Sleep like a beauty

Life is life? Stressed out because of your work, kids and all the things that need to happen in and around the house. Even your husband is out of town for the coming week and you can’t tell him all the things you’re struggling with. When you finally put the kids in bed it’s time for you to get in bed. Falling asleep is kind of hard, so you grab your Somnox pillow and you prepare for the modus which will make you fall asleep the fastest. While feeling the heartbeat against your chest from the pillow you start feeling sleepy. And finally, in a short amount of time you are off to dreamy land.

Some facts:

One third of our lives are spend in bed (mostly sleeping). (BRON!) The hours we spend in bed would be great if it would happen 100% efficiently so we’re fully recharged and happy to be awake and active the next day. (CBS. (2018). 20% of Dutch people aged twelve years and older have told CBS (Centraal bureau voor de Statistiek) that they experience a lack of sleep, or struggle to fall asleep. From the 20%, 16% has a low income. Lack of sleep is a main problem with the people who have a low immune system or bad health in general.

A different way to fall asleep: The Somnox pillow was created by 4 Dutch students and designed in collaboration with the Dutch bed manufacturer ‘Koninklijke Auping’. (DutchCowboys. (2017). The pillow is created to support your sleeping pattern, and has extra’s like a light which makes your breath follow it so you will fall asleep easier. Also, you have the option to let your Somnox pillow make other sounds like the heartbeat of your loved one, or a lullaby. The pillow has a shape of a bean, which makes it easy to cuddle and sleep with.

Nowadays our society is considered a stress-culture. The fact that we have an eight hours’ workday and other obligations, make us feel exhausted. By the time you get into bed you’re still worrying about a lot of stuff. To focus your thoughts on one positive thing, or nothing, is a solution that will allow you to rest. The Somnox pillow could be a way to improve one’s sleeping pattern. The website of CBS (Centraal Bureau van de Statistiek) states that young woman between 25-35 years old experience more exhaustion because of work. (HR-Kiosk.nl.). The fact that they need to work harder than men, and ‘produce’ more work in less time are two reasons why woman experience a burn-out or suffer from depression.

If you ask me, it’s weird that in 2018 we are still experiencing differences between sexes. In a time like this where digitalization is taking the upper hand and information can be easily found, it doesn’t make sense that woman are put in second place.

16 may CBS (Centraal Bureau van de Statistiek) published an article about getting more woman to the ‘top’. (Rijksoverheid. (2018). But this is still hard. The jobs that are offered to workers are mostly masculine and very focused on how men would fulfill that function. For woman, if they have a high function, this mostly means they need to work double as hard.

The Somnox pillow could be a temporary solution for woman who endure a lot of work and private stress. You could see it as a transition step between a tool and help from a professional. Also, experiencing a burn-out or a depression, could be a reason to improve your sleeping pattern. This pillow could be the first step getting closer to a healthier lifestyle.

Future potential:

The fact that emancipation still needs to undergo a huge amount of development is a reason to figure out what kind of options are available. For me a way to do so is to help this group of young ladies with their burn-out/depression with the Somnox pillow. For some woman, it’s hard to approach a doctor or psychologist. This pillow could be a way for this group to at least try to improve their sleep cycle. The fact is, if the sleeping cycle would be improved for this group of woman, their mood would automatically become better. This would also mean that the amount and way of working would improve immediately. For the emancipation, this would be a great growth. Also, when a large group of woman who do not experience stress and have problems on their minds, it could be a possibility that this group of woman will have a higher chance of having a higher function in the company they work in.

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