[Marinat]

This is my second time with a bout of insomnia. I have no trouble AT ALL falling asleep. My body is programmed to feel very sleepy and I can hardly keep my eyes open after 11pm.
I have this goal to sleep until 7am or at least 6am so I can have at least 7-8 hrs as that’s when I feel my best. I know that 8 hrs is a myth.
Of course every morning I wake up needing to use the bathroom and see that it’s still dark out and that sends my brain into total worry about not being able to fall back asleep. I worry that its 5am or earlier and that I will have an awful day.
My question is for those that have no trouble falling asleep. I am too afraid to restrict my sleep by changing my bedtime because I have very strong sleep drive on that end. Would sleep compression work? What have you tried. I literally fear staying awake beyond 11:30pm and then getting 6 hrs of sleep each night. I know to some it may sound like a lot but I dont feel my best and my job is physical so I need energy!!! Feel like giving up!

[Martin Reed]

You have a physical job with high energy demands. And, you are still doing that job even after nights when you don’t get at least 7-8 hours of sleep and even though it feels more difficult to do your job when you don’t get at least 7-8 hours of sleep.

It sounds like sleep drive might not be the main issue here since you find it hard to keep your eyes open after 11:00 PM.

Perhaps the main issue is how you choose to respond to waking during the night (which is a normal part of sleep) and how you choose to respond to the thoughts and feelings that show up at that time?

How do you currently respond, and what are you learning from that?

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