[It’s not good to stay up late] Needless to say, everyone who has experienced it understands it. But why do people always lose control of themselves at night and start staying up late if they don’t agree with each other? Is it really because mobile phones are too fun?
It is true that some people have to go to bed late because of work and study, while more people’s lack of sleep may be caused by themselves. This is what we are going to talk about today.
Habit to sleep late ≠ [obsessive-compulsive disorder of sleep late]
We can all understand the essence of this behavior from words such as [obsessive-compulsive disorder of sleeping late] [sleep procrastination]: knowing that it is time for us to go to bed, but it is the behavior of forcing us not to go to sleep or procrastinating us not to go to sleep.
However, such statements are more like people’s self-mockery than strict psychological or medical terms.
Most people with this kind of situation just lose control of their sleep time and have not reached the level of [obsessive-compulsive disorder], so they do not need to feel [sick]. In other words, most people with [obsessive-compulsive disorder of late sleep] can improve their current situation through active self-management.
To get rid of this problem, we must first know:
Why do we get used to going to bed late?
There are many reasons for staying up late:
- Don’t want to sleep, loathe to sleep, want to chase drama, brush microblog; Can’t sleep, to finish the work, finish the homework; I am used to going to bed late. I feel uncomfortable and can’t sleep when I go to bed early.
In other words, most people who force themselves to sleep late may be due to wrong mentality.
For example, you need to sacrifice your sleep time to relieve stress: you have to go to work and school during the day, and at night, of course, you need to [have fun].
Therefore, such people will chat, watch videos, brush microblogs and play games on the Internet until very late … Only when they successfully release the pressure can they fall asleep successfully.
There is also a kind of late sleep, which needs to make up for the [failure] of the day at night.
Sometimes, we feel that we are not efficient during the day. If we go to bed early at night, the day may pass like this [meaningless].
Therefore, we should sacrifice our sleep time to compensate for the failure during the day, to study, to work, to…
In addition, it may be because of heredity or other factors, they are born with some neurotic temperament. These people usually have a little sleep disorder, so they will join this group.
How can we get rid of the inertia of sleeping late?
We don’t ask why, we only see the impact of late sleep on the body. From this perspective, how to save our tired body and mind is the key.
Since such compulsive late sleep is caused by psychological factors, the most important thing is to eliminate the psychological problems that lead to late sleep.
For the delay caused by psychological problems, three steps should be taken:
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First of all, we must correct our cognition: we need a healthy body to enjoy life, to chase plays and to work efficiently.
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Secondly, cultivate their own time management ability and self-control ability. Try to divide and utilize the time, set hourly tasks, feedback the completion situation in time, and plan the next task.
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Then, when you need to sleep, Make positive self-suggestion. Practice loudly or silently, telling yourself [you need a rest], and if you do, praise yourself in time. Set an alarm clock for your mobile phone every night. Ten minutes of repeated practice will have unexpected effects. Correct bad habits, use positive self-suggestion, and carry out psychological reconstruction.
It seems not difficult, but every night, I still forget these things. What should I do?
5 tips to help you beat procrastination
STEP 1 Be good at using alarm clocks
Alarm clock can not only be used to wake up, but also use mobile phone alarm clock to set a sleep time reminder for yourself before going to bed every day.
For example, if you want to go to bed at 11 o’clock in the evening, set an alarm clock at 10: 30. When the alarm clock rings, you will wash up immediately. Then you will lie in bed and tell yourself that it is time to go to bed.
Step 2: Create a comfortable sleep environment
When it’s time to go to bed, you can turn off some of the lights at home or dim the lights of the bedside lights, draw the curtains, and play some soothing music according to your preferences.
Creating a comfortable sleep environment is helpful for relaxation, and people are more likely to feel sleepy.
STEP 3 Don’t eat too much
Some people like to eat heavy food taken late at night and eat very full before going to bed, which is not conducive to sleep.
If you are hungry at night, you can eat some fruit or drink a glass of milk to cushion your stomach.
4. Divert your attention in time when you are in procrastination
Most of the time, we know it’s very late, but the inertia of playing games and micro-blogging makes us unable to stop. After watching TV series one after another, we just can’t go to bed.
At this time, getting up and going to the toilet or drinking a cup of hot milk can break this [inertia] and divert our attention from computers and mobile phones. It is much easier to go to bed at this time.
Step 5 Get up early
Many people will sleep until noon the next day after staying up late. In fact, this will cause the rhythm of the human body to be disrupted. When it is time to go to bed the next night, they will not feel sleepy. Therefore, they will continue to stay up late and a vicious circle will arise.
If you sleep late once in a while, you’d better get up at the usual time or later the next day. If you feel tired during the day, you can take a lunch break of about 20 minutes.
In this way, at night, the body’s exhaustion will naturally hit and it will be easier to fall asleep.
Of course, for more serious delays, you can go to a specialized hospital for diagnosis and drug treatment.
Aristotle said: [A clear imagination urges the body to obey it, which is the natural principle of behavior.] Through this article, it is hoped that those who force late sleep can obey the rules of nature and enjoy natural sleep.