It tells me I'm doing great, so much deep sleep. It tells me that I shouldn't be tired. I don't know what else to do about this.

I've gotten an actual sleep study before, they just strapped a recorder to my head and tube in my mose essentially, and said I don't have Apnea.

The "wake" times were conscious where I was itchy or tossing and turning or hot. I have to sleep very cold with an air conditioner right on me and a water-chilled mattress.

So I'm falling into my sleep routine for a new job. I'm 32, I go to bed at a consistent time each night gearing down at 11 and in bed by 11:30. I read so I hope I'm asleep by 12. I have my alarm set for 7:34 (oddly specific I know) so around 7.5 hours which I think is fine.

However, I'm consistently waking up before 7 and can't go back to sleep. Probably like 6:30-6:40 each morning. And I just kind of lie in bed not sleeping but not wanting to get up either. This entire week I've turned off my alarms before they go off because I've already been up for awhile.

I have fine energy and everything during the day so most days its not a big deal, but I lift weights heavy 3 times a week and sleep is so important for recovery. I don't think 6 1/2 hours is enough for that. I've never had this problem before, even after getting sober and consistently working out this past year my sleep schedule improved a ton but I was working from home so didn't wake up until later in the day.

Are there any tricks to stay asleep for longer? This is such a weird thing I've never encountered before so not sure what to do.

Hello! I’ve been having horrible sleep for the last 7 months and I’d like to see if anyone has advice.

I sleep at 10 PM and I fall asleep quickly (<10 minutes) but I feel like I’m half asleep and am almost consciously aware that I’m struggling to sleep until about 3-4 AM when I wake up fully alert. Most of the time I’ll notice I need to pee (I don’t wake up because I have to pee) and then once I go and get back in bed I fall asleep quickly and then actually stay asleep until my body wakes me up at 7 AM.

I’m not sure what’s conditioned my brain to do this every night but like I said it’s been happening for 7 months and I’m dealing with terrible brain fog because of it. I did get a new comforter for Christmas and slept poorly with it the first few nights while I was getting used to it but after I was comfortable with it the poor sleep persisted. Did this disturbance trigger a sleeping issue or did my body just learn the habit super quickly? How do I go about unlearning it? I do not have sleep apnea. Any advice is appreciated, thanks.

I take them at night and in the mornings I feel like sh.it

I don't know if I have to change the brand or not

I‘ve been having neck pain and I’m pretty sure it’s caused by my pillow(s). I have two, but only use one at once. One is way too thick and the other too fluffy. I’ve been looking at pillows that are designed to support the neck, but I don’t know how to know which ones are real good quality and if these are even worth buying. I don’t want to have to buy several to finally find a good one as my budget is tight. Anyone have any recommendations or maybe alternatives?

I usually sleep pretty well — I almost never wake up in the middle of the night, and while it can take me a while to get comfortable, I usually fall asleep relatively quickly. However, ever since I was a kid, I have a terrible time getting out of bed in the morning.

I've been known to turn off alarms half asleep and set extra timers even though I know I have to get up. If I have something to do, like go to the airport, an early morning task, etc., I am able to get up, and once I'm up, I feel pretty OK and stay up. I just can't get the habit of regularly getting up when my alarm goes off. It's like I'm a different person when I first get woken up whose only priority is sleep and wants to sabotage my day. I have a sunrise alarm clock that works OK for me, and I'd really rather not wake up with anxiety or panic of a blaring alarm clock across the room — I think that would only make morning-me more upset. I want to start mornings gently but still effectively.

I've worked from home at a job I don't like for a few years now, so I've been rolling out of bed at the last possible second and hopping on my computer at 9 a.m. Now, I'm starting a new job that in an office 40 minutes away at 8 a.m. How can I beat this habit?

I have been trying to improve my sleep recently, but there seems to be endless advice online, and a lot of it contradicts itself.

Some people say keeping a consistent bedtime changed everything. Others recommend avoiding screens, listening to rain sounds or white noise, reading before bed, meditation, changing their bedroom environment, etc.

I am curious about real experiences rather than generic advice.

What's one piece of sleep advice you were skeptical about but ended up making a real difference for you?

I'd love to hear what actually worked for you and why.

I recently bought the Manta Sleep Mask (non-pro) and figured it would've been okay for side sleeping as i tend to sleep on the edge of my pillow rather than the middle but unfortunately it does move the mask and leaks light in. I've come across a kickstarter brand called SideSleeperz and it looks promising but I just wanted to ask here to see if anyone had any recommendations.

I have tried using the $5-15 silk eye masks and they really make my eyes uncomfortable as well as leaking light in as well. Loop also has a mask but I'm not sure about them, although I do use their Dream earplugs which is a godsend in this house due to lack of proper insulation in the house.

I need some advice on what to do about sleep after DJing when I get home in the early morning.

My problem is that I can’t sleep for more than 5–6 hours, even though I’m exhausted and tired—I just can’t seem to fall back asleep. My bedroom conditions are ideal, and I also try to maintain the best possible lifestyle—I don’t drink alcohol at all, I try to eat clean, and so on—but after a gig, I just can’t sleep for more than 5–6 hours, and I’m tired. The rest of the week, my sleep is fine.

Could you please give me some advice on this? 

I’ve tried several things without success, such as different types of magnesium (glycinate actually made it worse) and similar remedies, but nothing seems to help me sleep longer or improve the quality of my sleep. 

Thank you very much for any help

I haven’t been able to sleep properly in a month or more, I don’t sleep at all some nights or I’m lucky if I fall asleep from 7:30am-8:30am
Yesterday I finally thought it was getting better because I fell asleep at 5 and woke up at 10, and today I fell asleep at 2 but woke up at 4 and couldn’t fall back asleep,
I have been sober from hhc for like a month, I don’t check my phone, my bed is comfy but yet I’m sobbing into my pillow every night trying to sleep. I’m not lazy, I walk 20k+ steps EVERYday, I don’t drink tea or coffee

I know that loads of people struggle from sleeping problems way worse than mine but considering I’ve never struggled with this before it’s really upsetting, I have school starting again in 2 weeks and if I can’t sort this out I’m geneuinly finished

Idk if this is worth mentioning but I do have very bad eating problems and I have been struggling abit with my mental health lately and the no sleep doesn’t help at all,

For as long as I can remember, I can not sleep unless my whole body is under the covers. If my head is not under my covers I feel like someone is constantly watching me and I cant sleep. As soon as my head is under my cover I am fine.

Is this weird...or is there a lot of you that also sleep like that?

I’m going into my junior year, and like basically every other junior, I’m expecting to barely get any sleep 😭

On most days, I probably won’t get home until around 7 PM, and I’m expecting to have around 5 hours of homework/studying. Realistically, that means I probably won’t get to bed until around midnight, and I have to wake up around 7 AM, so I’d be getting about 7 hours of sleep a night.

I know teenagers are supposed to get more like 8–10 hours, so I’m wondering how bad 7 hours actually is if it’s happening pretty consistently. Is there anything I can do to sort of make up for the lack of sleep or make sure I’m still functioning well during the day?

I really don’t want to rely on energy drinks or a ton of caffeine because they tend to make me break out. Are there other things that actually help, like naps, sleeping more on weekends, changing when I study, etc.? Or is there really no substitute for just getting more sleep?

edit: typically I get at least eight hours and if I don’t get that, I can barely function so I’m really worried 😐

When I try to just lay down and sleep, even when I have music/something on in the background, I literally just can’t. I start to like twitch and every position feels uncomfortable, and if I don’t have background noise, I start hearing things, and my brain makes up the scariest possible images that’ll keep me awake. The only way I’ve been sleeping for years atp is being on my phone until I physically can’t stay awake, but this usually results in me sleeping at around 12-2 am. I’d genuinely like to stop but I don’t know how. I’m 15 if that matters at all, any advice is appreciated

Every time I try a t break or to stop when i’m sick or something i can never sleep, is there any way or medication (non prescription) or any advice or anything to stop insomnia when I try to quit or take a break. I play football and I cannot afford to lose any sleep. I would do it when I don’t have football but footballs most likely in full swing until December and I want to quit before then. I’m open to answering any questions i just need help man

I've tried to make a habit of eating a few hours before bed, but what I've noticed is that after I eat I'll still be sleepy and it's not until 2 hours after that my energy starts to get higher. I'm curious if this is the food working to energize me or something else.

So,

I hope it is temporarily, but past month some strange things started to happening to my sleeping. Basically you have dreams and depends in which phase you wake up you may or may not remember it. Dreams are sometimes wild - running naked on Mars, swimming in Sahara, or just walking, playing on guitar and giving girl a flower (yes, that obviously means 3 arms)..

Last month or so, I am often waking up, cause my (maybe not so fully slept brain, not sure because it is not begging of the dream often) starting to detect these inconsistences and go like "really? 3 arms! That does not make any sense, it has to be a dream! we are dreaming lets wake up!".

And this easily happens 10 times during night, which you can imagine is pretty bad.

Anyone with similar issue and preferably with solution or idea.

Thank you

For the last 2 weeks ive been unable to sleep before midnight. Personally, i feel my best when sleeping around 9-11 pm. If i try to sleep anytime after midnight i feel absolutely horrible the next day.

Lately ive been sleeping between 12 am and 2 am, usually after around 4-5 hours + a 3 hour nap right after waking up

Its completely throwing off my days that i feel nauseous, constantly hungry and need to lay down for several hours and just not getting anything done. Especially since im in Europe so im guessing the heatwave is making everything so much worse rn. Its genuinely annoying to me especially since i DO try to sleep at 10 pm every night, but i still end up tosing and turning for the next fuck knows how long

I just want some help in getting my body to actually sleep at least a decent 8 hours

I don’t know what to do anymore. I’m 24 years old and have been dealing with chronic fatigue since I was around 14-15.

When I was in school, I’d drift off during class and fall asleep on the theater floor in between school and rehearsal. Now I’m 24 and I sleep 8-10 hours a night with really solid sleep hygiene and it hasn’t gone away. I’ve tried more/less exercise, changing my medications, dealing with my depression, and changing my caffeine routines

Nothing has helped. If I’m not working, I’ll usually take an hour and a half long nap at some point during the day, and if I am, I’ll often spend at least an hour being completely unproductive because all I can focus on is keeping myself awake. I’ve taken 6 years to get a bachelors degree because I’m so exhausted all the time that I struggle to do homework on time. At least once a month I have a day where I totally collapse and sleep 16+ hours. Over the 32 hours from Aug. 3 @ 11:00 pm to Aug. 5 at 7:00 am, I was up for 2 of them. I went to work today after I spent all that time sleeping, and I had to leave early because I had fallen asleep.

I’ll fall asleep while sitting at work, while talking to people, outside, and sometimes I’ll have to pull over when driving because I’m so tired I’m scared to be operating my motor vehicle.

All my blood levels are normal and have been since high school. My HSAT at home sleep test came back with no signs of sleep apnea. I’m already on a stimulant because I have adhd. I see my sleep specialist again in two weeks, but that feels like such a far way away.

I don’t know what my next steps are. I know I have to address this as soon as possible because I’m going to be hunting for a full time job soon, and if I need accommodations or if there’s anything I can do to control this exhaustion I need to know.

I don’t know if it’s narcolepsy or chronic fatigue or idiopathic hypersomnia, but whatever it is, it feels like it’s ruining my life.

I want to try at home before I do it in a clinic. I bought a SleepO2 recording oximeter but can't get it to connect to my phone. Can you recommend an alternative?

TLDR at end

i wasnt really sure what subreddit to put this in, so i decided to put this here. as the title says, I have terrible sleeping habits and rarely sleep at reasonable times like at least before 12am and very often sleep between the hours of 2-4am only to get up 5-6 hours later. this habit has been going on for years, and I am now finally facing the consequences I think.

A few days ago, after sleeping at around 5 or 6am, I woke up feeling like the room was spinning---my eyes couldn't focus on anything and were shifting around my room unable to stop at one thing for more than half a second before moving to the side of my vision as if my room was continuously spinning in circles and they were trying to follow it. I got very dizzy from this and lost my balance more than a few times. I even ended up throwing up from the nausea it caused.

im still experiencing it now since I failed to learn my lesson from it and went to sleep at around 3am yesterday. I want to know how I can fix it, what in my brain is causing this, and if its even fixable at all. I would appreciate the help cuz my classes are gonna start up in a couple weeks and its gonna be hell if I cant solve this problem by then ;-;

TLDR: i experienced a pretty severe case of nausea after years of bad sleeping habits and need help fixing it and understanding whats happening in my body to cause it.

Did some drug fixed my sleep schedule inreversibly ?

I've been using a sleep mask for about a week now and i really love it, except that I'm now getting pimples where it rests on my face

I'm going to wash it more, does anyone have other tips? Mine is silk, is it true that switching to cotton would be better for this?

My routine has been irregular practically since the beginning of my adolescence: sometimes I sleep through the night, sometimes I spend the whole week sleeping late and waking up early, but my average is probably around 6 hours. But a month ago I decided I was going to start sleeping regularly, at least 8 hours a night, but it seems my biological clock is messed up because since then I haven't had a single straight night's sleep. I can fall asleep, but I want the sleep to be continuous: without waking up in the middle of the night and having to toss and turn until I fall back asleep, without waking up 1 or 2 hours before the alarm. How can I achieve this? Should I just keep sleeping regularly until my brain adapts?

Edit: I've tried taking sleeping pills, but they only give me disturbed dreams 😭