Insomnia Support Group
Insomnia is a symptom, rather than a disease, and is characterized by inadequate quantity or quality of sleep. People with insomnia complain of difficulty falling or staying asleep, which results in significant impairment of daytime functioning. Insomnia is categorized as transient (shorter than one week), short-term (one to three weeks) or chronic (longer than three...
Usually I sleep somewhere from 11 or Midnight to 8. I kind of want to start getting up at 7. Maybe I don't but I think I need that extra hour of sleep so I'll probably have to go to bed an hour earlier as well. Is the only way I'll be able to this is to go to bed my normal time and then wake up that hour earlier and then stay away the whole day or do this for a couple days and then attempt to go to bed earlier?
On a side note, what does frequent waking up mean? I've been waking up a few times the last couple days. Some are from noise but some are unexplained.
On a side note, what does frequent waking up mean? I've been waking up a few times the last couple days. Some are from noise but some are unexplained.
You are now allowing 8 or 9 hours for sleep, according to your post, which is sufficient for most people.
Changing your wake-up to 7 a.m. from 8 a.m. is no different than adjusting to daylight savings time or traveling to another time zone. People do it all the time.
Some wake-ups during the night are normal, even for the very best sleepers. Your wake-ups may have something to do with allowing too much time for sleep. If you allow more than your mind-body needs, then you may have more of these wake-ups. If they become a problem, try only allowing 8 hours in bed and see what happens.