Sleep, Emotional Regulation, and Dreaming

The key insight from the snip is the importance of sleep in emotional regulation and dreaming. Sleeping more, without the use of substances, and creating a conducive environment for sleep can help strengthen frontal lobes for emotional control. Processing emotions before bed, unwinding daily emotions, and avoiding technology to suppress feelings are crucial. Engaging in activities like needlework can aid emotional processing. Lastly, dreaming more by understanding factors that facilitate dreaming like avoiding alcohol and marijuana can assist in emotional processing during sleep, ultimately leading to reduced emotional distress upon waking.