When We Trust Wearables More Than Our Own Bodies
By Sarah Campise Hallier, Apr 9, 2026
A growing phenomenon known as orthosomnia describes this pattern: people become so focused on improving their sleep metrics that the stress of doing so begins to interfere with sleep itself. Dr. Alex Dimitriu, a double board-certified physician in psychiatry and sleep medicine, told The Epoch Times that he often sees patients caught in this cycle. “Sleep really does best with space, calm, and regularity,” Dimitriu said. “The more you obsess, stress, and fixate on sleep, the worse it can get.”
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