Lesson 7: Sleep and Relapse Prevention - Slide  20

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Common Sleep Myths

  • 5. You can learn to get by on less sleep
  • There is no way to train the body to reduce it’s sleep need
  • Lees sleep means you feel more tired, work less efficiently, and get less done
  • 6. Insomniacs barely sleep at all
  • People with insomnia typically get a few hours sleep at night
  • It’s hard to tell how long we sleep because we don’t experience time passing while we are asleep
Notes:

Pg. 49-54, Lawrence J. Epstein, Steve Mardon, 2007, “The Harvard Medical School Guide To A Good Night’s Sleep,” McGraw Hill, New York.

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