A calmer model of sleep that treats it as a gradual shift in arousal rather than a command the mind can force.
People often blame themselves for not sleeping when the real issue is that the system has not yet moved out of daytime alerting.
Author
Alpár Kertész
Clinical psychologist • Ericksonian hypnotherapist
Illustration direction
Blue-grey dusk with a single pale line fading into stillness.
Expanded guide in review
Sleep usually arrives through downshifting, not through effort. Forcing it often creates more activation.
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