Sleep problem

[Spiffor]

What do you do during daytime, Tass?

If you aren't doing anything (it looks like it, given your sleep pattern), then do a physical activity. The best thing is to do a mnual job, which will keep your body busy all day long: you won't have trouble finding sleep afterwards

[Flubber]

Originally posted by Tacc
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Shutting off my mind is a significant problem. Often when I lay down, I'll start thinking about everything...finances, people, situations, anticipating events, etc etc...it is frustrating because I'll feel like I need to get up and do something, and so I usually just end up pacing around the room for 2-3 hours.

I've tried "the usual", and it doesn't work

I find sudoku puzzles excellent for relaxing my mind. Do more challenging ones and start about 15 mins to half an hour before you want to sleep. I do them in bed as a relaxer and it works excellent


Also it seems like you are often getting 6-7 hours of sleep, its just at the "wrong" times. Simply you should no longer allow yourself to sleep in. If you want to sllep at midnight and get up at 8, get up at 8 regardless of when you get to bed. Be active and stay active all day . I would be shocked if it doesn't work. If you do manage to go to sleep on time, don't allow yourself an oversleep the next morning.

I find sleep to be heavily routinized for me. I go to bed between 10-12 at night and am up before 6 even if I don't set an alarm. I fall asleep each night in seconds

[b etor]

sudoku

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by Dis
...I tried to force myself to think about sex...

You have to force yourself?!

And as for an answer to the original post: get a job, that constrains what hours you can sleep...

[Jon Miller]

That is a pretty good sleep pattern. Mine is like this:

go to bed at 3 pm, wake up at 6 pm

go to bed at 6 am, wake up at noon

go to bed at 5 am, wake up at 8 am

go to bed at 9 pm, wake up at 4 am

etc

JM

[Wezil]

If all else fails...