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Originally Posted by AAAAA
I've always had sleeping issues. For as long as I can remember I've had trouble sleeping. When I was in school, at least when I eventually fell asleep on Fridays I could sleep as long as I wanted on Saturdays.
I've never been able to determine a pattern. I know my room must be very dark and cool. I've tried giving up caffine entirely. I went a full year without caffine and that didn't help. I've tried exercising, eating a light meal before bed, not eating before bed. I've tried reading, but that doesn't work. I've tried with or without the TV. Having ESPN on with golf on worked for a while.
I HATE HATE HATE it when I go to bed finally expecting to have a good nights sleep only to have that conversation "ok, if I go to sleep now I'll still get 6 hours... 5 hours... 4 hours...3 hours. Ok, I need at least 2 hours."
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I do have sleeping problem and I think like you...oh my god, now I get just 6 hours sleep...no 5 hours...and so on...and that creates so much anxiety for me...specially if I have to wake up early in the morning for something important or something not important like hiking....I know how you feel...It's so frustrating....but if I avoid all those stress, then I can be in relax state of mind and can get sleep....
I really suggest you to meditate in regular basis....it will help you in long run, you can expect a miracle all of a sudden....you need to program your brain....and that needs time....it's like when you go on diet, if you lose weigh slowly and constantly then in long term, you actually lose a big chunk of weight and your weight stays without change....
give meditation try...you need a meditation class, try to find a local one, if not, then you can just follow the instructions in a book or online....but the key is not giving up....
I do meditation sometimes at work for a few minutes or so....it just calm me down and then I can keep going....
hope for a good night sleep...
Marjan