[Edgar]

Hi all,

Just wanted to share a link that I found, I’m so glad I stumbled upon it.

When I say I can’t nap, I often feel like I’m the only one in the world, even on insomnia forums. But, I found this site that clearly describes the difference between sleep deprivation (people are sleepy, nod off frequently and fight to stay awake) and chronic insomnia (people are worn out, but never sleepy, they can’t nod off even if they want to).

Both conditions suck, but I now know someone somewhere has marked the difference.

Anyway, here’s the link, check it out if you’re the inquisitive type like me. 🙂

Wishing you sweet dreams,

Eddy.

[gsdmom]

Can’t nap – that has been me my whole life since I was a toddler! Born to be an insomniac. Very interesting though. My husband said something similar recently. He recalls when entering the military, they would keep you sleep deprived to break your spirit, but he said when he finally was allowed to sleep, he could fall asleep quickly and stay asleep. He was not suffering from insomnia.

[Edgar]

Hi gsdmom,

Yeah, I’ve heard of similar military practises that basically guarantee that you’ll fall asleep once they let you.

Maybe the solution to insomnia is joining the military? 🙂

[Martin Reed]

This is actually an important distinction to make because many people with chronic insomnia confuse fatigue with sleepiness. As a result, we are more likely to go to bed before we are sufficiently sleepy (instead, we are very fatigued) and this leads to more time awake in bed, and further strengthening of the negative association between the bed and wakefulness (rather than sleep). This perpetuates insomnia.

One reason why CBT-I techniques are so effective is that they help build short-term sleepiness, making it easier to fall asleep and stay asleep — and retrain us to recognize the difference between sleepiness and fatigue.

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