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How to sleep like your relationships depend on it (with Wendy Troxel)

2021/4/12
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Wendy Troxel:睡眠对夫妻关系有重大影响。分开睡并不一定意味着关系不成功,重要的是双方坦诚沟通,找到最大化睡眠质量的方案。睡眠占据了我们生命的三分之一,比性生活所占比例还高,却常常被忽视。睡眠充足的人沟通能力更好、更有同理心、更快乐、更具吸引力,这些对维系健康快乐的关系至关重要。如果不能为了自己而睡觉,那就为了伴侣和周围的人睡觉,把它看作是对关系的投资。即使是睡眠专家,也可能因为伴侣的睡眠问题而影响自己的睡眠,这会引发挫败感和怨恨。临床实践中,许多女性因失眠而抱怨伴侣睡得很好,这会产生睡眠嫉妒和怨恨。疫情和居家办公打乱了人们的日常生活和生物节律,增加了压力和家庭冲突,从而影响睡眠和夫妻关系。研究睡眠在社会环境中的作用,特别是伴侣关系中的睡眠,挑战了关于夫妻是否应该同床共眠的传统观念。分开睡并不一定代表关系不好,夫妻应该根据自身情况选择最利于睡眠的方式。夫妻之间关于睡眠安排的沟通很重要,避免一方单方面决定而导致怨恨。睡眠质量的评估应该以个人的主观感受为主,客观指标(例如运动感应设备)与主观感受并不总是相符。睡眠不足会降低人的同理心、沟通能力和解决问题的能力,更容易引发冲突。睡眠和关系之间存在恶性循环,但也有可能形成良性循环,可以通过干预改善睡眠和关系。睡眠差异也存在于不同的人群中,例如种族、经济地位等,安全感对于睡眠质量至关重要。应该从更广泛的社会角度研究睡眠问题,例如政策、社区环境等。需要从政策层面优先考虑睡眠,改变“睡着才能休息”的观念,因为睡眠不足会对经济、生产力、身心健康等方面造成影响。改善睡眠的三个建议:保持规律的睡眠时间、睡前远离电子产品、营造舒适的睡眠环境。营造舒适的卧室环境,包括整洁、无电子产品、合适的温度和光线等。睡眠问题越来越受到重视,原因包括睡眠产业的兴起、人口老龄化、以及越来越多的研究表明睡眠不足的危害。午睡可以,但时间不宜过长,最好在下午2点前进行。充足的睡眠对健康关系至关重要,如同性生活一样。新婚夫妇应该坦诚沟通各自的睡眠习惯,并意识到适应新环境需要时间,可能会有睡眠中断。她正在学习练习耐心,包括对自身、家人和同事。 Chris Duffy:作为节目的主持人,Chris Duffy主要负责引导话题,提出问题,并与Wendy Troxel进行讨论,对Wendy Troxel的观点进行补充和引导。

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The episode explores whether it's okay for couples to sleep in separate beds and discusses the myths and realities of sleeping arrangements in relationships.

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How did you sleep last night? Whether you sleep next to someone or not, in today’s episode Wendy Troxel offers tips on how to catch better z’s. Wendy is a Senior Behavioral and Social Scientist at RAND who explores how sleep affects our relationships, well-being and society at large. As a licensed clinical psychologist, she specializes in behavioral treatments for insomnia and other sleep disorders. Wendy has received several awards and honors for her research from national and international scientific societies, and her work has been published in top-tier medical and psychological journals. Her research on sleep was featured in two best-selling books: Arianna Huffington's “Sleep Revolution” and David Randall's “Dreamland”, and she recently was one of the co-organizers and presenters at the first-ever national conference on Adolescent Sleep, Health, and School Start Times. Her latest book “Sharing the Covers: Every Couple's Guide to Better Sleep” comes out on April 20th. To learn more about "How to Be a Better Human," host Chris Duffy, or find footnotes and additional resources, please visit: go.ted.com/betterhuman)