What do you do after you wake up from a nightmare?
Try an Unexpected Technique a Sleep Doctor Swears By
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Theres nothing worse than being jolted awake from ahorrible dream.
So what do you do after waking up from a nightmare?
Cortisol is the hormone thats associated with beingwired, alert, and, most infamously, stressed.
Thats important context when we consider waking up after something traumatic.
assistant professor in medicine at Harvard Medical School and associate scientist at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Were talking heightened stress, worse quality of sleep, and elevated rumination.
Need some specific pointers?
Here are a few self-soothing practices that work.
3 de-stressing activities for when you wake up from a nightmare
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At best, its an instant tranquilizer that can make you conk out in seconds.
At worst, its a slightly trickypranayama breaththat can get you to relax significantly.
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assistant professor in medicine at Harvard Medical School and associate scientist at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Exhale hard enough that you make a whooshing sound.
Close your mouth and inhale through the nose for a count of four.
Repeat this cycle four times and youre golden!
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