Why You Shouldn’t Worry about Possible Associations Between Alzheimer’s and Insomnia
Scientific American recently published an article called Why Sleep Disorders May Precede Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
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Are the Recent Elections or Upcoming Holidays Interfering with your Sleep?
The recent general elections in the U.S.A. have stressed many people out. Whether the candidates they voted for (or for non-Americans, simply preferred) won in the recent elections or not, many people are reporting that they are feeling very anxious. Some feel that neither presidential candidate or major party is prepared to address their concerns
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More Support for the Advantage of CBT for Treating Insomnia
On Wednesday of last week, the journal “SLEEP” published the “longest controlled follow-up of CBT-i thus far.” The report found that CBT-i (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia) “reduced use of sleep medications and other additional insomnia treatments, compared to a control treatment.”
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So You Couldn’t Fall Asleep or Get Back to Sleep the Other Night…
So there you were the other night, lying in bed trying to fall asleep. But perhaps sleep didn’t come easily to you… Maybe you woke up in the middle of the night and just couldn’t get back to sleep. How might you think (and feel) in order to facilitate sleep?
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CogSci Apps Corp. is Hiring
CogSci Apps Corp. intends to hire a Marketing Assistant. We also plan to hire a junior software developer who is proficient with X Code for iOS® and OS X® (MacOS®). Please see our Opportunities page.
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Shedding Some Light on Night Shift in iOS 9.3
Many people are increasingly concerned about the effects on sleep of blue light emitted by smartphones and tablets, particularly since the following publication made headlines last year: Chang, A.-M., Aeschbach, D., Duffy, J. F., & Czeisler, C. A. (2015). Evening use of light-emitting eReaders negatively affects sleep, circadian timing, and next-morning alertness. Proceedings of the
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Susanne Anderson
” I am very happy with this app overall and the time it takes me to fall asleep is amazing. Rarely do I even make it to the end of 20 minutes. Well done.” Susanne Anderson, 17 June 2015
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Insomnia and The Cognitive Shuffle
mySleepButton is designed to help you fall asleep, and return to sleep. As I’ve indicated elsewhere on this site, it can be used in concert with other strategies that promote psychological well-being. In this post, I discuss “acceptance and commitment” concepts and therapy (“ACT”), which also can be helpful for insomnia, and can be used
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A New Video About the Cognitive Shuffle
Here’s a new video about the cognitive shuffle. Some ofThings That Keep People Awake Planning, problem-solving, deciding, worrying Ruminating, “racing thoughts” regarding stressors, concerns, issues, goals Thinking/worrying about sleep Trying hard to fall asleep Watching the clock = A vicious cycle Conventional Strategies Used by Insomniacs Don’t Work! For example: Counting sheep Reviewing the day Avoiding thinking about
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Version 1.0.1, iPad version, and Drawing Mode Issue (Affects Free Packs Only [drawing and scene modes])
A couple of updates for you. Release notes: mySleepButton 1.0.1 Release notes are available here. Known issues with mySleepButton 1.0.1 are documented here. Fix is on the way! If you can’t find the app on the App Store, please follow the instructions here: documented here. That also documents an issue with the free drawing mode and scene packs (issue = you get repeated