A couple of nights ago having watched the news before turning in for the night, I lay in bed, eyes wide and body fidgeting, while my mind whirred. Members of Parliament acting like children, environmental damage that no-one with any power wants to act upon and a crisis in education funding. No wonder I couldn’t sleep. My poor brain had been whipped up into a frenzy of jumbled thoughts and a feeling of ‘what could I be doing?’ I rarely watch the news before bed for this very reason, my brain just can’t cope with it at that time of night.

On other occasions it’s been watching crime thrillers that have made me jumpy and have kept me from sleep.

What impact is your evening viewing having on the quality of your sleep? Perhaps it’s worth thinking about what you’re watching before you go to bed to see if any changes to your viewing habits might help.

For those of you who’ve been inspired to change their watching habits, either today or in the past, how did it go? How do you feel now that you’ve done it? Did it improve the quality of your sleep? Add your comments below.

Come back tomorrow for your next nudge into peaceful sleep.

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