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I have been working on improving my sleep for about 3 months now. Watching a lot of Martin’s videos has been super helpful, though sticking to a 6 hour sleep window wasn’t easy when it might include one or even two hours of being awake in the middle. But over the last ten days or so I have been seeing a great improvement. I fall asleep right away, be awake for only half an hour or so (maybe even less) in the middle and wake up a few minutes before the alarm. It’s great. But here is my question: In spite of getting almost the six hours of sleep that I need, I have found myself being really tired (or sleepy) during at least part of the day, more so than before when I got much less sleep. What is my body telling me? Has that happened to anyone else?
I’ve experienced this myself and have seen it mentioned elsewhere that this can be pretty common. A lot of times hyperarousal can be present almost 24/7 from what I understand and to a degree that keeps us wired. As we start to understand all of this more and and as we start to improve, that hyperarousal will start to fade and as a result there can be some of that daytime sleepiness. I wouldn’t stress or worry about it. Just do your best to accept it as part of the journey.
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