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MaySunflowers · 08-22-2017, 01:05 PM

That sounds like agony! Stress is the number one cause for me, second being hormones during my cycle. I neeeeeed sleep routine or else it takes time to recover.

Recently I have found a sleep mask to have more benefits than I thought it could for me. A sleep cycle for me lasts about 1 1/2 - 2 hours, when I roll over my eyes open and I am fully awake before going to sleep. I have found using the sleep mask even in the dark has greatly reduced my waking and speeded up my falling back to sleep by not allowing me any visual stimulus.

I tend to put it on during my first waking... but I have found on days I have insomnia from the get go (normally I may lay awake until 1am), putting the sleep mask on has me asleep in an hour or less, once I think to put it on, which shaves about 1 1/2 hours off my awake time. I have built up to this though over a few months with my sleep mask.

I also use white noise, the fan, I like the sound and I find air on my face soothing.

Do you have the option to sleep alone in a room?

Do you use cal/mag? Doesn't help me but helps some people.

Right now, because you are desperate, can you make arrangements to nap or sleep at whatever time you feel the greatest need rather than waiting on bedtime? Being so tired sleep is better then sleep at the right time only.

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08-22-2017, 01:05 PM	#2
MaySunflowers Deactivated Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: UK Posts: 7,781	Re: Sudden insomnia... 12 hours of sleep in 5 days [emoji30] That sounds like agony! Stress is the number one cause for me, second being hormones during my cycle. I neeeeeed sleep routine or else it takes time to recover. Recently I have found a sleep mask to have more benefits than I thought it could for me. A sleep cycle for me lasts about 1 1/2 - 2 hours, when I roll over my eyes open and I am fully awake before going to sleep. I have found using the sleep mask even in the dark has greatly reduced my waking and speeded up my falling back to sleep by not allowing me any visual stimulus. I tend to put it on during my first waking... but I have found on days I have insomnia from the get go (normally I may lay awake until 1am), putting the sleep mask on has me asleep in an hour or less, once I think to put it on, which shaves about 1 1/2 hours off my awake time. I have built up to this though over a few months with my sleep mask. I also use white noise, the fan, I like the sound and I find air on my face soothing. Do you have the option to sleep alone in a room? Do you use cal/mag? Doesn't help me but helps some people. Right now, because you are desperate, can you make arrangements to nap or sleep at whatever time you feel the greatest need rather than waiting on bedtime? Being so tired sleep is better then sleep at the right time only. Sent from my EVA-L09 using Tapatalk

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