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Restless at Night

OllieTree
OllieTree

    When it is getting close to bedtime, I find I become more and more restless. It feels like the day isn’t over yet, like I can’t sleep until I’ve done something, accomplished something. Like maybe I haven’t done anything worthwhile all day and to sleep is to waste the day. Sometimes this happens even if I’ve been productive, but if I judge myself as having not done enough, I feel like this. 


    It ends up a lot with me staying up, watching youtube videos because I don’t feel comfortable going to bed, and know I won’t be able to sleep. Has anybody here felt like this? Did you find ways to stop doing this? 

summerbabe88
summerbabe88
I wish I could help you! It's currently 3:55 am here and I haven't slept yet. Hugs!
arfie
arfie
Yup, I've felt like this to the tune of sleep-deprivation levels of insomnia. I need a sizable psychotherapy toolbox to deal with it. Bigger than can be typed, much less assimilated in a single sitting. The good news is that I'm sleeping well these days, with a little help from my toolbox.

A post and/or sharing in my live support groups allot like this one is often the first tool I pull from my box. Getting ^it^ into words helps me figure out which tool to ply next.

How 'bout it? Did it help?

Gentle support while you find the tools which work for you.
SimpsonsOK
SimpsonsOK
Ollie, I know that restlessness. I had to set up a list of tasks with a dot in front of 3 for that day. If I did more, great, but if those 3 were accomplished, I could leave the others for the next day. I also need a couple of hours without calls, interactions, before attempting to sleep. My task is to just chill. Hugs.
Cerridwen
Cerridwen
The exact same thing happens to me. There isn't really one thing that helps me to get through it, there is a plethora of things. I started making one goal a day that would make me feel accomplished, and I keep telling myself that that is the one thing I need to do today - that has helped in the past a bit. I also make sure that I work out, so I am tired, sometimes a sleepy-time tea and a nice warm bath help too. I know screens aren't good for you while you are trying to sleep but.... I find listening to ASMR videos, not watching just listening, sometimes helps me go to sleep.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Set a regular routine to calm the night time balance.

Keep a journal to help you figure out your pattern of calm and use that to help you find a way to build calm into the night time routine.

Best wishes.
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