[moresleepplease]

Hi,

I’ve had insomnia now for 7 years. Having tried a range of techniques with varying success my sleep is still not where I want it to be.

I’ve now completed 2 nights of sleep restriction. The first night went ok but I had a poor nights sleep last night with less sleep than before sleep restriction. I got to sleep ok but woke in my sleep window and struggled to get back to sleep.

Has anyone else experienced sleep restriction? I would be really interested in hearing how others have got on as I’m feeling a bit disheartened after last night. I’m trying to stay positive but finding it hard already.

Thanks

[Martin Reed]

How are you doing since you posted? I am so encouraged that you are giving sleep restriction a try!

It does normally take more than two nights to get results — I would suggest adopting a “set it and forget it” attitude and sticking to your chosen sleep window without any thought or evaluation for at least a couple of weeks before determining if/how it’s helping.

Good luck!

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