Wellness
It’s like the love language of bedtime.
If you get enough rest, its easier to take on the day.
If you dont, it can quickly mess with how you feel both mentally and physically.
Thats why its good to know your sleep language, aka your go-to way of catching ZZZs.
The five sleep languages were created to helpidentify how you sleep, saysDr.
And, just like the former does for your relationships, your sleep language can impact how you function.
So, what kind of sleeper are you?
Heres what to know about the five sleep languages and how each can get better rest.
What Are The Five Sleep Languages?
A words of worry sleepers brain turns on the moment they climb into bed.
Gifted sleepers canfall asleep anywhere.
Sitting up on a bus?
On a friends couch?
Camping in the woods?
It doesnt matter they will sleep and they will sleep soundly.
The gifted sleeper often prides themselves on their ability to fall asleep easily in any situation, Harris says.
This sleep language is reallygood at taking naps, too.
Extensive bedtime routines are essential for the perfectionist sleeper.
The routine helps them fall asleep, but without it, theyre totally lost.
According to Harris, routine perfectionists actually trytoohard to get good sleep.
This sleeper style frequently impacts people who havehot flashes due to peri-menopause, Harris says.
Light as a feather sleepers always wake up tired, even if they spent eight hours in bed.
Not prioritizing their sleep might also be to blame.
If this is your sleep language, youve definitely fallen asleep with the TV on after drinking a coffee.
How To Get Better Sleep
If youre a gifted sleeper, keep scrolling.
For everyone else, rest assured that its possible to get a better nights sleep.
One way is bypracticing good sleep hygiene, Harris says.
This means establishing a schedule that you stick to every single night so that train your brain to sleep.
It also means doing whatever you could tocreate the coziest sleep spacepossible.
To practice good sleep hygiene, remember to wind down in the evening.
Small changes like these can make a big difference.
Is It Possible To Change Your Sleep Language?
it’s possible for you to also leave a sleep language behind as your circumstances change.
Just like love languages, the more you know about yourself and each other the better.
Studies referenced:
Scott, AJ.
(2021).Improving sleep quality leads to better mental health: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
(2020).Sleep and wake are shared and transmitted between individuals with insomnia and their bed-sharing partners.
