yourself back to a relaxed state.
Actually talking to yourselfwhether thats in your head, out loud, or in a journalcould also help.
Maintain proper sleep hygiene
Usingelectronics in bed can disrupt sleep quality.
Thats true at bedtime as well as the middle of the night.
In other words, dont avoid distressing thoughts by scrolling Instagram on your phone.
In other words, you and Nicole Kidman are in good company.
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