Prof Colin Espie is Director of the Sleep Centre at the University of Glasgow and co-founder of Sleepio, an online sleep improvement programme based on proven CBT techniques: [ Ссылка ]
Prof Espie has opened Sleepio's doors for 'Ask the sleep expert' - See his explanation and add your own questions here: [ Ссылка ]
Thanks to Stuart Waterman for posting this question:
"Sometimes as I'm about to fall asleep my body jerks suddenly and scares me awake. What's that about?"
You can find our expert sleep-related articles here: [ Ссылка ]
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