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Falling Back to Sleep: The Elevator Technique and Other Tools That Help

Falling Back to Sleep: The Elevator Technique and Other Tools That Help

Sep 19, 2025 | Anxiety, Panic, & Stress, Sleep

Most people know the feeling — awake at 3 a.m., staring at the ceiling while the mind rehearses tomorrow or rewrites yesterday. When the body wants rest but the mind refuses to stand down, the problem is rarely the waking itself. It is the spiral that follows. One...

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