After the recent clock change in the UK meaning that Brits have had a much-needed extra hour in bed at the weekend,a new study from Jasmine Silk has revealed some of the most common sleep issues across the UK:
- Half (57%) said they felt their sleep had worsened through the pandemic
- Screen time (70%) and feeling stressed (67%) were voted the factors that people think most affected their sleep – which comes as no surprise as more than half (52%) said they spend more than 7 hours a day looking at screens!
- Scotland (5 hrs) and Northern Ireland (5.75 hrs) get the least amount of sleep, followed by South East England (6.6 hrs).
The study comprised of 2,000 UK adults, with almost two-thirds (60%) saying that they regularly feel fatigued and have a lack of focus and energy in their day-to-day tasks. These were followed by regular aches and pains, poor attention span, breakouts, short temper, and increased cravings for junk food.
We spoke to Martin Rothery, Sanomentologist and Dream Architect who said the following: “Screen time is not so much the issue, as what it’s being used for. Continuing to check work, email, social media, or even watching TV or playing games where danger is present (horror films, for example, the mind has no separation of fantasy and reality), will all add to the feelings of stress and difficulties of sleeping.”
Leon Zhao, the co-founder of Jasmine Silk, said, “A good night’s sleep is essential for many reasons, including better focus, mental health, and energy levels. Lockdown has also seen an increase in reliance on technology, be it our TV screens, laptops while working from home, or our mobile phones. These are hugely to blame for the sleep problem across the country and ideally shouldn’t be used before bed.”
You can find out more here: https://blog.jasminesilk.com/sleep-well-with-jasmine-silk/
