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Use the bed only for sleep (stimulus control)
Stimulus control: use your bed only for sleep so that bed and sleep go together again.
- Time
- ⏱ laufend
- Difficulty
- ◆ medium
How to do it
- Do not read, watch TV or eat in bed.
- Do your work outside the bed and keep arguments out of it.
Why it works
Stimulus control aims to restore the connection between bed and sleep.
Variations
- Combine this with the 20-minute rule.
Sources
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- dgsm.de (opens in a new tab)
Das Bett sollte im Falle von Schlafstörungen nur zum Schlafen benutzt werden.
- gesundheitsinformation.de (opens in a new tab)
Das Bett nur zum Schlafen (und für Sex) benutzen – nicht zum Lesen, Fernsehen oder Essen.
