I haven’t been able to kick booze yet but I do know if I don’t have a drink I can’t fall asleep easily. I meditate or play something relaxing on YouTube to sleep. There are many herbal remedies such as valerian or kava or even pharmaceuticals like phenergan. You need a good nights sleep.

Hi! When I was drinking I slept too much then would be up in the middle of the night with anxiety. Now, after two plus years sober I need 6-7 hours and it’s good rest. We got rid of the TV three years ago and reading (a book, not kindle) before bed is all I need. I do my exercise/yoga after dinner and I know it’s said that isn’t good for sleep but it works for me. Unplug in the bedroom.

good hearing from you and knowing you're doing well timoA! my sleep finally settled down after a few months of sobriety and now I wake up rested on a regular basis if I get 7 hours of slumber. not sure why your issue persists, but you may want to check with your doc if it persists...

There might be something going on. Maybe talk to your doctor and see what he says about it.

God Bless

Maybe I should check with a doc-I notice my sleep has been really disrupted after I quit drinking. I'd say half the time, I get a full nights rest. The other half varies between 7 and 2 hours worth of sleep

things to try, I am searching. blue blocker glasses at night, who knows? melatonin, get ready for vivid dreams, time release version, still wake up around 1 for an hour or so. lifting weights during the day seems to make me sleep deeper. coffee at night, I sleep good. coffee during the day, restless at night. go figure. reading in bed, helps. Brainsync "Lucid Dreams" helped one night, but my headphones were kind of big. unfinished business is the real problem for me, when I solve a problem that is nagging me, ah great sleep. you are doing great

The thing was I used not sleeping as a reason to drink. Almost all my life I truly believed I needed booze to do ... anything. Back then my sleep was much worse. The body has a reaction to wake upon sobering up.

Things to be mindful. That racing feeling of doom remorse or whatever. Sometimes dreams process things that happened the prior day.

The coffe at night ... part is the part I had to watch out for. I used to could have coffee any time and no problems sleeping. But now I have tea after 5pm And remember alcohol WAS all sugar. The body is racing and wants the Depressant alcohol to be poured on ...

It took my body awhile to reset but man this is better than the crap I used to have to do, sleep on the couch so my snoring wouldn’t bother the Mrs. Then wake up feeling shitty ...

Today it’s betterr

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Chamomile tea with sugar and cream knocks me out like a light...

Stevejlee: good thing you mentioned melatonin because I was thinking about trying that out so I'll let you know how that works. If I do the brainsync, maybe I should use blue tooth earbuds? For sure exercise helps a bit.

1is2many: ah man, I drank myself to sleep. I remember I had a hard schedule plus high stress job when I used to work in the food industry. 16 hour days and a demanding work load plus getting food out their incredibly fast will take a toll on ya. So I used alcohol to fall asleep.

It can be a challenge because once we get into the habit of drinking, it's hard to break. Have you tried valerian? That helped me break the alcohol addiction. It didn't stop it completely but it did help break through the hard part of recovering from alcohol. I know this may sound weird but I also tried sleeping in the backyard for a bit (again, I know it sounds weird at first). I set up a tent, rolled out a camping cot and slept outside. What that did was it helped my brain and body get some fresh air while I sleep during recovery. Alcohol tends to rob our bodies of oxygen especially during sleep. Surprisingly, camping in the backyard actually helped me recover from alcohol faster. But then again, aside from fresh air during sleep, I love camping so that helped. Maybe it'll help you too?

Yard_eggs: I'll try that, I've never tried chamomile with sugar and cream before