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Do you wake up in the middle of the night because
you can no longer sleep. I am in the bed, but mentally awake
and it is now 4:11 am. I am checking my emails and updating my
calender, etc. I hope to fall back to sleep soon.
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I do that sometimes. I wake up in the middle of the night checking emails, browsing the net and then go back to bed.
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yup! Happens to me - not sure why
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Yes I do wake up early then I start working on the computer.
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Yes, I also get up in the night. It's not because I'm not sleepy anymore. It's because I can't breathe through my nose anymore. So I have to sit up for a couple of hours until I'm not so congested and can lay back down again. It's a bummer! :sad1:
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When I was young I could sleep until noon. The older I get the earlier I wake up. Also waking up several times a night to use the bathroom. Oh the pleasures of getting older. :) If I want to get back to sleep I usually turn on the tv to some mindless show. If I go online it just gets me really wide awake.
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there is a breathing exercise that works!
I was skeptical until I tried it.
first: breathe in counting to 4.
exhale
next: hold your breath for a count of 7
exhale
do this two more times.
you will fall asleep.
falling asleep takes a little time, as usual.
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I usually get up pretty early for work and I find on weekends I still get up early as if I was going to work.
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I rarely wake up in the middle of the night / early morning. Once in a long while, I do get out of bed to use the bathroom because I drank a lot of water. Even as I am getting much older, I still sleep like a baby. I don’t have trouble falling back to sleep. I rarely suffer from insomnia. I have always slept through the night until morning. I don’t know if it’ll still be the same by the time I become a senior citizen.
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I am an early but very often am awake in the middle of the night.
I will either watch tv or play games on my ipad. I try not to get out of bed because I will often will fall back to sleep for a little while.if I get up I won't go back to bed. I ususally average about4-5 hours a night. :rainbow: :peace: :wave:
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always wake up early and can never go back to sleep
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I usually got to bed at eleven in the evening and wake up between three forty five and four in the morning with non sleeping hours spent working so I rarely wake up before my alarm clock goes off. The five hours of sleep are treasured. I allow myself the luxury of sleeping in twice per month and do not wake up early on those days. I think that looking at e-mails/doing stuff on one's phone should be done after the conscious decision to stay awake has been made. Engaging the mind undoubtedly leads to a more difficult time in trying to get back to sleep. I let my mind relax by focusing on tranquil scenes like floating down a river in Jamaica or a coasting in a sailboat through the waters of the Virgin Islands. Sometimes I recount the paths taken in long mountain runs.
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I do wake up early than say were is my nap. Last night not once slept all through.
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My trouble as I age is having to go to the bathroom a couple of times during the night, But I can get back to sleep . My trouble is hubby, he gets up and turns the light on in the living room and the TV (on low). But it is the lights. they will wake me up and keep me a wake unless I shut the door tight. He has always been one to get up and read, eat, watch TV. And unless I get cramps in my legs I want to sleep. I am an early riser and always have been so I need those 5-6 hours.
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I have periods where I wake up during the night for weeks at a time and then stretches where I manage to sleep perfectly fine.
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My sleep patterns are never the same day by day
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Sorry, that's no fun. Not usually a problem I have - mine is taking hours to fall asleep in the first place. There's no time I'm sleepier than early morning!
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Yes I be like that sometimes, I wake up in the middle of the night and cant fall back to sleep.
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That happens to me a lot . I try to be good and go to bed early but i just end up waking in the middle of the night and cant go back to sleep.
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every day is the same, as long as you have debt, you will wake up early daily...
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My daughter gets me up most nights.
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Looking at emails and texts makes it harder to get back into a restful sleep. If i wake up and stay awake for a half hour or more, I get up and eat a little snack, such as cheese and crackers. The combination of a little protein and carbs helps the body relax and fall back asleep.
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I wake up in intervals of 2-4 hours. Later, I realized it was according to my cats' feeding schedule! Who's running this house,....?
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I wake up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. I usually don't have any issue going back to sleep though.
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In terms of sleep-related problems, I am more sleep-deprived than anything. I would get up at 2:00 AM and go to bed around 11:00 PM.
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I normally have to wake up at 5:30am for work. On days off, I like to "sleep in" but find I wake up around the same time even without the alarm.
If I look at my phone, that is it.....I get started with emails or Facebook or even games and then my sleeping in dream is all over!
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Since having a significant period in my life in which I was only averaging 3-4 hours per night due to stress, I still have some problem either going to sleep initially or staying asleep. I now frequently take either a prescription sleeping pill or an OTC one. My sleep is extremely important to me as I am one of those people who do not function well in any way if I don't have at least 5-6 hours of sleep regularly. Being awake at any time where you know much of the rest of the country is sleeping is somewhat lonely and depressing for me when it goes on night after night!
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i go to bed so tired but lay there for hours before falling asleep...maybe sleep 3-4 hours a night...so tired during the day but dont take any naps for fear that i wont sleep at night
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Yeah, but that's because of stress. :(
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Yes. The same thing happens to me. It is most annoying. Thankfully, I am able to go back to sleep.
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once i go to sleep im ouy for the night,,,, :moon:
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I sometimes do, but not all the time. I do get up every morning at 6am to get ready for work.
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Can't say I do. I usually go to bed around 2 or 3 AM in the morning.
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This happens once in while to me but been noticing it more often when I drink coffee after dinner. Never bother me in the past. Guess I need to try decaffeinated coffee.
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No,i don't wake up in the middle of the night,but i don't sleep enough.
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I am the same way! I wake up between 1 and 3 every night.
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Part of the problem is I go to bed too early but I do that so I don't over eat- I know that sounds strange.
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My problem is I don't start my work shift until noon, but I'm always awake before 6am. I can't help it -- I need to be in bed by 930/10 or I'll collapse. I wish I could train my body to stay up later and sleep in to around 10am during the week. That would be ideal for me, even though I'm well aware sleeping late is a sign of depression, but if you're also staying up late, doesn't it balance out? I dunno. I keep busy in the mornings taking care of the animals, cleaning the house, and shopping for lunch/dinner ingredients for the day.
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there is a breathing exercise that works!
I was skeptical until I tried it.
first: breathe in counting to 4.
exhale
next: hold your breath for a count of 7
exhale
do this two more times.
you will fall asleep.
falling asleep takes a little time, as usual.
I'm not sure where I originally discovered this exercise, but have been using it for many months, and most of the time it works for me. Sometimes I have to repeat it a couple of times, but it's made me a believer. If I need additional help, I put a couple of drops of lavendar essential oil on the bottoms of my feet, and that works, I'd say, 95% of the time.
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I have a terrible time with sleep too. I only get about 5 hours sleep but need at least 8 and walk around like a zombie in the daytime because of it. I finally got so frustrated about it, I spoke to my doctor and she is sending me to have a sleep study done so she can offer specific advice about how to correct the problem.
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I rarely wake up in the night, except when mother nature calls and then I can usually go back to sleep.