{"id":378,"date":"2020-06-29T20:30:31","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T00:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rachelfreedlandmsw.com\/?p=378"},"modified":"2020-06-29T21:08:28","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T01:08:28","slug":"working-in-bed-productive-by-day-sleepless-at-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rachelfreedlandmsw.com\/pt\/working-in-bed-productive-by-day-sleepless-at-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Working in bed: Productive by day, sleepless at night"},"content":{"rendered":"

COVID has blended the work and home space. The morning commute is a quick walk across the hall, bedrooms are offices, living rooms are conference rooms and kitchens are the cafeteria or \u201cwater cooler\u201d areas.<\/p>\n

It is tempting to bring our laptops into bed with us, as we spend many hours among blankets and pillows, where we feel most comfortable. These new working arrangements disrupt our routines and affect our psychological balance.<\/p>\n

Researchers have found that since the onset of COVID the rates of insomnia, generally defined as trouble falling or staying asleep, have greatly risen.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s so disruptive about working in bed?<\/h2>\n

One of the key principles of neuroscience is that nerve bodies that fire together, wire together.  When we make a habit of doing work in bed, we program our brains to associate the stresses of work with the place we sleep.  Thus making it more difficult to fall asleep in bed.<\/p>\n

Then our brains identify the bed with a place to \u201ctoss and turn\u201d and to stay awake.<\/p>\n

Working in the bedroom causes us to bring our anxieties into bed. Instead of our bed being a sanctuary for sleep, it becomes a symbol of persistent wakefulness. We may be exhausted, but we fail to stay asleep in bed.<\/p>\n

Here are tips that can help normalize the work-at-home disruptions to get a good night sleep:<\/h2>\n