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sleep "hygeine"

knock said:
I've found having a reason to get up helps. A proper reason, like something you actually want to do, if such a thing can be found :)
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Definitely agree. And more generally, happiness & a healthy sleep pattern seem to go hand in hand and both influence each other. If I've had a good day and have another good day ahead of me, I'll rarely have any trouble getting to sleep.
That being said, I don't usually go to bed before 4 or 5 am, never wake up before 12 or 1 on the weekends, and only sleep about 3 hours on week days. It's just psychological cuz sleep feels like a waste of time (smart isnt it)... also if it's taking me more than about 10 mn to fall asleep then I'll just get annoyed, get up and try again later. Not great :D

MDB til you've been off benzos & opiates for quite a while I doubt you'll be able to sleep easily, but FWIW simply lying on your back with your hands to the sides and focusing on your breathing really does help fall asleep. It's what I did during both benzo & gear WDs and it usually works eventually. Though it may take a while.
 
I don't know how you can physically cope with so little sleep. I don't like going to sleep either, but for me that manifests itself as postponement, not abatement ;)
 
I don't know...it's rare for me to go through a day without falling asleep a few times for a couple minutes :| which was quite a problem at work this summer haha. I really wish I could manage to sleep more but without meds it just doesn't seem to happen.
It used to make me feel quite sick most of the time but you get used to it.
 
I know insomnia is very dangerous and unhealthy... buy my mate used to drink around 45 cups of tea a day... eventually became an insomniac.... and now sleeps maybe 3 hours a day... and its more than enough for him... hes never tired!

Iv'e recently started drinking tea
 
T. Calderone said:
I have trouble keeping regular sleep hours being bipolar and not medicated. I prefer to stay off meds because they don't agree with me. When I'm unable to sleep, I don't fight it. What's the point of lying in bed when you know it's not going to happen? But when I'm ready for sleep, I'm out like a light. Sometimes I start dreaming before I'm even asleep.
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I'm in a similar position to you. It took me a long, long time to work out that lying in bed getting frustrated about lack of sleep was highly counterproductive. I went through my late teens and a large part of my twenties sleeping every three days or so, or whenever exhaustion took over. Life was pretty miserable at times; I was always ill, my hair came out in clumps and I often felt too drained to do much of anything.

Regular hours and smoking cannabis have both helped (as have alcohol and benzos, but at a price), but I still only sleep about three or four hours most weeknights before waking up to either an overwhelming sense of foreboding or extreme sexual arousal that usually dissipates into an urgent need to piss. Whichever way, my body is suddenly 'on' and the chances of getting back to sleep are next to zero.

I'm so happy I have that four hours or so, though. Without that I'd be even more of a wreck. It remains to be seen what proper medication will do (if anything - I'll find out soon), but I've at least managed to hit a compromise that allows me to function at a reasonable level.

I'd hate to miss out on as much sleep as I used to, that's for sure.
 
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