[GnarlyArmor]

Thank you. My out of bed time has been about 7am. My bed time has been variable. I start dosing off on the coach between 10:30pm and 12:00am. Last night I made it until 12:30am. Started dosing off and then got in bed and couldn’t fall asleep. Got out and repeated the process. Slept maybe 1.5 hours. I feel like I’m losing my mind….thanks for any suggestions.

[GnarlyArmor]

Thanks Martin- I appreciate the advice. I guess I feel confused…I thought one of the primary pieces of advice was to get out of bed if you can’t sleep?

[GnarlyArmor]

Thanks for your response. The problem is that although I nod off I don’t actually fall asleep. If I try to get into bed then I just lie awake. I then move to the couch and am in a sort of half asleep half awake lull. And to be clear, I haven’t gotten more than 2 hours of sleep in a night in a long time.

My sleep problems started when I was a tour manager for touring bands. I was on high alert all the time and keeping a crazy schedule. I was also using alcohol to fall asleep which sedated me but didn’t produce good sleep. Then I quit drinking but got another new stressful job and that’s when my sleep really fell apart. I was put on sleep medication for the next six years and just quit it 2 weeks ago and have barely slept since stopping the meds.

Thanks for your input. I don’t know how to get over being afraid of not sleeping. Insomnia makes my life so difficult during the day to the point I have taken a leave of absence from work. So I am afraid unfortunately. I will keep trying to practice the right behaviors though.

[GnarlyArmor]

I’m out of bed no matter bed no matter what by 8. I unwind with TV starting around 10 and start nodding off usually within an hour or two. I no longer watch TV in bed but rather on the couch.

So to answer your question I don’t have a defined window yet in terms of when I go to bed but I am consistent in the morning time.

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