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I’ve had trouble sleeping ever since getting a new mattress. melatonin stopped working. After going to sleep dr, therapy and taking meds for 4 yrs, I’m desperate to learn to sleep on my own without meds. How do I get my mind to rest when I wake in the middle of the night? If it’s been 30 min, I know I’m supposed to get out of bed but my eyes don’t want to open and I feel the bright light of the bathroom will completely wake me up. It’s the only place I can go. Is there something I can do in bed?
My mind can go on for hours until my mind gets tired of thinking, then I’m able to dose of.
For me, sometimes I’m just happy with being in a comfortable position and just let it happen. Also, maybe try thinking about everything else that you are grateful for.
Hello and welcome to the forum, Mom3!
Have you tried allowing your mind to do what it wants to do when you wake in the middle of the night? I wonder if the struggle might come from trying to control your mind in the middle of the night?
You might also want to give yourself permission to remain in bed for as long as that feels comfortable — no obligation to get out of bed! If that wakefulness starts to feel unpleasant, you might simply do something more pleasant instead and there’s no need to get out of bed to do that (well, unless you plan on playing the piano — that might be a bit tricky to do from your bed).
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