second post for today.
i am so tired and yet i tried to sleep, i couldnt. i sorta just lay there staring at nothing. closing my eyes hoping sleep would come over me. but nothing. i used to sleep so well. well better. i would just dirft off quickly and that would be it, nothing until my alarm went off the next day. now i get less and less. sunday night, i got 4 hours. monday, about the same, tuesday 2 hours and wednesday (now) i am just staring off into space. my sleep deprevation comes from being stressed and i can’t minimise it unfortunately. but lack of sleep equals more stress and in turn less sleep and etc…any tips for better sleep?
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I’ve been an insomniac nearly my entire life and I know how incredibly frustrating it can be to lay in bed for hours, sometimes the entire night…
There was never a cure. Some sleeping medications work but the ones that do work make getting out of bed next to impossible or you feel like you never woke up completely.
The best thing to do is never use any caffeine after 5pm. This includes soda, tea and of course coffee. It is also best to maintain a schedule of going to bed and waking up at the same time everyday, including weekends or days off.
yeah i usually stop consuming anythign with caffeine or sugar around about. sometimes earlier. but unfortunately keeping a routine bedtime isn’t possible as, for example, tonight i was a on afternoon surgery which starts at 12.30pm and is supposed to end at 8pm. i left at 10pm. and then my shifts don’t remain the same during the week. so i think tomorrow i start at 8am. so routine isn’t an option. i have tried the herbal stuff for sleeping. but somethimes its just hard to switch my brain off if i am stressed or have been stressed. thanks for the tips though. will atleast try and get a routine happening.