A New York Post writer says: Sleep scientists, we’re begging you: Lay off the scare tactics. There’s nothing less relaxing than being ordered to relax.
But let’s consider who might stand to benefit from scaring us into panicking about the amount of sleep hours we’re logging. Could it be the pharmaceutical industry, which is raking in the bucks on Ambien and other prescription and over-the-counter sleep aids?
Or perhaps it’s the bedding industry — where sales have not so mysteriously been up for the past few years. Sleeping badly? Throw several thousand dollars at a new mattress.
In contrast, there’s not a whole lot of money to be made by accepting that, you know, sometimes you have to go to bed late and get up early. (Especially in New York, where you can sleep when you’re dead.) Sure, maybe it’s not ideal. But it’s real life. And somehow, even though a lot of us are sleeping like crap, we still manage to keep civilization up and running.
I find articles like this to be amusing especially by the angry and uneducated individuals that believe that sleep is overrated. As a long time sleep technologist I have had to deal with people like you who come to the sleep center because your doctor ordered you to. Honestly you are the worst patient to deal with because you have the false reality that the MAN is trying to fool you into buying their product and get better sleep. In all reality if you wait to sleep you will be dead. Is it also a coincidence that the most angry city in America is New York where the author said he resides. You are angry because you are tired my friend. Please consider reading some factual information before deceiving people to believe different. If you have questions I would be happy to discuss Circadian Rhythm and Sleep Apnea in detail with you and allow you to be educated on the truth.