[Irene1957]

I worked night shift for over 25 years until 2 yrs ago when I retired due to ill health (heart attack) I have tried various things going to bed at same time every night ,Breathing techniques, Meditation,self help etc etc but my brain still thinks 3 or 4 am is sleep time and 12-30 pm is wake up time I just don’t know what else I can try now☹️?

[Jonathan618]

Well if you do what people with jet lag do they just skip a whole day of sleep. maybe keep doing that until it helps reset your clock.

[Martin Reed]

You might find it helpful to keep a sleep diary for a week or two — record when you go to bed at night and when you get out of bed to start your day, along with an estimate of how many hours of sleep you’re getting. Then, make sure the amount of time you allot for sleep is quite close to the amount of sleep you’re getting.

When you have an appropriate sleep window, you can try slightly advancing (starting and ending it earlier) the sleep window — perhaps by 15-30 minutes each week until you start to feel more comfortable with your sleep schedule.

I hope this helps.

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