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  • in reply to: Introduction from Karen Russo #23396
    krusso
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    I agree & understand with everything you said – it all makes complete sense & I also consider myself an “insomnia expert’ by default, sadly.  I usually give myself 1/2 hr to 45 min to “just relax” I don’t even THINK the word “sleep” to me it’s just “relaxing & resting” R&R, if you will.  So it’s less than an hour, usually before I get out of bed if I realize I’m still awake.

    in reply to: Introduction from Karen Russo #23385
    krusso
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    If I were able to go to bed at 5 am every morning, no, I wouldn’t be able to STAY in bed until noon.  I’d get WAY too restless.  Also, there’s a BIG difference between “going to bed” & “falling asleep.”  When you “go to bed” most people assume you’re “going to sleep” – NOT true!  I USED to be that way, where “go to bed” meant “go to sleep” but not anymore.  But I assume you mean “sleep.”  A more detailed answer is no.  When I fall asleep at 5 am I literally can’t sleep until noon.  That’s why it’s SO important that I’m asleep at the latest by 1 am, because when I finally return to bed & fall asleep by even 3 am, I’m automatically awake by 7 or 8 am which gives me 4-5 hrs sleep.

    My body has its set time for falling asleep & waking up & I can’t change that.  The ONLY time that changes is when either I’m sick or had a procedure like an endoscopy that type of thing.

    The other reason I really need at least 7 hrs sleep most nights is because I have a severe lung infection I’m on antibiotics for & our bodies need sleep in order to product hormones that perform tissue repair – in other words, healing.

     

    in reply to: Introduction from Karen Russo #23349
    krusso
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    Yes, I have major problems falling asleep after I go to bed which is usually 11 pm.   I usually get out of bed around 8:30 for an average time.  Even if I fall asleep around 2 am, I can’t seem to sleep until 9 am which would give me 7 hrs sleep.  Yes, I nap but I call it “relaxing” AND I set my alarm so I relax for 1 1/2 hrs sometimes I can’t sleep so I get up after relaxing for an hour.  But yes, I do nap.  As to how long it normally takes me to fall asleep, that varies from 30 min – 3 1/2 Hours….

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