Dr. Matthew Walker

It tells us something about dreaming above and beyond sleep that is predictive of our mental health.

It tells us something about dreaming above and beyond sleep that is predictive of our mental health.

It tells us something about dreaming above and beyond sleep that is predictive of our mental health.

I think most people can probably tell you to a degree, am I getting the sleep that I need? And you can ask at least one or two questions to answer that. If your alarm didn't go off tomorrow morning, would you sleep past your alarm? If the answer is yes, you're not done with sleep yet. You're not satiated.

I think most people can probably tell you to a degree, am I getting the sleep that I need? And you can ask at least one or two questions to answer that. If your alarm didn't go off tomorrow morning, would you sleep past your alarm? If the answer is yes, you're not done with sleep yet. You're not satiated.

I think most people can probably tell you to a degree, am I getting the sleep that I need? And you can ask at least one or two questions to answer that. If your alarm didn't go off tomorrow morning, would you sleep past your alarm? If the answer is yes, you're not done with sleep yet. You're not satiated.

Another good example would be how much are you sleeping during a working week and how much are you sleeping at a weekend? And this is not a perfect test for a number of different reasons, but if you're sleeping more at the weekend than you are during the week,

Another good example would be how much are you sleeping during a working week and how much are you sleeping at a weekend? And this is not a perfect test for a number of different reasons, but if you're sleeping more at the weekend than you are during the week,

Another good example would be how much are you sleeping during a working week and how much are you sleeping at a weekend? And this is not a perfect test for a number of different reasons, but if you're sleeping more at the weekend than you are during the week,

then what I know is that you have the capacity to generate more sleep and you have a higher, you have a sleep need that is higher than that which you are giving yourself the opportunity to get during the week. So it's not as though you just are someone who actually needs six hours of sleep because at the weekend, you get more sleep than you would do during the week.

then what I know is that you have the capacity to generate more sleep and you have a higher, you have a sleep need that is higher than that which you are giving yourself the opportunity to get during the week. So it's not as though you just are someone who actually needs six hours of sleep because at the weekend, you get more sleep than you would do during the week.

then what I know is that you have the capacity to generate more sleep and you have a higher, you have a sleep need that is higher than that which you are giving yourself the opportunity to get during the week. So it's not as though you just are someone who actually needs six hours of sleep because at the weekend, you get more sleep than you would do during the week.

So I think the first thing is ask yourself some honest questions. Am I getting enough sleep? The next question then is to say, even if the quantity of sleep I'm getting is sufficient, maybe I still do not feel restored or refreshed by my sleep the next day. And that comes on to quality over quantity. It's not just about how much sleep you're getting.

So I think the first thing is ask yourself some honest questions. Am I getting enough sleep? The next question then is to say, even if the quantity of sleep I'm getting is sufficient, maybe I still do not feel restored or refreshed by my sleep the next day. And that comes on to quality over quantity. It's not just about how much sleep you're getting.

So I think the first thing is ask yourself some honest questions. Am I getting enough sleep? The next question then is to say, even if the quantity of sleep I'm getting is sufficient, maybe I still do not feel restored or refreshed by my sleep the next day. And that comes on to quality over quantity. It's not just about how much sleep you're getting.

It's about how well that sleep restores you the next day. In fact, that's one of our new metrics of insomnia. You can fall asleep fine. You can stay asleep. But if you don't feel restored or refreshed by your sleep the next day, you can still receive a diagnosis of unrestorative sleep leading to insomnia. Insomnia is much more a waking day disorder than it is a sleeping night disorder.

It's about how well that sleep restores you the next day. In fact, that's one of our new metrics of insomnia. You can fall asleep fine. You can stay asleep. But if you don't feel restored or refreshed by your sleep the next day, you can still receive a diagnosis of unrestorative sleep leading to insomnia. Insomnia is much more a waking day disorder than it is a sleeping night disorder.

It's about how well that sleep restores you the next day. In fact, that's one of our new metrics of insomnia. You can fall asleep fine. You can stay asleep. But if you don't feel restored or refreshed by your sleep the next day, you can still receive a diagnosis of unrestorative sleep leading to insomnia. Insomnia is much more a waking day disorder than it is a sleeping night disorder.

What do you mean? Because you feel bad during the day? Because you feel bad during the day. And so we've now tried to upgrade or at least refine the complexity that is insomnia to represent the patient themselves and their true experience. So understanding that your quantity and quality are good or bad then leads to the next set of questions, which is, well, what do I do about it?

What do you mean? Because you feel bad during the day? Because you feel bad during the day. And so we've now tried to upgrade or at least refine the complexity that is insomnia to represent the patient themselves and their true experience. So understanding that your quantity and quality are good or bad then leads to the next set of questions, which is, well, what do I do about it?