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I'm sure you've probably tried everything but the thing that helped me the most was being extremely strict about forcing myself to wake up and sleep at regular
by xmprt 4y ago
I'm sure you've probably tried everything but the thing that helped me the most was being extremely strict about forcing myself to wake up and sleep at regular times (even if I wasn't feeling tired. A little melatonin can help with that). Also, restricting screen time before bed. For the first week it's really tough especially when you have a lot of other things going on in life, but you'll quickly notice gradual improvements - like sleeping at 1am instead of 2 or 3am.
- tomcam 4y agoThanks kindly for sharing. I will absolutely listen to and try just about anything. That fixed wake up time concept seems to be the bedrock of sensible sleep programs. It makes massive common sense. Unfortunately it nearly ruined my life. I tried it for a couple of months and it ground my life to a raging headache halt, taking my sleep from two or three hours a night to 30 minutes or an hour if that. Restricting screen time before bed doesn’t seem to matter for me, but what I did find to be very helpful was not to have any in the periods I wake up at night, which happen at least every hour. Melatonin does nothing for me, whether it’s 1mg or 10mg. Very touched that you took the time.
- xmprt 4y agoIf you're getting less than 4 hours of sleep a night then you might want to see a sleep therapist or neurologist specializing in sleep. That seems out of the realm of things that you can fix with sheer willpower and determination.
- tomcam 4y agoHey! Never thought about a neurologist! All sleep specialists have been useless. Great idea! Thank you, I shall.