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Frequent awakenings, no restful sleep. Need guidance

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@projfan

There is a CBTi approach that you might want to consider if you haven't tried it, called sleep compression. This is a good description: https://www.med.upenn.edu/cbti/assets/user-content/documents/btsd--sleepcompression-bsmtxprotocols.pdf. It's supposed to be done while working with a therapist, but it's easy enough to try on your own.

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chopperdave | @chopperdave | Dec 29, 2024

I've done that (I call is sleep restriction in my OP). Tried it several times under the guidance of a psychologist. It kind of works as long as my time in bed (TIB) is kept short (5-5.5 hours), expanding by 15 minutes every two weeks. As soon as I get to about 6 hours TIB all of the interruptions come back. Seems like a breaking point for some reason.

And even though I had fewer awakenings at 5.5 hours TIB the sleep wasn't quality so I was even more tired than usual when I woke up

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