A recent study revealed that a person who suffers from insomnia often tends to stare at the phone, a habit that exacerbates the problem.
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While 4 to 22% of adults suffer from insomnia related to various health issues—such as heart disease, diabetes, or depression—researchers at Indiana University looked at this question to understand how habits can affect sleep quality.
“People worry about not getting enough sleep, and then they start estimating how long it will take them to get back to sleep and when they need to get up. It’s not the kind of activity that helps make falling asleep easier,” said Spencer Dawson, associate clinical professor and associate director of clinical training. Per the Department of Psychology and Brain Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, “The more stressed you are, the harder it will be for you to sleep.”
The study also showed that the greater the frustration with lack of sleep, the more likely people were to try sleeping pills to sleep.
“The only thing people can do is turn around or cover the watch, ditch the smartwatch, and put the phone away so they don’t check the time,” Dawson suggested.
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