1. < Sleep Health
Profile picture for judybradford

Nodding off on the couch, but then can't sleep in bed

Posted by judybradford @judybradford, Mar 30 5:48am

Lately, I have been making sure that I am really sleepy in the evening before going to bed. So, I read a book starting around 8:30 or 9:00 pm, and find myself drifting asleep while reading. So, I know I am tired. But I wait until 10:30 pm to go to sleep (my sleep time assigned by an online CBT-I program). But when I go to bed, I cannot fall asleep for the life of me. The past three nights, I have had to take a sleep aid around midnight or 1 am to finally fall asleep. Anyone else have this problem, and what are you doing about it?

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Sleep Health Support Group.

Profile picture for judybradford
judybradford | @judybradford | 1 day ago

I haven't had eight hours of sleep in years, except maybe when I was sick with a bad cold, or flu, and even then not continuous, unbroken sleep. I am happy if I get five hours of unbroken sleep now.

REPLY
1 reply
Profile picture for celia16
celia16 | @celia16 | 1 day ago
In reply to @judybradford "I haven't had eight hours of sleep in years, except maybe when I was sick with..." + (show)
Profile picture for judybradford @judybradford

I haven't had eight hours of sleep in years, except maybe when I was sick with a bad cold, or flu, and even then not continuous, unbroken sleep. I am happy if I get five hours of unbroken sleep now.

Jump to this post

@judybradford , I’ve been struggling too for a couple of years. Last night I got 9.5 hours with only 1 interruption that lasted about 5 minutes! I feel great! Now, to duplicate it.

REPLY
View MoreView Less
Please sign in or register to post a reply.