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Have you ever stayed round a friend’s house, or noticed that on the first night in a hotel, you don’t sleep so well? You may be experiencing the First Night Effect. You might think that a relaxing holiday would be the perfect opportunity to catch up on your z’s – however, your brain may have other ideas!
I explain in my book Answers In The Dark: Grief, Sleep and How Dreams Can Help You Heal, that your brain has something like an internal bodyguard – a ‘sentinel reflex’ which is registering your environment to check that you’re safe.
Anything that’s unknown can be scary – internal systems are literally designed to put our safety first and be wary of danger – so it makes sense your brain wants to get the lay of the land before it lets you get some decent kip. I talk about this more in the video below.
Delphi is the author of Answers In The Dark: Grief, Sleep and How Dreams Can Help You Heal, out now on Amazon and Hive. The Dreams Maven™ is part of the Helping You Sparkle™ portfolio. You might also like Monday Mojo™.
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