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Why do we sleep with a blanket even when we’re not cold? Sleeping with a blanket may be connected to your brain, body temperature, comfort, and the way your nervous system responds at night.
In this video, you’ll discover why you can’t sleep without a blanket, why blankets can make you feel safe and comfortable, and what happens to your body when you sleep under one.
From sleep science and psychology to body temperature and the strange comfort of being covered, there’s more behind your favorite blanket than you might think.
What you’ll learn:
• Why do we sleep with a blanket?
• Why does sleeping with a blanket feel so comforting?
• Why can you struggle to sleep without a blanket?
• How does a blanket affect your body and brain?
• Why do blankets feel safe even when you aren’t cold?
• What does sleep science say about sleeping with a blanket?
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – The blanket you can’t sleep without
1:00 – Why “keeping warm” doesn’t explain it
2:27 – It’s about pressure, not temperature
3:00 – Temple Grandin’s hug box
4:18 – The weighted blanket sleep study
5:33 – Harry Harlow’s cloth mother monkeys
7:17 – Kangaroo care and the power of touch
9:09 – Why sleep is the most dangerous thing you do
9:53 – How hunter-gatherers slept for safety
11:37 – Why toddlers can’t let go of a blanket
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SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Ackerley, Badre & Olausson (2015), “Positive Effects of a Weighted Blanket on Insomnia,” Journal of Sleep Medicine & Disorders: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2003/0321/files/science.pdf
Harlow (1958), “The Nature of Love,” American Psychologist: https://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Harlow/love.htm
“Behavioral and Physiological Effects of Deep Pressure on Children With Autism: A Pilot Study Evaluating the Efficacy of Grandin’s Hug Machine,” American Journal of Occupational Therapy: https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.53.2.145 — background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hug_machine
Samson et al. (2017), “Evidence that humans evolved to be natural, nighttime sleep sentinels,” Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Winnicott (1953), “Transitional Objects and Transitional Phenomena,” International Journal of Psycho-Analysis: https://wiki.philo.at/images/Winnicott_UEbergangsobjekt.pdf
Kittler, Kayser & Stoneking (2003), “Molecular Evolution of Pediculus humanus and the Origin of Clothing,” Current Biology (DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(03)00507-4); Toups, Kitchen, Light & Reed (2010), Molecular Biology and Evolution, DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msq234
Ruiz-Peláez, Charpak & Cuervo (2004), “Kangaroo Mother Care, an example to follow from developing countries,” BMJ: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.329.7475.1179
Tiffany Field / Touch Research Institute, University of Miami: https://www6.miami.edu/touch-research/
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This video is for educational purposes only and isn’t medical or psychological advice. If sleep issues or anxiety are affecting your life, please talk to a qualified professional.
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