In Addition To Adding Intimacy, Here Are 7 Benefits Of Mental Health Sleeping Beside Your Partner

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JAKARTA - Sleeping next to your partner is indeed calming. Experts also say that this is also good for mental health, sleep quality, and relationships. Sleeping with your partner is associated with reduced stress, depression rate, anxiety and improving sleep quality and intimacy.

According to Claudia de Llano, LMFT, a licensed marriage and family therapist, reported Very Well Mind, Tuesday, July 29, sleeping next to a partner can provide many benefits to mental health, including deepening physical, emotional, and spiritual relationships.

A 2022 study published in the journal Sleep concludes that sleeping next to a partner can provide some benefits to mental health, including:

Dr. Romanoff explains that poor sleep quality is one of the main symptoms of mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety.

"Because sleeping next to a partner can improve sleep quality, it reduces these symptoms and, in turn, fixes the disturbance," he said.

There are several reasons why sleeping next to a partner can improve sleep quality, according to Sabrina Romanoff, PsyD, a clinical psychologist and professor at Yeshiva University.

Duration and better sleep efficiency: Research shows that sleeping next to your partner is associated with increasing sleep duration, higher sleep efficiency, and better sleep quality overall. Getting a good night's sleep helps reduce stress and improve recovery functions.

More rapid eye movement: A 2020 study found that sleeping next to a partner is associated with 10 percent more rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. REM's sleeping stage, where most dreams occur, is very important for cognitive functions such as learning and remembering.

The time it takes to fall asleep is shorter: Research finds that couples tend to fall asleep faster when they sleep next to each other. The time it takes to fall asleep is known as sleep latency, and sleep latency is shorter attributed to better sleep efficiency.

Good sleep is important for health and well-being. Lack of sleep can have a negative impact on your immune system, heart health, weight, memory, learning skills, and reaction times, as well as various other things.

Di bawah ini, de Llano menjelaskan bagaimana tidur di samping pasangan dapat meningkatkan hubungan fisik, emosional, dan spiritual di antara Anda dan pasangan serta meningkatkan intimasi dalam hubungan.

Physical Intimacy

Sleeping next to a partner not only makes sexual intimacy easier, but also increases physical intimacy in the form of hugging, hugging, kissing, and holding hands.

In fact, a study involving 778 participants found that physical and sexual intimacy caused by sleep in addition to partners triggered the release of the hormone oxytocin. Oxytocin not only improves sleep quality, but also reduces stress and strengthens bonds.

Emotional Intimacy

Sleeping next to your partner offers opportunities for you and your partner to share your thoughts, feelings, hopes, and perspectives with each other in a safe place, bringing you closer.

In fact, research shows that sleeping next to a partner helps increase emotional intimacy and relationship satisfaction.

Spiritual Intimacy

Sleeping in the same bed can be a spiritual experience for many couples. In addition to feeling closer to your partner, this shared experience can also help you be more harmonious with each other physiologically and spiritually.

Research has found that your partner's heart rate is synchronous when they sleep next to each other. The heart rate is an electric pulse and when you sleep next to your partner, the pulse is transmitted to your partner through a vague vibration.

Sleeping next to your partner doesn't always mean everything will be smooth. For example, a partner mayifow hard, kick or worry, talk while sleeping, have nightmares, often move at night, watch television until late at night, turn on the phone with a loud volume, or prefer a different sleep temperature, says Dr. Romanoff.

If you have difficulty getting a good night's sleep next to your partner, here are some ways to make your night more comfortable and calming.