Sleep better tonight by controlling your emotions

Be less tired during the day by sleeping well at night. Experts suggest controlling your emotions. Photo: Filepic

Having trouble controlling your emotions could increase the likelihood of insomnia, which could become persistent if things spiral out of control, according to a new study.

"These findings are important because, though the effect size is small, they suggest that teaching people strategies for regulating their emotions might help prevent new cases of insomnia to occur and decrease the risk of persistent insomnia," says study co-author Markus Jansson-Frojmark of Orebro University in Sweden.