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Hello Darin
How is your sleep at the present time? If you generally sleep just fine, then you probably don’t need to worry too much about getting out of bed at 4:30 am after a late night. If you are struggling with sleep, it’s best to make sure you are following a relatively predictable sleep schedule.
Does this help?
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Hello Lucia and welcome to the forum. Let me first reassure you that it’s completely normal for sleep to be disrupted after a late night — particularly when these late nights involve partying, perhaps the consumption of alcohol, and socializing with friends.
Not only do these occasions throw off our sleep/wake cycle, but they are also quite stimulating — so even though we feel tired by the end of the party, we may not be calm enough for sleep.
Although possible, it’s unlikely that your loss of appetite is a result of the sleep disruption you faced after your party. If you are still concerned about this, I would suggest speaking with your doctor.
At this point, you would likely benefit from observing a regular sleep schedule and getting out of bed when unable to sleep. These techniques will help you avoid compensatory behaviors that risk making your sleep problems more entrenched over time.
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You don’t want to go to bed until you feel sleepy and ready for sleep. If you go to bed earlier, you will be setting yourself up to spend more time in bed awake.
Think of it this way, if dinner will not be served until 6:00 pm, would you sit at the table ready to eat at 4:00 pm?
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Hello again, impendia. I would suggest making sure that you are out of bed by the same time every morning. If you wake before this time and feel you won’t be able to get more sleep, by all means, get started with your day. However, if you are keeping a regular bedtime, then on mornings when you sleep relatively late, sleep pressure may not have enough time to build during the day and this could lead to difficulties falling asleep and staying asleep that night.
Eddy: If you have averaged between six and seven hours of sleep for the past two years, that may be all that your body wants or is capable of. The thing is, we can’t actually control sleep duration — so trying to sleep for a certain amount of time is an endeavor that will only ever lead to failure. The best thing we can do is ensure we are setting the stage for sleep to give ourselves the best opportunity for sleep. Sleep quality is usually thought of as being more important than sleep quantity. Do you follow a regular sleep schedule?
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Sorry to hear about your struggles, Pam. First of all, please try to avoid going online during the night when you are unable to sleep. Using a computer/phone/tablet/laptop, etc stimulates the mind and tells it that it’s time to be awake, rather than asleep. Furthermore, the light emitted by these devices can suppress melatonin, an important sleep hormone that helps regulate your sleep/wake cycle.
Hormonal changes can definitely have a negative impact on sleep. The key to preventing these problems from becoming entrenched is to work at not implementing compensatory behaviors such as going to bed earlier, staying in bed later, canceling plans with friends, calling in sick to work, etc — because these actually end up making sleep worse.
As sleep becomes worse, we worry about sleep even more and this triggers a vicious cycle of ever-worsening sleep and ever-increasing worry.
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No wonder you have developed an anxiety around sleep when your nerve pain flares up. If you are tossing and turning for an hour or two when in bed, then it’s usually a sign that you aren’t ready for sleep at that moment — so the best course of action is typically to get out of bed.
What time do you typically go to bed at night, when do you get out of bed in the morning, and how many hours of sleep do you usually get each night?
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Glad to have you here, Daf! We are all here to support one another — so when you are ready, please share your experience with sleep.
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Little wonder you can’t sleep! Have you encouraged your father to seek medical advice about this?
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I believe you are correct about the tinnitus, unfortunately. With that being said, it’s certainly still possible to address any factors other than your tinnitus that may be perpetuating your sleep issues.
Do you typically have more trouble falling asleep or staying asleep? Can you describe a typical night for us?
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Hello Suzy and welcome to the forum. It is completely normal for sleep to be disrupted when you have a cold — the key to preventing the sleep problems becoming entrenched after you get better is to avoid trying to compensate for any lost sleep as you get better.
So, although it’s absolutely fine to get more rest when you are unwell, as you begin to feel better it’s important to try going back to your previous sleep schedule and not trying to change things around to accommodate your sleep. You slept just fine before your cold — and as long as you do nothing in a bit to influence your sleep, you’ll sleep just fine once you’re better.
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Hello Elena
It is unusual to go for a number of days with zero minutes of sleep and not feel an urge to sleep.
At this point, I think you should only pursue CBT-I techniques (such as sleep restriction) if recommended by your doctor.
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Does this mean you get out of bed at a different time every day? Do you go to bed around the same time at night?
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Seeking further medical advice sounds like the best course of action at this stage.
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Welcome to the forum, Samuel. It’s worth bearing in mind that everyone experiences nights of bad sleep every now and again — so if you find it hard to sleep every now and then it’s not necessarily a sign that your insomnia has returned.
At times like this, it’s best to try to identify (and resolve, if possible), the cause of your sleep disruption (for example, work or personal stress) rather than attempt to compensate for poor sleep by implementing behaviors that will make sleep more difficult (such as going to bed earlier, staying in bed later, cancelling plans with friends, calling in sick to work, etc).
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Welcome to the forum. Are you saying that your sleep is being disrupted by your Dad, or are you living with night terrors yourself?
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