Over the past several weeks, millions of Americans have started working from home in an effort to practice social distancing and prevent the spread of the coronavirus. And for many, the experience has profoundly disrupted their sleep
Photo: Getty Images Before I started working from home full-time in early March, I had a routine. During the week, I went to sleep every night between 10 and 10:30 p.m., and woke up every morning between 5:30 and 6 a.m. I’d have coffee, exercise, shower, and then start working. Now, no two days look the same. Some nights, I pass out at 9 p.m., and others I can’t get to sleep until 3 a.m. In the mornings, I’m either wide awake at 5 a.m.
Dr. Alcibiades J. Rodriguez, the director of the sleep center at NYU’s Langone Health, says that over the past month, more and more patients have been telling him that they’re having trouble sleeping. When start to tell him I’ve been sleeping in later most mornings to compensate for my late nights, he’s stern. “Don’t do it,” he says. “Because in a week, you’ll be used to that pattern. Just get up at 5:30 again. Don’t go to sleep in the afternoon. Don’t watch the nighttime news because that’s very upsetting. Try to exercise in the morning sunlight, because that gives you energy.”
Above all, Dr. Rodriguez recommends holding on to whatever normalcy you can. Try maintaining a regular sleep schedule, limiting your alcohol intake, exercising when you can, eating at the same times every day, and not watching or reading the news at night if it upsets you. Even showering at the same time as you used to can help your body get back on track.
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