How to get back to sleep
How can you get back to sleep when you find yourself wide awake in the middle of the night? There’s a very simple method that I use, either to get back to sleep or to fall asleep in the first place if I haven’t drifted off within a few minutes. Whenever I’ve recommended it to people, they’re always surprised that something so simple is so effective. Perhaps you’ve woken up after a dream, and you’re
Does everyone dream every night?
Does everyone dream every night? Everyone dreams, whether or not they remember dreaming, but perhaps the question should really be, Are you dreaming enough? Yes, it does sound a little bit like, Are you getting enough sleep, and that’s part of the issue, but let’s explore. Why do we need to dream, what happens if we don’t pack sufficient dreaming time into our sleep, and are there circumstances that can disturb or stop our dreams
Time to dream
What do those words conjure up for you? Time to daydream, to luxuriate, to take time out, to visualise your future? Time you simply don’t have? How much sleep do you get each night, on average? Do you wake up refreshed or do you get by on what you judge as just enough sleep? Do you wake up too early, wired high on constant stress? Do you drag yourself out of deep sleep at the
Nightmares and lost sleep
In my work as a dream therapist, I’ve noticed that more than half of first time appointments are booked by people suffering nightmares and lost sleep, or on behalf of their children who are plagued by scary dreams and fear of going to bed. Sometimes all it takes is one chilling nightmare for someone to seek out a professional consultation, especially a dream that scares the dreamer into wondering if they, or the person they’ve