| If you find yourself physically or mentally tense all the | | | | Of course, you may not stay in bed for several hours. |
| time, you should know that there's a relationship | | | | If you actually already know that you aren't even trying |
| between tension and sleep. In fact, there are two | | | | to sleep enough, that's probably one answer. You're |
| relationships between them. | | | | depriving your body of time it needs to recover from |
| First of all, a lack of sleep or sleep that isn't restful can | | | | each day's activities. So, of course you'll be tense. |
| actually create physical or mental tension. Even if you | | | | The other relationship between tension and sleep is |
| think you're getting plenty of sleep, the quality of it may | | | | that sleep can often help with stress and tension, even |
| be bad. So, if you constantly feel tired and stressed, | | | | if that tension wasn't caused by a sleep problem. If |
| you may want to ask your doctor if your sleep quality | | | | you've ever heard the expression "sleep it off", you |
| can be tested. | | | | should take it seriously. It works for a lot of things. |
| Another option would be to video tape yourself while | | | | Sleeping relaxes both your mind and body, after all. So, |
| you sleep. See how much you toss and turn and if | | | | you can wake up feeling refreshed and all of your |
| you mumble in your sleep. Those things can be signs | | | | tension can be melted away, if you get enough sleep |
| that you aren't getting enough rest at all, even though | | | | on a regular basis. |
| you stay in bed for several hours. | | | | |