Compared to foreign countries, we are already great. At present, everyone has resumed work and production, entertainment venues are open, and tourism in various places is also recovering. However, perhaps due to the "sustaining power" of the epidemic, some friends around me told me that they now have more or less problems sleeping. Some people have difficulty falling asleep; some wake up suddenly while falling asleep and feel very energetic afterwards; and some people who used to wake up by the alarm clock now often wake up before the alarm clock and then lie down until the alarm clock goes off.
Some time ago, many people did live an "ideal life" where they slept until they woke up naturally, and even reversed black and white. And when work and production resume, these habits formed during the epidemic are likely to cause problems in current work and life.
Ms. Jonice Webb, a foreign doctor of psychology, mentioned in her blog five common causes of sleep problems during the epidemic. Share it with you who may be struggling with sleep problems to help you understand the deep-seated problems of your sleep so that you can effectively deal with it.
1. The routine of life is disrupted
You don’t have to force yourself to get up every day, the “whirliness” of telecommuting, the ease of early work tasks in telecommuting, and the lack of leadership Say something in your ear. These are the lives we once looked forward to, but when it really comes to us, we may be secretly happy at first, but it will also give rise to some problems.
For example, we are used to lying in bed for meetings, we are used to not even leaving the house with unkempt hair every day, and we are used to eating two meals a day or even only one meal a day. As a result, the originally painful but healthy lifestyle was disrupted. And when one day we need to return to the normal routine of the past, we will find that it really takes some time to restore the disrupted routine of life. This new life pattern that is developing out of control will make you unable to sleep for a long time.
2. Worry about the future and fear of the unknown
I have heard more than a few people tell me that the job market this year is very poor because of the closure of companies during the epidemic. As a result, I had to choose a new career. After looking for a job for two months, there was no decent job at all.
Just today, a former colleague of mine told me that she was already depressed in the new company and that she could not adapt to the company's atmosphere at all. After the relatively reckless and fearless period when I first graduated, I am now a little timid; moreover, I am not willing to compromise. Internal and external pressures make me very anxious.
What’s more serious is that because of the epidemic, we truly realize the preciousness of life. And the thinking that this kind of major trauma brings to people is not only the baptism on the spiritual level, but also the worries on the material level. Some people are worried that if their elderly parents have physical problems one day, they may not be able to take care of them; some are worried about how to take care of themselves if they are also unemployed.
In this way, all kinds of worries, uncertainties, anxieties, and fears prevent you from falling asleep.
3. Loss
During the epidemic, I believe you will lose something more or less. Your original travel plan was ruined; the Stefanie Sun concert you planned to go to was also changed to an online concert; you were supposed to be promoted, but you barely kept your original position because of the abominable epidemic; you even wanted to go to the concert that bothered you. I had my wisdom teeth removed for a long time, but my plan changed due to the epidemic. These are all losses, affecting you invisibly. The loss, sadness, and longing for things you haven’t achieved that they bring can keep you awake for long periods of time.
4. Reduced activities
Before this epidemic, many people would exercise, run, and watch movies after work. These activities undoubtedly added color to our lives. At that time, you could only stay at home, and the farthest distance you could travel was to pick up a courier at the gate of your community. Although I was very tired every day at that time, I was looking forward to the thought of getting together with my best friends on weekends and having a barbecue and drinking wine with my good buddies. Due to the epidemic, all these activities have been cancelled. However, the impulse in your heart is still there, and you always hope to go out and have fun one day. As a result, your inner motivation has nowhere to rest. Because of this restlessness, unhappiness, and decreased vitality, you begin to suffer from insomnia.
5. Lack of interpersonal relationships
I believe that many people are extremely irritable at home because of their initial discomfort. I thought I could isolate myself at home and work remotely, but in fact, I started to feel uncomfortable in a short period of time without interacting with others.
Even a person who can enjoy solitude still needs to gain contact with the outside world through interpersonal communication. And this feeling of isolation, loneliness and confusion caused by "not seeing the light of day" can cause problems with your sleep.
The above five causes of sleep problems will more or less cause you to feel anxious. If this anxiety is not noticed and dealt with, it will naturally be brought before sleep, making you unable to sleep. Sleep peacefully.
So try to deal with them during the day, so that you can fall asleep more easily.
1. Take some time every day to focus on yourself. Sit quietly, close your eyes, and take a few deep breaths. If various feelings and thoughts come up at this time, don't disturb them. When you let them roll around in your mind, you may feel very uncomfortable and irritable, but it is also a process of becoming aware of yourself. After you take a few deep breaths, record your feelings so you know what state you are in.
2. Based on your own feelings, look for the actual reasons that may cause these, and list the "evidence" one by one. For example, I feel that I am sad, so I need to find the possible reasons for my sadness in reality. Those that are well-founded may really be the reason for your sadness; but if there is no support from real events, it is likely that your worries are unfounded.
The advantage of doing this is that your feelings will be connected with real problems and reduce your own confusion about unknown things. At the same time, you will also train your own awareness, so that when you encounter emotional distress, you can quickly detect and deal with it in a timely manner.
3. When you can deal with some anxiety or other negative emotions during the day, your sleep will gradually improve. Of course, don't be too anxious. After all, everything is getting back on track. As long as things are developing in a good direction, that is progress.
Some people describe insomnia like this: Every morning is the beginning of a new loneliness, and every night late at night, the pain of the day is repeated. Such a literary and artistic sentence cannot be appreciated by people with insomnia.
Only by knowing yourself can you take care of yourself, then take action and make some changes.