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 […]
” 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
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
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
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
