"When you're not sleeping well, you're not going to be as able to cope" (1:24)
Carol Ash, DO, explains the vicious cycle of insomnia and anxiety. If there was a lion in your bedroom, would you sleep?
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Insomnia and Stress
"It can become a vicious circle"
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What Helps Me Sleep
Avoiding TV and adjusting my bedtime
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Reset Your Routine
Bedtime behaviors can bring on insomnia
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Battling Depression
"I wasn't worth much to my son"
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Share Your Thoughts
Does stress keep you up at night?
Stress is the body's fight-or-flight reaction to a threat, either real or perceived, says Carol Ash, DO, medical director of the Sleep for Life center in Hillsborough, N.J. In this video, Dr. Ash compares nighttime anxiety to a lion camped out in your bedroom: In both cases, she says, your body is in no position to sleep.
Insomnia and Stress"It can become a vicious circle"
What Helps Me SleepAvoiding TV and adjusting my bedtime
Reset Your RoutineBedtime behaviors can bring on insomnia
Battling Depression"I wasn't worth much to my son"