[happysobercrafter]

And it is very annoying!! I am tired around 10 PM or so and try to go to sleep. Dark room, meditation on body preparing for good night's rest, I am sound asleep, etc....I think I sleep for a very little while then I am WIDE AWAKE and cannot get back to sleep until about 2 AM. I wake up around 8:30 AM which really isn't bad. And I don't feel tired during the day.

I am trying to make the best of it but it is really annoying!!!

Rant over!! Thanks!!

[Skeezyks]

Well... I'm an old man. And, if you happen to know anything about old men, you know we have to pee... a lot... at least I do! I typically have to get up at least 2 or 3 times a night to go. Sometimes I can't get back to sleep. And yes it can be annoying!

What I do is to get up & do walking meditation, sometimes for as much as an hour or more. We live in a one-level townhome. So I walk from the front to the back around-&-around through our dark & quiet unit. I notice the feeling as each foot touches the floor. I hear the sounds of the city in the distance. Thoughts come-&-go. I let them arise-&-fade at their own pace.

If a difficult thought comes up, I breathe into it & smile to it. I may even place a hand over my heart as a sign of compassion for it. (As the 11th century Tibetan Buddhist yogini Machig Labdrön said: "In other traditions demons are expelled externally. But in my tradition demons are accepted with compassion.") I enjoy this so much that if I haven't had occasion to do it for a while, I miss it. Once I do go back to bed I'm able to go back to sleep.

[happysobercrafter]

I am glad you have a technique that helps you!! I persevere and will find one for me too!!

[happysobercrafter]

It seems to be working itself out. I am still going to sleep really late but I am not having to use any sleep aids which I am overjoyed about!

[Medusax]

I had this trouble going through the change...my sleep was a mess. I do tend lately, however, to wake up around 1:30 or 2:00 for no reason. Don't have to pee or anything, just open my eyes and there I am...awake...too early...feeling full of energy....debating on whether I should get up...etc.

[continuosly blue]

Originally Posted by Medusax

I had this trouble going through the change...my sleep was a mess. I do tend lately, however, to wake up around 1:30 or 2:00 for no reason. Don't have to pee or anything, just open my eyes and there I am...awake...too early...feeling full of energy....debating on whether I should get up...etc.

I can’t relate to what you went through during your “change “ lol , but I can relate to your current situation. If I go to sleep too early, let’s say before 10 or 11 , I’m up by 2am. And weirdly enough I mean up ! Like I never went to sleep at all. Then I find it very difficult to get back to sleep. I feel like even if I get 6-8 hours straight, ( which is rare ) , I never really slept at all. The minute I open my eyes the **** machine kicks in full gear. I don’t like taking sleeping pills as then I feel groggy the whole next day ! I feel like some people when they say , “I’ll sleep when I’m dead “ !

[Medusax]

[QUOTE=continuosly blue;6191759]I can’t relate to what you went through during your “change “ lol , but I can relate to your current situation. If I go to sleep too early, let’s say before 10 or 11 , I’m up by 2am. And weirdly enough I mean up ! Like I never went to sleep at all. Then I find it very difficult to get back to sleep. I feel like even if I get 6-8 hours straight, ( which is rare ) , I never really slept at all. The minute I open my eyes the **** machine kicks in full gear. I don’t like taking sleeping pills as then I feel groggy the whole next day ! I feel like some people when they say , “I’ll sleep when I’m dead “ ! :

I go to bed normally around 8:30 or 9 because I have to get up at 4 to care for my pets and stuff before work. If I go to bed any later...I cannot get up easily. (I am not a morning person anyway.) Like I said, it has gotten mush better, but menopause was certifiably NUTS!!!! It would take me half a page to explain how crazy I got. I did not use any meds at all....but it is over now. (yay). My worst problem with waking up like that is that when I finally DO go back to sleep...I am a zombie when the alarm goes off.