[Daf]

…and some folks on here claim to go days without sleep.

I have occasional nil sleep nights, but so far not on consecutive days.

It seems that if you think what you are getting sleep-wise is bad, then, of course, it is bad for you.

But some folks on here who go days without sleep must look on in envy to people who get 5 hrs a night – and wonder what the problem is.

But I guess, if it makes you feel awful next day, then that is the acid test.

And if you feel bad on 8 hrs, then that is a problem for you.

It is worth googling an article Collective Evolution for assessing an “acceptance” based approach. Google “What years of anxiety and insomnia taught me about how to Effectively Deal with Insomnia”

[delv-x]

Thanks for the post. I did read the article. I am averaging about 5.5  hours per night. I have somewhat accepted it since my body doesn’t appear to want to sleep longer. It results in moments of fatigue, poor concentration and memory. Some days are better than others. What I find difficult is keeping myself occupied from 7am until 12:30am. I work, work out, socialize etc but when I am on my downtime I want to nap but really can’t nap more than drifting off for a few minutes and waking back up. I would be fine with the hours I sleep as well if it can be stable. None of this 2 hours one night, 4 the next and then 6 the other.

But I get what this article is saying. I find the more I accept it the easier it is to cope and accept. That alone helps me fall asleep a little better.

[Daf]

Thanks. I full agree.

You may want to join the debate on the post “Sudden Severe Insomnia” too

Kind regards

Daf

[Davy]

this is the reason why insomniacs feel alone everywhere  5 hours who we need to kill to get that

what some people call a bad night of sleep sounds like heaven for us

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