If you can’t fall asleep because you’re playing back all the drama from earlier in the day, you are not alone. I’m right there with you, along with 4 in 10 Americans, according to a nationally representative survey of 2,084 U.S. adults, conducted by Consumer Reports in October 2022. The truth is, it’s not enough to get yourself physically ready for sleep—you need to settle in mentally too.

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