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I’ve been monitoring my sleep using the sleep diary. I’ve also been working on weaning off sleep aid which has left me groggy in the AM and staying in bed longer than I would like to. But I am struggling to get out of bed. My question is, would getting up earlier increase my (natural) sleep drive? I’m trying to find something that would encourage me to get out of bed.
A consistent out of bed time can help strengthen the body clock and ensure enough time for sleep drive to build during the day to help set the stage for sleep at night.
Perhaps the most helpful part of a sleep window, however, is as a tool to help us move away from chasing after sleep. Quite often, the more we chase after sleep (by going to bed earlier or staying in bed later, for example) the more elusive it becomes.
And, the more we chase after sleep, the more time we might spend in bed — and that means less time out of bed, living life.
We do less and sleep becomes a bigger part of our lives.
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So very true Martin about chasing after sleep. That’s been one of the most enlightening concepts in your two week free course. I have appreciated the encouragement about sleep drive building. I am going to try to incorporate a more consistent wake up time and see how that works for me. Thank you for weighing in.
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