Dr. Michael Grandner

Don't not like just a little propped up.

Your head's not on a pillow.

You're not under a blanket.

Sit up.

Again, you're not going to lose touch of your body's signals.

And worst case scenario, at least you get the head bob.

The head bob is your friend.

The head bob means it's your body telling you you're ready.

This is also like if you're watching TV or on the couch or whatever, and you're within that zone where you might be wanting to go to bed, lean forward when you're watching TV or your movie or whatever or scrolling.

Because you'll get the head bob.

You won't get it when you're leaning back.

You'll get it leaning forward.

That's your signal that you're ready.

So again, sleep is not something you do.

It's something that happens when the situation allows for it.

And if the situation is not allowing for sleep in that moment, get up.

If you're sitting there and you're eating and you have no appetite, you don't just sit there and stare at your food till you become hungry and it becomes more appetizing.

It actually backfires.

So often when people wake up in the middle of the night, it's because it's because something naturally occurred to produce that awakening, whether, um, most commonly would probably be some sort of physical discomfort like pain, or maybe you sunk into your mattress a little bit and, and, and it's just a little discomforting.

You need to wake up and move.