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...

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Sleep Pattern Broken

lizzyblue
lizzyblue

Hi  I joined this group today.


I have been experiencing recurring bouts of insomnia for a few years.


I used to sleep 8 hours straight through the night. A few months ago I thought I had resolved the problem after sleeping 7 hours over 3 consecutive nights. I was so excited by my success I could not sleep on the 4th night so I was back to square one.


I am training myself to sleep in increments of 2-3 hours then gradually try to increase to 3-4  hours per night.


I find white noise helpful with falling asleep when feeling very tired. A low humming sound is comforting.


adriasm
adriasm
I like the sleep stories on the calm app. I used to have a white noise machine but when I was really struggling to sleep the noises would frustrate me. What is this training you speak of? How does it work.
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