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Hi.I am at a lost to get an answer. I have sleep maintenance insomnia and never feel sleepy. Nightly I go to bed at 7:30 pm even though I am not sleepy but have exhaustion. I go this early because I wake up between 1am and 3am and unable to go back to sleep? Is this why I am still dealing with this issue for years? Should I just stay up until I feel sleepy even if it take days? All help is appreciated
Not feeling sleepy is not unusual — especially if sleep has been a struggle for a long time.
You shared that you will wake some time between 1:00 AM and 3:00 AM so we know that at some point you are falling asleep — does sleepiness show up later, once in bed, or does it not seem to show up at all before you fall asleep?
On average, how long would you guess it takes to fall asleep when you go to bed at 7:30 PM and what time do you get out of bed to start your day each day?
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I lay there and never remember falling asleep as I don’t feel sleepy when going to sleep.Sometimes I wake up at 10pm or other times but can lay there and go back to sleep. It makes no sense to sleep without feeling sleepy. On some days I dose and that feels like a sleepy feeling I remember. I have been hoping that because eyes feel tight and tired during (not sleepy)the day that the sleepy feeling is trying to return. I get exhaustion every few days.I wear an oura ring and most times it takes between 15-30 minutes to fall asleep. On average I get 4-6 hours of broken sleep. Tonight I am thinking of moving time to 10pm. With current 7:30 pm bedtime I have been getting up and go in a room and set in the dark until desired wake up time of 6am if unable to go back to sleep.(been doing this for over a month) My day is starting between 1am -3am but mostly about 1:30am.I even did the 10,000 lux lamp for 35 days for circadian rhythm. When I google ,etc. about what to do about not having the sleepy feeling there is no answer. Do I just stay up until I feel sleepy? I don’t know what to do. It seems like nothing is working.When I first contacted you years ago I did not have sleepy feeling and was not sleeping at all. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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