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Sleepless

Sleepless

A forum for the sleepless, insomniacs, and night owls. We don't count sheep here.

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Posted bymisbegottenin/sleepless-Oct 25, 2016 at 4:17 PM

TV Doctor Michael Mosley reveals how he defeated his sleeping problem

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TV Doctor Michael Mosley reveals how he defeated his sleeping problem

Do you ever fall asleep at 11pm, then find yourself awake a few hours later? Dr Michael Mosley was convinced that sleep disruption would rot his brain However, he recently discovered a way of banishing his problems for good Does this sound familiar? You go to bed at 11pm and fall asleep.

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  • misbegottenOct 25, 2016 at 4:17 PM

    Since finding out about biphasic sleeping six months ago, my solution to my 'chronic insomnia' — or rather, my old-fashioned sleeping patterns — has been to accept that my body wants to sleep that way.

    Rather than fight it, I go with the flow. I accept that I will probably wake up at 3am and plan accordingly.

    If I know I am going to get up at 7am, I make sure I'm in bed by 10.30pm, which allows me a block of four hours for my 'first' sleep, followed by about an hour of wakefulness and then a further three or so hours of 'second' sleep.

    When I wake naturally at 3am, rather than lie there fretting, I get up quietly (my wife sleeps soundly so I don't disturb her).

    I go downstairs, have a glass of milk (which contains tryptophan, a sleep-inducing amino acid), listen to music, meditate or read a book.

    When I start feeling sleepy — normally within an hour — I go back to bed and soon fall asleep.

    A word of warning, though. Don't be tempted to use this time in the middle of the night to watch TV or check your emails because the blue light that screens typically emit will almost certainly interfere with your body's production of melatonin, making you feel more awake.

    • SleepymachineOct 25, 2016 at 4:23 PM

      because the blue light that screens typically emit will almost certainly interfere with your body's production of melatonin, making you feel more awake.

      Wonder if those programs like f.lux (which I use) really fix this...

      • misbegottenOct 25, 2016 at 4:34 PM

        I'm (quite obviously) addicted to checking email etc when I can't sleep. And quite obviously, it doesn't make things better. I'm definitely going to check out f.lux!

      • misbegottenOct 25, 2016 at 4:38 PM

        Ooh, I like f.lux already. Easier on the eyes.

      • SleepymachineOct 25, 2016 at 11:40 PM

        Good to hear! Yeah, a common refrain is "How could I ever go back to not using f.lux?"

    • MrPicardOct 25, 2016 at 6:26 PM

      I need to check my Sir Patrick news sources at night (am doing so right now haha) so I have to go with the flow AND do the evil screen thing. I've also decided to just go with the fact that I almost never get more than 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep, I can understand the approach. No need to agonize over it - make the most of it, somehow.

      • misbegottenOct 25, 2016 at 6:32 PM

        make the most of it, somehow.

        Yup. Yuppers! :D

Sleepless

Sleepless

A forum for the sleepless, insomniacs, and night owls. We don't count sheep here.

1770 members
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