[Paris_Paris]

I’m mentally exhausted and I ask myself why can’t I just get 8 hours of sleep that’s all I want sigh. Anyone up?

2:14 a.m. insomniac

[kobalap]

One thing that might be helpful is to adjust your expectations – maybe it is not 8 hours of sleep you need.  Maybe what you need is enough sleep to feel refreshed and recharged.  And maybe for you, that number for now is 6 hours.

The pursuit of 8 hours of sleep is counter productive for people who have sleep issues.  For me, I consider 6 hours good.  In fact, I am good with a solid 5.5 hours.   When I was a normal sleeper, I needed about 7 and could sleep about 8 hrs on weekends.  Right now (in the middle of chronic insomnia), I find that anything between 5-6 is plenty.

[Martin Reed]

Hello Paris Paris. I’m sorry to hear about your struggles with sleep — can you tell us a bit more? How long have you been living with sleep issues? Why do you think you find it hard to fall asleep and/or stay asleep?

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