Why You Can't Sleep When You're Stressed | 39 Facts to Sleep To | Relaxing Music 2.5 Hours

Why can't you sleep when you're stressed? Turn off the lights, get comfortable and drift off to 39 calm facts about stress and sleep, gentle breathing pauses and 2.5 hours of relaxing music with soft rain. Fell asleep halfway? Find the fact you drifted off on below and finish the rest another night. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:23 1. Stress is an alarm built to wake you 2:16 2. Cortisol should fall in the evening 2:58 3. Thoughts get louder when the room goes quiet 3:48 4. Trying hard to sleep keeps you awake 4:41 Breathing pause: a longer exhale 6:15 5. Your body needs to cool down to sleep 7:12 6. Darkness is a message to your brain 8:12 7. The late-evening second wind 9:07 8. Sleep pressure builds all day 9:28 9. Caffeine only hides tiredness 10:10 10. In a new place, your brain keeps watch 11:12 11. Write down tomorrow's to-do list 12:07 12. The vagus nerve: your body's brakes 13:05 13. Sleep softens the day's emotions 14:07 14. Your brain sleeps when it feels safe 15:00 15. Stress hides in your jaw and shoulders 15:55 Pause: release your jaw and shoulders 17:59 16. A tired brain sees more danger 18:52 17. Worry is trying to protect you 19:46 18. Naming a feeling softens it 20:33 19. A thought is not a fact 21:25 20. The cognitive shuffle 22:21 21. Self-kindness calms the body 23:11 22. Gratitude before sleep 23:53 23. A wandering mind is a normal mind 24:44 24. Imagine a calm place 25:33 25. The sigh: your natural reset 26:15 Pause: the double-inhale sigh 27:55 26. Falling asleep is not a switch 28:35 27. That sudden jolt is harmless 29:21 28. Light sleep guards your rest 30:03 29. Your brain's night-time cleaning 30:49 30. Your heart rests at night 31:24 31. Deep sleep repairs your body 32:00 32. Your brain reviews the day 32:35 33. Dreams come in waves 33:20 Pause: body scan 35:14 34. Rain sounds help you sleep 35:44 35. Melatonin peaks in the middle of the night 36:11 36. Your body is coolest before dawn 36:42 37. Dogs dream too 37:10 38. Sea otters hold paws while they sleep 37:41 39. Dolphins sleep with half a brain 38:14 Pause: just breathe 38:55 Rain at the window 40:39 Good night 41:25 Rain and relaxing sleep music FREE GUIDE: Your 2-Minute Calm-Down Kit https://drive.google.com/drive/folder... BOOKS BY FINNLEY STEELE Stress Free Living: https://a.co/0b27G0zX Calm Under Fire: https://a.co/d/063s11hP Stress Management Workbook: https://a.co/06d5zffe This video is for relaxation and general education only. It is not medical advice and is not a substitute for a doctor or therapist. If sleep problems continue, please talk to a professional. #sleep #stressrelief #factstosleepto