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I would normally go to be around 10.30pm. Read for about 15 minutes, then aim to turn off the lights around 11. To 11.30. my sleep is always very variable, and at best is 2 5 hours broken sleep. I would normally be up for work around 8 am.
I have tried meditation and mindfulness etc which doesn’t seem to work for me. If I have tossed around for a. Outlet of hours and am still awake, I will get up, even though I feel drained. I might then go back to bed 30 minutes or so later, when my eyes feel heavy, and the process starts again. I am wondering how many times to go through this a night?
when telling hang for me is that when I slept relatively well, I dreamt frequently, often several different dreams a night. I rarely now have any recollection of dream……
Hey. Yes I am in completely the same boat. For a few weeks now I simply cannot drift off no matter how tired I am. I have done all the right things to help, but still sleep is not coming naturally. I am now on zopiclone but don’t want to be reliant on them . I think loss of energy and appetite all go together. Like you I seem to have what feel like Heart flutters but I think it may be anxiety of loss of and little sleep. I am a normally a very healthy full of energy person. And it is doing my head in!
I think the main cause has been periods of neuropthic pain, that can appear suddenly and last for days or weeks or sometimes months, in my arms. It can then disappear for sometimes a year. Due to this, when the nerve pain is bad, it prevents me sleeping, or wakes me up when asleep. I believe I have developed an anxiety when I go to bed because of this.
I have good sleep hygiene, exercise regularly, have a good diet, don’t smoke or drink etc, but still suffering real bad lack of sleep. I am wondering how long is considered a reasonable time to drop off before getting out of bed to start over again….I am often tossing for an hour or two. Would you recommend limiting the available time to sleep? Is it called sleep limitation or similar?
