In my last post I discovered a bad side effect of losing sleep, that is rumination. I experienced a downward spiral of negative thoughts that didn’t improve until I caught up on my sleep.
Today I would like to give you some ideas on how to help you sleep through improved psychological flexibility. Psychological flexibility is an emotional regulation issue. It is the skill of being flexible in order to cope with fluctuating situational demands, regardless of unpleasant thoughts and feelings, and the ability to change or maintain your behaviour or mindset where there is a need to function socially or personally.
Imagine being able to cope with many different life challenges with ease. With some effort, our relationship with negativity, unpleasantness and stress could be improved significantly. We would probably not snap at people or be so moody over life’s small problems. I think you could see what kind of an impact this would have on our sleep. So, what is it? Alcohol, exercise, a holiday? The answer is meditation.
I guess you know about many of the benefits of meditation in terms of how it can help with relaxation; however, you may not be aware of how it can help your psychological flexibility and emotional regulation. It is sure to decrease the burden of emotions in your head and give you the peace of mind to have a good night’s sleep. Good night. Zzzzzzzzzzz.
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Psychological flexibility as a fundamental aspect of health
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272735810000413?via%3Dihub
