How Smartphones Affect Your Sleep

Staring at screens right before sleep turns out to be a lot worse than previously thought. Dr. Dan Siegel, clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, lays out all of the negative effects bedtime screen viewing can have on the brain and body.

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[aspiretoinspire]

Who else watched this a 12:00 at night :D

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[babyhanif]

OH LORD, i'm watching this before i go to sleep

[skcordnasnioc]

Instagram, Snapchat, and twitter are a complete waste of time

[xccaae]

I don't know about you guys.. but the light from my tablet actually makes me sleepy.  I try to play some games before I sleep.. and i always doze off  without even noticing.

I wake up after a few mins because of the noises from the game... and then I shut it off.. and go to sleep. And I feel extremely relaxed

[GranVlog]

I will continue as before believing that i'm a part of that small %.

[Kickex]

False!
Watching his tired face talking about this makes me fall asleep just fine.

[dramakween]

*watches this when supposed to be sleeping*

[sophiatace]

What?? Whenever I use my gadget at bed, it just makes me fall asleep (I even slept holding my

[bruni]

I HATE smart phone because it used to bring tons of chaos to my life... But one day I lost it and never use smart phone again

[noahchars]

0:30 That guy was holding his phone upside down.

[yacinebentrigue]

Me *watching this video at 3 AM* : definitely smartphones no, technology in general is really troubling our sleep

[alexsotirakis]

there is also the f.lux app for that...

[ArtezzGaming]

Pretty interesting stuff. I will probably be more carefull with that from now on.

[hudaodeh]

oh crap!! I've been on this stupid device for 3h its 2am, FP!!!!😓😵

[peollyn]

I stay with my phone until 11:30 and i sleep 8 hours...

[MarcoMXRoadster]

I guess he's scientifically right. For some people who say they can sleep quickly viewing their device before bed, maybe not doing so will make your sleep even better....somehow. But, yes I have problems with sleeping and I just can't help but stare at my screen since I couldn't sleep, and that makes the problem even worse.

[Raygun]

Watching this at 1.19 AM here in Finland!

[LuxuriousLenay]

I have a screen addiction, and it definitely effects my sleep. When I was in the mental hospital for a week last summer they took away our phones, and I got the best sleep of my life.

[frenchfries]

3:42 am and I'm still awake on my phone. God help me...

[IslaVargas]

And here I am at 1:00 AM watching this on my smart phone, ironic!