Nearly all of us view Sleep as a necessity yet don’t treat it with the respect it deserves. Without our regulated 6-8 hours every night we can remain sluggish and run-down the next day and if this problem persists we may end up with permanent and more damaging physical or psychological problems. Why can’t we sleep? Bedtime Procrastination as it is referred to by medical professionals is defined as ‘failing to go to bed at a certain time, while no external circumstances prevent the person from doing so’. This means the person doesn’t want to go to bed, but why?  It’s often FOMO: the fear of missing out, the belief that whatever your doing has legs and if you sleep you will miss golden opportunities to do achieve something you apparently couldn’t in the five hours of nighttime you previously doing it in. What can help? -Finding the right number As stated above, six to eight hours is the recommended time you need for sleep each night as a human being. However, everyone is unique and while some are programmed to snooze ’till midday, others wake, bolt upright before daybreak. Experiment (when you’re not working preferably) with different lengths of ...

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