[Jess84]

I’ve been doing SRT now for at least two weeks and while there has been a couple of days when I have been tired enough to almost fall asleep most of the time when I awake at 6 am after goin to bed at 1 am I don’t seem to be that tired now I am fatigued that’s how I know that quality of sleep I’m getting at night is not good because I’ve been told well you aren’t tired because you’re sleeping which I agree to a point being in between consciousness and wakefulness to me is no sleep or rejuvenating but it is enough to make SRT not effective and to keep me stuck its like my body is tired enough to get into bed and close my eyes and be in a restful state but not achieve that state of deep sleep that my body needs.

My question would be to anyone that has experienced this what do you do in that situation tryin SC might be the answer but my sleep window now is almost less than 5 hours right now so would getting up or staying more conscious while in bed make sense because the window
I’m observing right now is not working its keeping stuck in a cycle so its looking like less than
5 hours is maybe what I need to push me into a state of tiredness to override arousal system
that’s all I can think of and tbh I can’t believe that after 2 weeks of faithfully sticking with this
sleep window its not having much effect and I’m not saying that I’m wide awake or anything
but its still not enough to get me where I need to be which is shocking to me considering I
don’t take any stimulants at and avoid sugar its ridiculous.

[Martin Reed]

Congratulations on getting started with sleep restriction!

It can often take longer than two weeks to notice significant and consistent improvements in sleep, so I’d encourage you to stick with it!

It might also be helpful to consider that there are many things that influence fatigue other than sleep, so it might not be useful to evaluate sleep based on fatigue alone. Stress, worry, and inactivity, for example, are really big drivers of fatigue.

A good way to help lower fatigue, independently of sleep, is to be active during the day — engaging in activities that you find personally rewarding and enjoyable can be particularly helpful since they can give the mind something to focus on other than sleep, improve the quality of our days, and help us recognize just how much control we can have over how our days go.

I hope this helps!

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