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Sleep:Coping With Less Sleep

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4 Simple Strategies for Coping With Less Sleep at Work

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No matter how little sleep you get one night, chances are you still have to go to work the next day and do your job successfully enough to keep your boss, clients, and colleagues happy. Try these tips for staying awake during the day while searching for better sleep at night.   View slideshow

How to Protect Yourself From Daytime Sleepiness on Your Commute and at Work

Eight solutions for nine-to-five fatigue
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Working-class America has a dangerous problem on its hands: As we squeeze more into our days—work, families, gym memberships, full social calendars, and longer commutes—we're becoming more sleep-deprived, which can cause problems on the job or during the ride home...  Read More

Accepting Life With Less Sleep: How One Insomniac Made Peace With Her Diagnosis

Jo knows that how she feels during the day is more important than how many hours she sleeps
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Finding a cure for chronic insomnia can be a long, bumpy road: Drugs probably won't work forever, and cognitive-behavioral therapy—in which a doctor helps you change your habits and understand your sleep issues—takes practice and patience...  Read More

Napping: Helpful or Harmful? The Pros and Cons of Daytime Resting

Sleeping during the day may leave you wide awake at bedtime
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Getting some sleep, even a short afternoon nap, may seem like a good thing for people with sleep disorders. But for those with insomnia and an already decreased desire to sleep at night, midday shut-eye can actually be counterproductive...  Read More

Perspectives on Coping
  • Sleep Dangers Driving Apnea Doctor-Patient Video
    Asleep at the Wheel
    Doug was pulled over by a cop
    ( 1:13 )
  • Sleep Chronic Disorder Doctor-Patient Video
    Life Changes
    Donna was forced to quit her job
    ( 1:18 )
  • Sleep Disorder Lose Weight Doctor-Patient Video
    Losing Weight
    Doug is taking control and exercising
    ( 1:28 )
  • Sleep Insomnia Admit Accept Get Help Doctor-Patient Video
    Road to Recovery
    I am going to beat this
    ( 1:44 )


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