Is watching screens before or in bed a good way to relax? | Sleep Myths Debunked

In today’s video we’ll talk about a number of different scenarios where watching something before bed might be helpful and others when it’s an absolute thing to avoid.

It's always best to watch the entire video so that you can see the step-by-step explanation I use in my practice helping clients. 

But here are some chapters for you: 

00:00 Introduction to Sleep Myth about watching something to relax before bed or in bed

01:56 Teaching Sleep Skills for Life

03:05 Watching something in the last 20-30 minutes of your evening

04:54 Physically relaxing while watching something

06:44 Emotionally relaxing while watching something

08:55 Mentally relaxing while watching something

10:45 Conclusions to the three ways watching something affects your sleep

Watching screens before bed is often a way people relax, but how detrimental is it to your sleep?

Watching tv before sleep or falling asleep watching something or even watching phone in bed is almost an everyday topic I talk auto my clients about. So let’s untangle this range of sleep myths around this. 

Watching something to fall asleep might be something that is already part of your every day, with the access to technology these days, it’s so easy to just grab even your phone and open something to watch. Maybe you’re watching something to relax, maybe that is the only way you have learned how to relax before bed, these are all those scenarios I’ve heard from clients over the years. 

Of course, if you have any questions about this topic, feel free to reach out. 

Beatrix