NIGHT OWLS: how do you get to sleep?

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ThinUpGirl
ThinUpGirl Posts: 397
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After being out of school for a couple months, I have gotten back into a bad bed time routine since I don't have any early morning commitments. I was on a great schedule during the school year of going to bed at 10 and waking up at 6.

For the past 3-4 weeks I have been staying up late because I can't fall asleep. Some nights I'm up til 4 am and I wake up between 11 - 12. I really don't like the schedule I am in, but regardless of what time I lay down I just can't fall asleep.

My son will be done school at the end of June and I will have to be getting up with him in the mornings. I want to break this bad habit since I will no longer have the option of sleeping in and lack of sleep makes me extremely irritable.

Any suggestions for how I can get to sleep at a reasonable hour and break this bad habit?

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  • yuliyax
    yuliyax Posts: 288
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    I take Valerian tablets when my body clock is out of balance, usually on Sunday since I wake up late on weekends. I also visit calm.com to help me relax before bed.
  • xvxCelticWandererxvx
    xvxCelticWandererxvx Posts: 2,890 Member
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    Get yourself in some kind of nightly routine. Go for calm and quiet for awhile before you head to bed. Limit caffeine if you have it and it affects you.
  • berriboobear
    berriboobear Posts: 524 Member
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    Oh boy, my schedule was definitely messed up after Uni! Being a night owl plus the extended hours required in school, I was hardly getting sleep at all.

    I still have to get up early now for work, but I try to get to bed by 12 or 1. I think if you set a routine and stick to it, you'll slowly start to adjust and change your body's "clock".

    I actually work out in the evening, so that kind of set a precedent for my nightly routine, as well as making sure that after showering and calming down, I don't do or watch anything that will get me wired.

    Don't try to change everything at once, little things at a time. Good luck! :)

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