“Note down any key learnings to help you identify scenarios impacting your sleep vulnerability and understand coping strategies which work for you,” Dr Gupta recommends. “This holistic approach helps you to navigate disruptions and ultimately boosts your confidence in your ability to manage your sleep.”

4. Embrace all the different measurements of sleep

While seven to nine hours of sleep is the ‘ideal’ number you’ll see recommended by sleep experts, it’s important to remember that sleep isn’t just a time game.

“Try to recognise that sleep is multi-dimensional, extending beyond mere quality and quantity,” Dr Gupta says. “Factors such as duration, regularity, timing and satisfaction all contribute to overall sleep health, so avoid prioritising one over the other – sleeping well for three hours doesn’t necessarily mean healthy sleep. Nor does sleeping for 10 hours if you wake up feeling unrefreshed.

“Embracing sleep’s multi-dimensional nature helps you to understand it better and makes it easier for you to manage your sleep and not panic about it in stressful or challenging times.”

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