[PMeegan]

I am here because I believe support is so important to people mostly with struggles. It is good to have people that can identify. I am here because I have been struggling for about a year and ever since then can’t sleep continuously through the night. I have tried many techniques and one of them is I listen to Martin Reed on UTube . This has helped me “feel normal” knowing others were the same. I think my biggest worry with this issues is that my health will be affected long term….I am always tired…I never feel refreshed in the morning although thankfully I always make it through the day at work and I do everything I would normally do. I do have a determination not to let this affect my life. Thank you for listening.

[Scott]

Hi @PMeegan!

Welcome to the forum! I’m sorry to hear of your sleep struggles during the past year but I’m glad to know you’ve began listening to Martin’s videos. I think you’ll find them beneficial if you implement the techniques he explains in his videos and on his website. It’s normal for people to experience awakenings during the night but it’s how we react to those that make a difference. Are you able to return to sleep after you wake in the middle of the night? If not, are you continuing to lie in bed or are you getting out of bed until you’re sleepy again? If you’ve started implementing any of the techniques you’ve learned from his video’s, are you having success or difficulties with any of them?

Scott J

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[PMeegan]

Hello, I can go to sleep ok but then wake up about 3 hours later and have a hard time going back to sleep. If I do get back to sleep, I wake up again after an hour or so and do this all night long sometimes. I have gotten out of bed before but I am always so fatigued…this is not easy. When I have and go back to bed…I feel tired…sometimes I don’t fall back asleep immediately….do I then get up again?

One of my worst things is trying to stay up until my sleep window begins…I assume about 11 or 1130. I have gone to sleep by 9 for years. I am always so tired…and like I said I can fall asleep at 9. I just wake up at 1 or so and then cant’ go back to sleep. Does this all make sense?

[Martin Reed]

I usually suggest getting out of bed whenever being in bed doesn’t feel good — this gives you the opportunity to do something a bit more pleasant than staying in bed and it prevents you from reinforcing a negative association between your bed and unpleasant wakefulness.

When you return to bed, you might allow yourself to remain in bed for as long as it feels good to be in bed. If and when it doesn’t feel good to be in bed, you might then get out of bed again!

If you wake during the night and find it hard to fall back to sleep, this suggests that there isn’t enough sleep drive present to help you fall back to sleep (you weren’t awake for long enough before going to bed) and/or your arousal system is suppressing sleep drive.

Two basic behavioral changes that can be a good starting point:

1. We can build sleep drive by implementing an appropriate sleep window.
2. We can lower arousal by getting out of bed when being in bed doesn’t feel good.

I hope this helps you get started on the road to better sleep!

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The content of this post is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, disorder, or medical condition. It should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or any other licensed healthcare provider. Insomnia Coach LLC offers coaching services only and does not provide therapy, counseling, medical advice, or medical treatment. All content is provided “as is” and without warranties, either express or implied.

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