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...
I turned 20 today and hope I can fix my biggest obstacle: Sleep. I have what should be a chronic situation with my back but it doesn't affect me; sleep is my ultimate obstacle! So here's my advice: Forget and don't worry about all that sleep hygiene B.S of wind down, don't exercise before bed, etc and instead deprive yourself of sleep one night but still push through the next day. It sucks but if you either don't sleep or just sleep really badly the night before but still push harder than you want to the next day while keeping anxiety,mood, etc relatively decent then you'll sleep correctly guaranteed.
It' sounds like a duh and might not sound appealing but I think it works. I don't feel as well as I did when I slept well for months, but I can say I definitely feel much better sleeping correctly meaning not light, short, etc 1 night and sleeping horrendous the next night rather than sleeping moderately well for several nights in a row. So my tip would honestly be for you guys to sleep deprive yourself one day by staying up really late and getting up early, but still push through the next and I bet you can get into a rhythm of being able to sleep. Hopefully mine continues.
It' sounds like a duh and might not sound appealing but I think it works. I don't feel as well as I did when I slept well for months, but I can say I definitely feel much better sleeping correctly meaning not light, short, etc 1 night and sleeping horrendous the next night rather than sleeping moderately well for several nights in a row. So my tip would honestly be for you guys to sleep deprive yourself one day by staying up really late and getting up early, but still push through the next and I bet you can get into a rhythm of being able to sleep. Hopefully mine continues.
When I did the sleep restriction, I learned how long to sleep to produce a good night without having a negative impact on the next night. The advice to get 7 or 8 hours of sleep doesn't work well for everyone.
I have had to do something like this for a while, because I work nights and swing over to days when I am off to be with family and friends. I have also found it tends to let me sleep very well the nights I didn't get a full night sleep the day before, and I hope you continue to do well on it. On occasion, I found it can make it hard to sleep on days I normally do, because my body gets used to the idea that staying up extended periods is okay, but as long as I don't stress over that, it tends to go back to working well after one rough night. I wish you the best of luck in applying something similar in your own effort to overcome this obstacle in your life.