I saw a new doctor yesterday and he wants me to try something for a month to get my sleep/wake hours back to normal- My hours are just all over the place
he insists that I set a bedtime and stick with it, even if I'm not tired. He called is "sleep hygiene" and says that if I keep the same bedtime, in about a month I'll be getting up at the same day every day and won't even need an alarm clock (not that I hear an alarm any way LOL)
Ok so last night was Night One. I went to bed at a "reasonable hour" LOL but of course I couldn't sleep.
after tossing and turning for about 3 hrs I fell asleep.
I'd set the alarm to get 8 hrs sleep and actually woke up when it went off,
got up, went to the bathroom, fed the cat, and went to lay down "for a few minutes".....
and woke up 4 hours later!
If I had just stayed up when I got up the first time......... :gaah:
I need to know, what is it that makes people STAY up when the first wake up in the morning, or what is it that makes you want to get out of bed?
I need to find something that will make me want to get up and stay up.
I may be a bit depressed, I'm not sure (and neither was the doctor) but going back to bed and sleeping for 3, 4 or more hours longer is NOT helping, it's only making me more discouraged
so I need some inspiration!
tell me, besides "I have to get up and go to work", what are your reasons for getting up in the morning?
he insists that I set a bedtime and stick with it, even if I'm not tired. He called is "sleep hygiene" and says that if I keep the same bedtime, in about a month I'll be getting up at the same day every day and won't even need an alarm clock (not that I hear an alarm any way LOL)
Ok so last night was Night One. I went to bed at a "reasonable hour" LOL but of course I couldn't sleep.
after tossing and turning for about 3 hrs I fell asleep.
I'd set the alarm to get 8 hrs sleep and actually woke up when it went off,
got up, went to the bathroom, fed the cat, and went to lay down "for a few minutes".....
and woke up 4 hours later!
If I had just stayed up when I got up the first time......... :gaah:
I need to know, what is it that makes people STAY up when the first wake up in the morning, or what is it that makes you want to get out of bed?
I need to find something that will make me want to get up and stay up.
I may be a bit depressed, I'm not sure (and neither was the doctor) but going back to bed and sleeping for 3, 4 or more hours longer is NOT helping, it's only making me more discouraged
so I need some inspiration!
tell me, besides "I have to get up and go to work", what are your reasons for getting up in the morning?