It's sciencealert. They have no idea what they did last week let alone what "humans" did a long time ago.
Sleep Question
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It's sciencealert. They have no idea what they did last week let alone what "humans" did a long time ago.
I'm a "asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow type of guy". Some of Colorado's finest an our or two before bed to wind down and I'm out until someone shakes me awake in the morning. Always been a super deep sleeper and an incredibly vivid dreamer.
EDIT: I should also add that my therapist suggested getting evaluated for ADHD if it's affecting my work or personal life...it hasn't to this point. My brain is CONSTANTLY active and it feels like I'm often thinking about 5 things at once. So there's a real chance that once my head hits the pillow, my brain is exhausted.
EDIT: I should also add that my therapist suggested getting evaluated for ADHD if it's affecting my work or personal life...it hasn't to this point. My brain is CONSTANTLY active and it feels like I'm often thinking about 5 things at once. So there's a real chance that once my head hits the pillow, my brain is exhausted.
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Read once that the liver is responsible for waking us up...sends out a hormone alert when it's done detoxifying the blood.
Since then, I have noted a clear correlation between alcohol consumption in the evening (even just a class of cab' with dinner) and wakefulness when the liver says, "Hey! You! Alkie! Yer killin' me, so boing!" (yeah, livers can be so judgy)
Also makes sense since my mom used to take a lot of steroids (ie prednisone) for her asthma, and she said she often slept only every other night.
You might try an evening or two sans chemicals if you are a consumer, and see if it helps.
Since then, I have noted a clear correlation between alcohol consumption in the evening (even just a class of cab' with dinner) and wakefulness when the liver says, "Hey! You! Alkie! Yer killin' me, so boing!" (yeah, livers can be so judgy)
Also makes sense since my mom used to take a lot of steroids (ie prednisone) for her asthma, and she said she often slept only every other night.
You might try an evening or two sans chemicals if you are a consumer, and see if it helps.
It's probably because you're worried that you forgot to pick up your kids
I can't remember the last time I slept through the night. I don't stay awake for long though when I do wake up.
Totally hit and miss. Since I retired I don't have any problem getting to sleep (no work stress now) but after that it can be all over the place. Some nights I sleep straight through. Other nights, like last night, I wake up in the middle of the night and have some trouble getting back to sleep. Seems no rhyme or reason or any pattern to it.
Usually only a problem if I fall asleep on the couch with the TV on, then get woken up around 2-3 am.
Once I get into bed, it's lights out until morning.
Once I get into bed, it's lights out until morning.
Actually, I read about that topic years ago. Pretty sure it wasn't in sciencealert.
Not without melatonin or ZzQuil. I’ll get 3-4 hours then wake up and never get back to sleep if I don’t take something. I get tired, I just never flip the switch to fall back asleep.
I'm similar though I don't always get to fall back to sleep. Usually if I wake up completely, like this morning when my dog needed outside at 1:50, I laid down and tossed and turned to around 3 or 4, then gave up.
I got around 4 hours regularly, 5 hours often, 6 hours a decent amount, but after that, not so much
My dreams often incorporate my need to urinate. I'm dreaming I'm at a familiar place, such as where I used to work. Then I'm looking for a rest room and they're either not where the were before, or there are none on that particular floor, or they are all out of order or all ocupado.
I eventually wake up and off to the toidee.
We're all jealous. Haha.
To answer the OP, I don't sleep through the night. I find I can only sleep about the first 4 to 4.5, maybe 5 if I'm lucky, hours, and then I wake up with stomach pains. It's unusual for me to fall back to sleep, but I try some nights. It's been like this for years now. Before that I could sleep like a baby in my 20s and early 30s (like Voice of Reason here), but that was before children, ever-increasing stress and demands of job / responsibility and the weight of my work, etc. bared down on me. I've sought medical and other assistance, and can't seem to get out of it, but I'll keep trying
Seriously though, good for you, VOR. That's awesome and keep doing what you can to keep that good routine!
I usually fall asleep quickly and sleep through the night if we're not woken up by a kid.
One thing I'd recommend trying is a white noise machine (nature sounds, rain, waves, etc). We started using one when we had a newborn sleeping in our room, then got one for ourselves when she moved into her own bedroom. I find that it allows me to fall asleep faster and makes me less likely to wake up to sudden noises during the night. Without it, my mind races off to work and a million other directions and I lay awake for hours.
One thing I'd recommend trying is a white noise machine (nature sounds, rain, waves, etc). We started using one when we had a newborn sleeping in our room, then got one for ourselves when she moved into her own bedroom. I find that it allows me to fall asleep faster and makes me less likely to wake up to sudden noises during the night. Without it, my mind races off to work and a million other directions and I lay awake for hours.
I had been doing this for awhile, and was CONSTATNLY tired during the day. Went and did a sleep study, had SEVERE sleep apnea. Got a CPAP yesterday, and last night was the best sleep I've had in probably 2 years.
