[dabossman]

I’ve been waking up super early and unable to fall back asleep. Can anyone give me any ideas on how to make this stop so I can get a full nights’ sleep?

[Joyous56]

I’ve read that depression and/or anxiety can affect sleep patterns. As I recall, anxiety can make it harder to fall asleep, and depression can lead to waking up early. Also, a lack of sleep, with normal patterns of REM and other cycles, can make depression and anxiety worse.

It may be helpful to get evaluated for depression or anxiety. Seeing a professional about these things can be intimidating, especially since there has long been a lot of stigma around depression, anxiety and other, similar, problems, as some deem them as “mental illnesses”.

So, if you are intimidated about seeing a professional, there are a lot of online tools to find out if you are suffering with sleep issues related to depression anxiety. It’s a place to start, to understand better, and help figure out more about your sleeping issues.

[Martin Reed]

Why do you think you are finding it hard to fall back to sleep when you wake during the night?

Do you still feel sleepy when you wake and can’t fall back to sleep? It’s important to explore the possibility that you may simply have just got enough sleep.

If you feel as though you need more sleep, let’s dig a bit deeper. When do you normally go to bed at night, when do you get out of bed to start your day, and roughly how many hours of sleep do you get on a typical night?

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