A third of adults sleep with this embarrassing thing

A third of adults sleep with this embarrassing thing A third of adults sleep with this embarrassing thing Do you have a secret hiding in your bed?A third (34%) of adults still sleep with a soothing comfort item from their childhood, according to a survey of 2,000 people by Sleepopolis and reported by StudyFinds.Follow Ladders on Flipboard!Follow Ladders’ magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and more!Security blanket or teddy bearThat could be a ratty old teddy bear, matted stuffed doggie, or a disintegrating blankie.That’s one in three people, which means that if you don’t sleep with a blankie or a stuffed animal, chances are your partner or your best friend does.A separate survey from 2017 found that 40% of Americans slept with a teddy bear.If you’re part of the one-third, this recent article gives advice on “how to break up with your bear,” suggesting that nighttime stuffed-animal cuddlers begin the separation by moving the bear to the nightstand during the night, then gradually further and further away, until a full separ ation is completed.Surprisingly, sleeping with a comfort item didn’t ensure a good night’s sleep, which only 27% of respondents said they regularly got.Forty-one percent turned to bedtime rituals, which they swore they couldn’t fall asleep without. 32%: checking to make sure the doors are locked 30%: listening to music 28%: watching a favorite show or movie 27%: reading a book 26%: taking a warm bath or shower 21%: eating a snack 16%: having a cup of tea Even with these nighttime customs, the survey found that even people who regularly got high-quality sleep still said they were still having two nights of bad sleep every week.Perhaps if we find a way to break away from our bedtime teddies and blankies, we’ll sleep better.You might also enjoy… New neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happy Strangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds 10 lessons from Benjamin Franklin’s daily schedule that will double your productivity The worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs 10 habits of mentally strong people