“Falling back” during Daylight Savings can actually mess with your sleep — here’s what to do about it
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Every year, we find ourselves confused on Daylight Savings. Do we gain an hour of sleep or lose an hour of sleep?! But we are here to tell you that on Sunday morning the clock will “fall back” an hour, so that means we will all be gaining an extra hour of sleep. But before you rejoice, according to Self, “falling back” Daylight Savings can actually mess with sleeping. But obviously we are here to help you catch the perfect Z’s! No one deserves to have bags under their eyes this Fall/Winter season.
According to board-certified sleep medicine doctor and neurologist W. Christopher Winter, M.D., of Charlottesville Neurology and Sleep Medicine, and author of the upcoming book, The Sleep Solution: Why Your Sleep is Broken and How to Fix It winter daylight savings is not that bad.
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“It’s usually not a big deal for most people. Certainly, it’s a lot easier than it is in the spring, when we lose an hour of sleep.”
The biggest recommendation Dr. Winter has to adjust to the time change is staying up an hour later the night before the clock falls back. Doing this will put you back on schedule when the time changes. Now you may think that an hour will not do much of a difference for your sleeping pattern, but some people find that their sleep does feel interrupted. Not having an adequate amount of sleep can affect you in the long run.
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“We’ll see patients three months out from the end of Daylight Saving Time who say they were sleeping just fine until the time change. Generally, it’s because they’re making a compensation that’s not healthy.”
Make sure you are listening to what your body needs during the time change. Our bodies truly are our temples!
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