Video games & social media before bed? CBTi expert reveals!
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- Should you play computer games or go on social media before bed? No as this can severely impact your sleep but probably not for the reason you think!
It has nothing to do with blue light! blue light does not cause insomnia! Do good sleepers not watch TV before bed? of course they do!
So if it's not the blue light then what is it?
Well in this video you are about to find out!
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About
Joseph Pannell is a former chronic insomniac of 20 years who overcame it with CBT-I. After training in the field he now works with the Sleep Charity, mans a national sleep helpline and runs an online sleep consultancy business. He has worked with some of the largest organisations in Britain including Network Rail, The Ministry of Justice and NHS Health Education England and the MOD.
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INSOMNIA TALKS and the information provided by Joseph Pannell are solely intended for informational and entertainment purposes and are not a substitute for advice, diagnosis, or treatment regarding medical or mental health conditions. The views expressed on this site, or any related content should not be taken for medical or psychiatric advice. Always consult your physician before making any decisions related to your physical or mental health and do not make any behavioural changes before doing so.
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Hello Joseph, it was nice to meet you last week, at "The Glorious Oyster"... I will point out your channel at my Stroke Association group meetings. You emit good vibes, and came across very friendly. At the moment I am researching Red Light Therapy (which has a certain relevance to your channel). Will follow your channel with interest. Meanwhile ciao, and hope your fantastic mum checked out okay!
It was lovely to meet you too! And I'm very happy you are doing so much better.
Yes, little worrying but my mother had her shoulder x rayed and it's not broken.
Going to be more careful on that bit of the tarka trail because apparently quite a few people come off there!
Thanks for passing my channel onto your group, hope it helps people. Joe
Paradoxical tightrope 😂
Small error in the vid -technically histamine is a neurotransmitter not a hormone - but as I always say on this channel when I advise with behaviour changes...
You don't need to be perfect, just good enough!
so I won't be too pedantic.
That’s so true in what you are saying. I don’t have any problem watching tv before bed and fall sleep right away. I do have issues with staying sleep but that’s because hormones. I did however one night played a video game on my phone before bed and I couldn’t sleep that night. So no more games before bed. When it comes to the tv… sometimes I wake up at 1:30-2 am and I turn the tv on. Most of the time I watch it for 30 minutes or less, turn tv off and fall sleep for another 3-4 hours.
Hey Phoenix girls, yes for most people this is a good thing to do, but as you know with the way I help people I'm never too dogmatic with it.
I had another comment on this video saying that they like to do "cozy" gaming before bed as they find that relaxing, and as they personally find it helps, I'm all for it!
Glad you are doing so much better with your sleep these days and thanks for always commenting.
In 3 months or so there will be a change to the channel as I'll be doing lots more interviews / success stories and also taking the channel outside walking round the streets of the Philippines.
Hopefully will make it interesting for people.
Hi joe recently ive been trying to let go of a set sleep window going to bed a bit earlier and lying in a bit longer like i did before insomnia. Im finding my sleep is getting worse again if i lie in i will struggle to get to sleep the following night. Its annoying because im trying to let go and be like i was prior to insomnia but looks like its not happening
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Hi doc , i want to ask what is it that i am actually dreaming while closed eyes n was sleeping but I always feel like that i wasn't sleeping even my mother told me that i was snoring . What's it
What about 60-plus people? I read many research papers saying that around 60-plus men lose about 50% of melatonin in their bodies and also lose deep-cycle sleep patterns. This is why many seniors develop insomnia. Is your methods fix older seniors with old age-triggered insomnia?
Hi, there is a big difference between insomnia and poor quality sleep due to medical issues, aging, ptsd, medication....
Yes as you age the quality of your sleep can be impacted and if you a melatonin deficient certainly speaking to your GP to rectify this is helpful.
However, obsession, control, fear of the bed and the bedroom, waking in the night and taking ages to fall back to sleep and it causing a huge amount of frustration, spending longer and longer in bed, constantly feeling the need to compensate for poor sleep by lying in, trying to nap, going to bed when not sleepy, having 1001 things you HAVE to do to try and force sleep to come (lettuce water, kiwi, meditation) 1001 things you can't do in order to protect it (no eating late so restaurant are now out, no tv before bed, no hotels, no exercising too late...) and essentially allowing poor quality sleep to control, dictate and rule your entire life, this is insomnia.
But yes, even due to aging, medical issues etc etc you can still dramatically improve your sleep with the right behavioural thought pattern changes and if you are melatonin deficient tackling both at the same time will see an even great improvement.
Thanks for the question, Joe
Very helpful x I think I’ve found the way I’ll try get yr book x
Happy to help! It's on Amazon - the first one is called 'You can sleep too!" I also have a bundle book that is my first and 2nd book call "Your 2 in 1 CBTi book" But yes, with patience, consistency, behaviour changes to rebuild your sleep drive / body clock and thought pattern changes to take away the anxiety / stop insomnia pushing you around and start living your life again it can be overcome - after 20 years of chronic insomnia, I know this for a fact!
So I've been using a genre called "cozy" gaming to de-stress and to take my mind off the "parade of horribles" that would otherwise occupy my headpsace right before bed. These games are designed to be sweet and calm - no combat, very slow moving, and positive atmosphere/messaging. Would you advise against these as well, since they're not passive?
Hi, no I wouldn't! If you personally find them relaxing, you find they don't impact your sleep and you enjoy them, crack on!
Don't limit your life to appease insomnia as the rabbit hole goes pretty deep if you do.
But try to remember the right intention - play the games to help you feel grounded and relaxed and because you enjoy them, that's it! Not to fix insomnia or to force or manufactur sleep.
Once you have put the other behavioural changes in place that I recommend on this channel (good enough, not perfectly) then it's about letting go and doing far far less to sleep in order to take away the obsession.
But yeah, these games sound great!
@@InsomniaTalks Thank you for the thoughtful reply. I read most of your book in one sitting yesterday and had the first full night's sleep in months last night! I know that progress won't be linear but it's the first glimmer of hope I've had in a while ☺️
@@RedheadLG Really happy to help! I often here this after people have finished the book, I think it's because you just relax and realise you now have a path to follow and can stop doing all the other nonsense that doesn't help.
I talk about stimulus control in the book but another alternative to this is counter control where you stay in bed - you'll find this here - ruclips.net/video/pJ8hkgJJAgE/видео.html
Oh and if you had the time to rate / review the book (literally copying and pasting what you have already written is perfect) i'd really appreciate that UK based amazon.co.uk/ryp - USA Amazon.com/ryp -- Anywhere else your usual amazon address with /ryp on the end will take you straight to the review pages! If you need help / tailoring of advice anytime just post a comment on any of my videos and i'll reply. Joe