Parkzeit 2021-2 (EN)
Guest magazine Park Igls
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A Good Night’s Sleep<br />
In a world that never seems to settle down,<br />
sleeping appears like an untimely need.<br />
And yet, a good night's sleep is an efficient<br />
and valuable source of energy that has<br />
no substitute. Psychologist Dr Melanie<br />
Robertson is committed to restoring sleep’s<br />
deserved status. She advises us to think of<br />
sleep as a caring big brother who embraces<br />
you protectively each and every night.<br />
Somewhere in the city, a church clock chimes<br />
twelve. It's midnight and the moon is high in the<br />
sky. However, no one seems to be thinking about<br />
sleeping: People crowd the counters in the bars,<br />
the streets are busy, and the windows are brightly<br />
lit. Now seems as good a time as any to quickly<br />
make a final bank transfer for the day, to place an<br />
online grocery order for tomorrow's birthday party<br />
at the deli around the corner, and, once you've put<br />
on your reading glasses and poured yourself a<br />
glass of wine, to check out the latest goings-on on<br />
your social media channels. And, before you know<br />
it, night turns into day and the clock strikes again.<br />
Those who go to bed at such times may well<br />
wonder why sleep seems so elusive: The brain and<br />
body are wide awake. Reason – and reason only –<br />
suggests turning off the lights. And when the alarm<br />
clock rings the next morning, you hardly feel up to<br />
the day’s challenges. Your head is buzzing and your<br />
eyes are watering. Sleep was unable to perform its<br />
healing effects. Instead of allowing sleep the time it<br />
deserves and seeing it as a source of regeneration<br />
and rest, it is instead treated like an unwanted<br />
problem. The result: a vicious circle. Dr Melanie<br />
Robertson can help you to escape this pattern.<br />
Dr Robertson, we all know that sometimes<br />
young children don’t want to go to bed for fear<br />
of missing out. Are we adults feeling the same<br />
way these days?<br />
Yes, in some ways that’s a good parallel. We all<br />
want to function at a high level. When we are<br />
asleep, it seems like a waste of time. It’s a time<br />
when we all must let go, which is hard for many<br />
people. The idea of relinquishing control for a few<br />
hours does not fit to our lifestyles of constant<br />
accessibility and availability. Therefore, sleep is<br />
having a hard time in our current living and working<br />
world. Sleep patterns change as we grow older.<br />
Sleep becomes more fragmented. Sleep <br />
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