Many of us, they say, are suffering from 'social jetlag', where the sleep patterns determined by our lifestyle clash with our biological rhythms. So I was intrigued to see a recent report suggesting that the quality of our sleep is more important than the time we spend sleeping.Īccording to researchers at Charles University and the Czech Academy of Sciences, 'sleep duration' is 'not as important to the quality of life as what is considered a good night's sleep'. When my alarm goes off, usually at around 8.15, I feel like the living dead.Ĭhristina Patterson (pictured) seeks out the help of a 'sleep school' and expert to cure her insomnia Or, if I do fall asleep, I'll be jolted awake at about 4.45. I'll be yawning when I get into my pyjamas, but by the time I've crawled under the duvet I'm wide awake. I'm an owl and can't make myself go to bed before midnight, but it's often more like one in the morning. 'To sleep,' as Hamlet said, 'perchance to dream'? Chance would be a fine thing. ![]() ![]() Hours later, I'll grab a duvet and a pillow and march downstairs to the sofa. I will lie there, stiff as a board and soon fuming with resentment. ![]() My partner will give me a goodnight kiss and then drift off to wherever he drifts off to. Decades on, I still often climb into bed with a sense of dread. Even as a child, I would be tapping on my parents' bedroom door, moaning that I was still awake.Īt school, I barely slept before any of my exams. ![]() I know all the theory, I'm just not very good at the practice.
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