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Why your Smart Watch is not your friend when it comes to sleep

Why your Smart Watch is not your friend when it comes to sleep

Smart watches are so popular at the moment; indeed, you may well have one on your Christmas list this year. Have you ever wondered about the impact of monitoring your sleep though?

Firstly, let’s talk about accuracy. Compared to Polysomnography tests which measure brain waves, heart rate, breathing, blood oxygen levels and body and eye movements during sleep through electrodes attached to the skin smart watches are not that accurate. They tend to be based just on movement or possibly also heart rate and therefore 𝑎𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑡 its 70% accurate but can drop to around 35% accurate.

Secondly, let’s talk about the impact on your mood of monitoring your sleep in this way. Participants in a study were randomly given a “sleep score” despite all their sleep being exactly the same quality. Those give a low score showed lower mood, difficulties with daytime thinking and increased sleepiness. Those who got told they had a great night sleep showed exactly the opposite.

So, even if you watch was accurate the impact on your mood of monitoring your sleep in this way could change your emotional state and concentration.

For more sleep tips and help getting a good night’s sleep, contact me for your free consultation www.helenthehypnotist.co.uk

Common Therapies

I’m often asked what can hypnotherapy be used to treat and it’s such a difficult question to answer because the answer is just about anything where the subconscious is involved. Sometimes whatever that is doesn’t have an obvious connection to the subconscious so if you’re wondering if hypnotherapy can help you, the answer is most likely yes!

I’ve given a little more detail on some of the more common things I work with, however this is not an exhaustive list by any means. Feel free to contact me to find out how hypnotherapy can help you.

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