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Sleep Restriction

marcodiversi
marcodiversi Posts: 1 Member
in Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
Hello,

I'm currently exploring the "sleep restriction" technique.

- Has anyone here tried it?

I'm interested in adopting this approach for a few months, but I have concerns about potential risks and difficulties in implementing it correctly also I cannot figure it out correctly.

Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
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  • tomcustombuilder
    tomcustombuilder Posts: 2,350 Member
    Sounds like a terrible idea. Doubtful there is any benefit and a whole bunch of reasons not to do it.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,698 Member
    tomcustombuilder wrote: »
    Sounds like a terrible idea. Doubtful there is any benefit and a whole bunch of reasons not to do it.

    Huh? It's just a variation on a normal, mainstream sleep hygiene technique, but with a scary name.
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 4,400 Member
    I'd never heard of it, so I looked it up. I've done similar, and it helped me. But I've never worked that hard or been that strict.
  • MaryLynnHawk
    MaryLynnHawk Posts: 10 Member
    I have done something similar to flip schedules for shift work and it worked out well. The part that helped me more than anything was sticking to the wakeup time no matter what.

    That being said, I have RLS, not insomnia, so I may be comparing apples to oranges.

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