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Is Sleep Paralysis Dangerous? Myths, Facts, and How to Cope

Is Sleep Paralysis Dangerous?

We’ll explore the causes of sleep paralysis, the symptoms you might experience, and how to stop sleep paralysis using proven behavioral treatments like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i).

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You spend the entire day exhausted. 😴 You can bar You spend the entire day exhausted. 😴

You can barely keep your eyes open after dinner.

Then... bedtime comes, and suddenly you’re wide awake. 👀

You think, Wait...where did my sleepiness go?!

If this happens to you, you’re not imagining it.

What you’re experiencing is often a second wind, and it’s commonly related to becoming overtired.

When you stay awake past your body’s natural sleepy window, your brain releases alerting signals to help you keep going. It’s a built-in survival response.

Once those alerting signals kick in, your body is no longer in a calm, sleep-ready state. That’s why falling asleep can suddenly feel harder, even though you were exhausted an hour earlier.

It’s often a timing issue, not a sleep ability issue.

✨ One of the most helpful things you can do is learn to recognize your earlier signs of sleepiness instead of pushing through them whenever possible.

💤 Stay tuned for more practical tips to help you work with your body instead of against it.
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My face says it all 😂 When you tell me you couldn My face says it all 😂

When you tell me you couldn’t sleep so you stayed in bed for hours trying harder… I completely understand why.

Because it feels like the right thing to do:

“I need to give myself more opportunity to sleep.”
“If I get up, I’m giving up.”
“Maybe if I just try a little longer…”

But here’s the frustrating part about insomnia:

The harder you try to force sleep, the more pressure your brain starts to associate with sleep.

Sleep isn’t a problem to solve or a task to complete.

Sometimes better sleep starts with doing less, not trying harder.

Follow @dc.metro.therapy for more on sleep anxiety + evidence-based ways to improve sleep
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Back-to-school transitions don’t start on the firs Back-to-school transitions don’t start on the first day of school.

They start with all of the little adjustments that happen beforehand, especially when it comes to sleep.

As a sleep therapist, I know the research. As a mom, I also know that real life doesn’t always go according to plan.

Over the next couple of weeks, I’m going to share what we’re trying as our family adjusts to an earlier schedule, along with practical sleep tips that can make these transitions a little smoother. 🌙💤

I’d love to know: Is your family adjusting to anything this fall? Earlier wake-up times? A new routine?

Let’s help each other out in the comments.
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#parentsoftweens #middleschoolers #sleepsupport #backtoroutine #sleepexpert
Things that make a sleep therapist cringe... 😅 Mo Things that make a sleep therapist cringe... 😅

Most of these are well-intentioned, but many of the most common pieces of sleep advice can actually make insomnia worse. 😬

Now it’s your turn...

Complete the sentence in the comments:

My face when someone says...” 👇😂
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#sleepexpert #sleepscience #sleephelp #sleepsupport #sleeptips

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