steveT95 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Hi all! Over the past few months my sleep habits have been getting really bad, mainly due to depression. Sometimes I don't go bed until 3am other times it is 2am but always around the early hours of the morning. This hasn't been to bad for me personally because I haven't had any shifts at work for quite awhile and I enjoy the peace and quiet the night brings. I am starting to work on my sleeping pattern by taking sleeping tablets so that I fall to sleep earlier. These don't always work though. Next week I have several shifts at work so will need more sleep than I usually get. Today, another problem arose. I wasn't invited to stay the night at a friends but turned it down because I was worried about not sleeping until the early hours of the morning. Normally I watch tv or read to distract me from any bad thoughts but I wouldn't be able to do that there. Any thoughts? Link to post Share on other sites
MrCastle Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I go to sleep around 7am and get up at 1pm. You're supposed to get 8 hours, but I just can't manage to do it. My mind is always racing. Even if I tried to go to sleep earlier, I'd just end up laying there thinking of stuff. I catch some naps when I can, but other than that, my sleep pattern is messed up, but it has not affected my health. At least mentally, that I know of. Sometimes I'm sleepy, but it's all good . Link to post Share on other sites
Eternal Sunshine Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 My sleep habits are terrible. Last night I went to bed at 6am because I was watching the whole season of some show often it's 2-3am on a work day. I do have to take a 2 hour nap after work. I always sleep in installments. Sometimes I would fall asleep at 8pm, wake up at 1am and stay up until about 5am - then fall asleep for 2 more hours before work. I can't calm my mind enough for prolonged rest. Link to post Share on other sites
czen Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Hmm, I'm not sure if this will help for you, but this is what I do: I just stay up till I'm really tired. Then I wake up at 9 AM, no matter how tired I am. After a while my body will get used to it and I will fall asleep at an appropriate time. Just try to do something relaxing before you go to bed anyway. So no stuff that requires heavy thinking and pondering. And if you start to think too much, just try to focus on something else, I always envisionage a park with heavy rain, that always puts me at ease. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Author steveT95 Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 Thanks guys. My sleep habits have gotten much better these past few days and I have started going to bed at about 1:30 am which is a big improvement for me. I am little less stressed out now and can concentrate on a good book which I find helps a lot. Link to post Share on other sites
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