Sleep Therapist Warns: 5 Common Tips That Could Worsen Insomnia
A sleep therapist reveals that common sleep tips like spending more time in bed, avoiding screens completely, cutting caffeine entirely, obsessing over sleep data, and expecting perfect sleep every night can actually worsen insomnia and sleep quality. Instead, she recommends more balanced approaches such as limiting time in bed, using gentle distractions in the dark, understanding personal caffeine sensitivity, avoiding obsession with sleep metrics, and accepting variability in sleep patterns.
