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When disturbing content becomes a sleep dependency

I can only fall asleep with true crime podcasts playing, but I know listening to murder stories every night is probably messing with my subconscious in ways I don't understand.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The psyche has learned to find comfort in darkness, creating a paradoxical relationship with fear and rest.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Sleep — the science and the practice across traditions?”

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