[Bumblebee]

The issue I have with sleep is staying a sleep! I fall asleep for a couple of hours, I can then be wide awake for 4 – 5 hours!

I do usually go for a few months of really good sleep. It is every now and then but I will then have 4 – 5 nights of horrendous sleep! It makes me feel awful the next day…really moody, irritable and exhausted! It always happens if I’m not in my own bed so going away on holiday etc is a bit of a nightmare for me! Actually puts me off going away.

I do try the usual tips suggested…relax before bedtime, getting up after 20 mins, reading a book etc…i feel tired doing these things, then when i try to sleep, I’m wide awake again!

Any help appreciated.

[Martin Reed]

Welcome to the forum, Bumblebee!

Everyone experiences some sleep disruption now and again, so that is not especially unusual. If you feel really moody, irritable, and exhausted the next day there’s some opportunity there to improve the quality of your days (independently of sleep) — and that can be helpful since it not only makes the day better, it can help us test the idea of whether the quality of our day is 100% predetermined by how we sleep.

So, after difficult nights it can be really beneficial to pursue enjoying and enriching activities that will improve our days (and give us something to think about other than sleep)!

It can also be helpful to reduce the amount of time you spend in bed at night when being in bed doesn’t feel good, and to reduce the amount of time available for extended wakefulness during the night.

What time do you usually go to bed at night, when do you get out of bed to start your day in the morning, and how many hours of sleep would you say you get on an average night?

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