Re: Anyone else with really bad insomnia?
Originally Posted by
tan235
anyone else been through this????
Yes - for a long time - and now I'm back to 8 hours sleep.
One surprising thing I found (when I did a sleep test for apnoea) was how much more sleep I was actually having to what I thought I was having.
The best advice I can give you is not to worry about this or dwell on it. If the last thing in your brain before you go to sleep is 'I'm sick of this. I will be waking up in the early hours' etc - then your brain will oblige and wake you up.
I went through a very long stage where I had no problems falling asleep but I would be awake within a few hours - sometimes an hour (having a panic attack) some nights I was awake from 2am and feeling exhausted the next day. It was only when I stopped focusing on this that things improved and instead of putting negative thoughts into my brain - I just told myself that I'm going to have a great night's sleep and it doesn't matter what time I wake up.
Another tip - don't clock watch. When you wake up - don't check the time. This is really important. I've gone back to 8 hours sleep since I stopped clock watching. Set your alarm for your normal morning call and don't keep your phone by your bed.
This will pass. It's not fatal insomnia - that's just Dr Google being an arse!
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