Getting up after the sleep window – How? Does it work?

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    jillyrunpee
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      How are you able to handle getting out of bed after 5.5 hours? I can’t make myself do it. It is incredibly mentally painful.  And when I get up and down for each half hour, it only wakes me up more and leads to an entirely sleepless night. Am I the only one? Anyone have experiences to share? (Please!)

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      Martin Reed
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        What is your average nightly sleep duration?

        On a separate note, when you get out of bed for half an hour, then go back to bed (and maybe get out of bed yet again after another half an hour), it’s not supposed to improve sleep that night. Instead, this technique is intended to improve sleep over the long-term by increasing sleep pressure and strengthening the association between the bed and sleep (while weakening the association between the bed and wakefulness). Again, this change takes time — so commitment and dedication is absolutely key to success.

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        #23109
        jillyrunpee
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          Oh. It isn’t intended to help with sleep that night….that’s good to know.  BC it seems to make me have less sleep overall, since nights like that shot, and I get at most 1-3 hours of sleep in, or none, on those nights.

          How many nights of bad sleep and restricted time should one endure before it starts helping?

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