Fast Asleep, Wide Awake: Discover the secrets of restorative sleep and vibrant energy. Dr Ramlakhan Nerina
(bruxism) or restless legs syndrome (RLS) both of these are more likely to be evident in the first two stages.
Fully Alert and Awake
In this stage of full consciousness, an EEG brain trace would show a predominance of beta-wave activity. This, of course, is where we spend most of our waking hours. This is the thinking, information processing and mentally alert mode, apparently processing 30,000–50,000 thoughts per day. This is the most overworked layer of our consciousness and one that has started to intrude into our sleep, as you will now see.
Stages 1 and 2 – Light Sleep
These are the first phases of sleep that we enter from being fully awake and alert and here there is predominantly alpha wave activity. Sleep is light and lasts a few minutes, and can be easily interrupted by a gentle nudge, snoring or even – very commonly – thoughts. These sleep phases are initiated when your melatonin levels and sleep debt (level of sleepiness built up throughout the day) are at their highest and, while it could be the easiest phase to slide into, it must be entered with care.
By this I mean falling asleep on the sofa in front of the TV in the evening can sabotage your efforts to subsequently enter the next stages of sleep, as you can deplete your melatonin levels and then find you just can’t get to sleep. This problem is exacerbated if you then sneak a look at your emails or social media notifications, as blue light is a potent suppressor of melatonin.
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