Articles about Sleep
13 free articles, newest first. Every one is a few minutes long, written in plain language, and open to everyone with no account.
Working Nights and Sleeping Days
Night work is not daytime shifted along. How to protect the sleep you can get, when to use light and caffeine, the drive home that is the real danger, and the quieter…
Pain That Keeps You Awake
It is worse lying down, worse at three in the morning, and the less you sleep the more it hurts. How to break that loop, and what actually helps the nights.
The Night Before an Operation
You are not allowed to eat, you cannot settle, and every thought goes to the worst version. How to get through the evening before surgery and the hours of waiting the…
Sleeping Badly Because Someone Needs You at Night
When a child, a parent or a partner needs you in the small hours, the usual sleep advice does not fit.
Sharing a Bed and Not Sleeping
Snoring, different bedtimes, a duvet war and a phone screen at midnight. How to get your sleep back without it becoming a fight about the relationship.
Waking at Three in the Morning
You are awake, your heart is going, and every problem looks unsolvable. Why the small hours are the worst possible time to think, and what to do instead of lying there.
The Bedtime Battle
Two hours of stalling, one more drink of water, and everyone ends the day upset. Why bedtime goes wrong and what changes it, without turning it into a fight.
Nightmares That Keep Coming Back
The same dream, or the same kind of dream, several nights a week. Why repeated nightmares happen, what helps at three in the morning, and what treatment exists.
A Body Scan You Can Do in Bed
A slow tour of your own body, from feet to head, done lying down. What it is for, how to run one, and why it is fine to fall asleep partway through.
Waking Up in a Panic
You come out of sleep with your heart hammering and no idea why. Night panic is frightening and poorly understood by most people who have it.
Why You Stay Up Late When You Are Tired
You are exhausted and you still will not go to bed. Scrolling, one more episode, anything but sleeping.
What to Do at 3 a.m. When You Cannot Sleep
You are wide awake, the clock is glowing, and every minute makes tomorrow feel worse. What is actually happening at 3 a.m., and a few things that help you get back to…
When Sleep Hygiene Is Not Enough
You have cut the caffeine and dimmed the screens and you are still awake at 2 am. Here is what the sleep advice usually leaves out, and what to try instead.