Why sleep trackers are a bad idea if you have long-term insomnia or sleep problems

It's always best to watch the entire video so that you can hear all the things I talk about in relation to the sleep coaching client work in my practice. 

But here are some chapters for you:

00:00 Introduction to why using sleep tracking gadgets and apps is a bad idea when you struggle with insomnia

02:39 Teaching Sleep Skills for Life 

03:41 When sleep tracking data doesn't match your personal experience

08:32 Complexity of long-term insomnia and sleep problems is about more than just physical sleep data

11:27 Teaching you to be self-aware through gathering useful information

14:10 Instead of averages over a long period, look at tendencies in shorter periods

15:55 Conclusion to why I don't recommend sleep tracking gadgets and trackers when a client works with me

Sleep tracking apps and devices have become more and more popular in the last years. But unfortunately, I see a few things that are really detrimental especially when you’ve been struggling with long-term insomnia or sleep problems for a while. 

So in today’s video, I’ll walk you through a number of things why I don’t recommend sleep tracking apps or sleep tracking devices to clients I work with. 

As I mentioned in today’s video, I’m not against innovation but the rise of sleep tracker apps and sleep tracker devices hasn’t really helped to sort out the worldwide problem we have. 

Even though we have access to so much technology, the amount of people struggling with overcoming sleep problems and income hasn’t decreased. 

So in today’s video, I wanted to talk to you about a number of things I see in my sleep coaching practice in relation to sleep measuring devices of all sorts. 

One of the main issues I see is that we’re not teaching people how to interpret or practically understand the sleep data they see. Just because the tracker or gadget tells you something is doesn’t mean you’re now in a position to change what’s happening. 

Over-education often actually increases doubt especially if the person is struggling still even after changing many of the things they believed would help them.

But this is just one part of why I don’t recommend these devices when clients work with me.  

I hope that his video will help you to see how you can work on overcoming your insomnia or sleep problems in a practical way rather than relying on what your gadget might say. 

Beatrix