How Stress Changes Your Sleep Quality Forever_ Gentle Psychology for Sleep
A single night of stress disrupts your sleep. A week of stress changes your sleep pattern. A month of stress rewires your brain. The changes are not temporary. They can become your new normal. Your brain learns to be alert at night. Your brain forgets how to rest.Chronic stress alters the architecture of sleep. It reduces deep sleep, the stage where your body repairs itself. It increases light sleep, the stage where you wake easily. It fragments REM sleep, the stage where your brain processes emotions. The result is sleep that is longer but less restorative. You spend eight hours in bed. You…
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