Insomnia!

[DHR]

I've battled for years with not sleeping well, particularly when I'm anxious, paranoid or stressed about things.

This is my fifth night this week I've gone to bed at 11pm, not felt like I've slept because my brains going crazy and ended up wide awake at 2am. Give up at 230am, go downstairs, make a camomile, drink it and try and reset.

I try to not have any screen time when I'm like this for obvious reasons but I end up trying to distract myself with projects so it does happen.

I'm particularly wound up and down about work situations at the moment and it feels like everything is doomed, it happens to everyone I get it. I just wish I could at least get a decent night's sleep. Nothing worse than already feeling at risk, then going into work the next day not feeling like you can do your best because you're tired.

Sometimes I think 3 hours a night may just be enough for me.

What do you do to cope with situations like this?

 

[DHR]

Ah sorry, feel free to close if need be. It's not a cry for help so no worries!

Knocked off caffeine years ago, worked pretty well and I sleep better in general. I could do with more exercise won't lie, never found anything I'm interested in plus time is generally limited with work too, I've seldom had a lunch break over 15 mins for 2-3 years.

I've sometimes used to time to do mundane stuff, couple of emails, read some docs/articles that don't float my boat just to do something with the time.

Like you say, strategy wise it's just a case of crashing, does mean I end up losing more evenings and weekends to it which is a cycle that'd be good to break.

 

[DHR]

Nice will try the milk one, new one on me

 

[DHR]

Really helpful thanks all, yes I drink but generally only at weekends now and I'm fairness this last two months specifically I think I've only had 4-6 pints of beer, I've seen from my mi band previously how much it screws your body clock up.