Wellness Central: Sleep

Wellness Central is part of an effort to promote health and wellness to college students, faculty and staff. This video is about the importance of quality sleep, and how to get enough of it.

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>> When I don't sleep well at night,
I'm very lethargic and I'm very cranky.

>> When I haven't got enough sleep,
I feel tired I can't focus well.

Just generally, I'm not effective.

I'm not capable of really
being a student that day.

>> My brain becomes very foggy.

I have such low energy that
I start nodding off in class.

>> I've sort of made it my mantra, like, don't
listen to yourself first thing in the morning.

Because when I get, like, barely any sleep, I
keep telling myself, maybe I could call in sick.

Or maybe I could just, like, take
the day off and just sleep in.

But I still have to force myself through
the day because I can't get away with that.

>> You know, you tired your concentration
level is down [brief laughter].

You fall asleep, you know.

And so, it's important to get that sleep.

>> The reasons I might not
get a good night's sleep is

because I'm anxious for the
midterm that's tomorrow.

>> I'm on the internet and just watching
videos or I'm going out with friends

and they say, well let's stay till midnight.

>> Stress and anxiety.

Sometimes it's body pain.

>> So, I'm researching and I, you know,
before you know it, you did for hours.

Finally, you get finished and it's like
3:00 in the morning, oh [brief laughter].

>> The main contributing factor
would be a new video game.

I have a problem when it comes to getting into a
new video game, where I forget what time it is.

You kind of trick yourself
into thinking, you know,

I can get away with, like, seven hours of sleep.

And then you kind of push that
time, like, even farther back.

Like, I get away with six hours
of sleep, five hours, four hours.

But suddenly, you have, like,
three hours of sleep.

And then at a certain point you
decide okay, maybe I can get away

with just, like, not sleeping tonight.

>> After a great night sleep, I feel alive.

>> Oh, I feel a lot better
after a great night's sleep.

I wake up, like, not dreading the day.

I have a lot more positive attitude.

And I feel a lot more motivated
to just work through everything.

>> I am ready to take on the day.

Yes, I can do this!

I feel confident.

I feel joyful.

>> So, when you're really ready
for sleep and you lay down

and go to sleep, you wake up really refreshed.

>> Yeah, sleeping is good [brief laughter].

>> I don't get a great night's sleep, unless
I get a good workout, good diet that day.

>> Leaving caffeine alone.

Don't eat sugar.

All of that can stimulate you to the point
where you're not getting a good night's sleep.

So, I have weaned myself off of those
products and I sleep much better now.

>> I go to bed at 9:00, so that if worst
case scenario, I can at least wake up early.

>> So, this might not come
as a surprise to some people.

But for thousands of years plants such as hops,
passion flower, chamomile and valerian root,

have been used to help for sleep.

>> Did you know that taking a nap has
been shown to increase memory retention.

Especially, right after learning.

Keep it under 40 minutes.

Some college health centers
have a room just for resting.

Check yours out.

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