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I'm slipping...

BrooklynnMB
BrooklynnMB
I'm so tired all the time. I have no trouble falling asleep at night by 1 am at the latest, and when I wake up at 8 or 9 am I have no problem falling back asleep until 11am or noon. Ugh... then I work at 2pm so my whole day is wasted and I feel like crap for sleeping in. I hate this! I'm trying to break the cycle, and a couple of weeks ago I was actually getting up at 8 am and feeling better, but now I'm sleeping in until 11 am at least again. It is so hard for me to get myself up and moving. Any suggestions?
DaisyRosethorn
DaisyRosethorn
I have a hard time with my sleep cycle too. I end up sleeping the day away and being really active at night. I just try to make changes in small increments. There are two options that I have used in the past with success. If I know I will wake up at 9 and be sleepy again by noon, I try to stay up until 12:30. Then the next day I try to stay up until 1. I don't suggest making a tough goal like trying to stay up all day until bedtime. If you don't make it, it makes you feel terrible, etc.

My second option is take a short nap. A short nap for me is still 45 minutes, lol! I take a nap and then I get up and try to stay up for a couple more hours. Short naps have been shown to be good for you, mentally and physically. I hope this helps!