When you’ve become afraid of your own REM cycle, how do you even begin the process of healing your relationship with sleep? It’s tricky.
I didn’t realize something was wrong until, among a mountain of midterm study notes, my best friend and I started talking about sleep.
The spring before I left for college, my uncle was murdered by a jealous ex-boyfriend of the woman he was seeing at the time. The trauma of both the experience itself, as well as seeing the devastation ripple through my family as we waited for his case to go to trial for over six years, changed everything about who I was and how I interacted in the world.
So I kept on the path I knew, which in a society that values achievement and productivity, was concerningly easy. I worked more hours than a brain should and resented the fact that sleep was a necessary part of the human experience. I tried various potential fixes—yoga, journaling, long walks—but you can’t keep a plant healthy by just watering its leaves.
What makes sleep so vital for everyone, but especially for trauma survivors, is that it helps the body process and rejuvenate., M.D., founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine, tells SELF. “During sleep, we process and pack away memories, as well as emotions. If trauma or anxiety is disturbing sleep, it is essential to get help.”can affect sleep in a number of ways.
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