oh, I'm tired
That's what my mom says when we ask her how she's doing. "Oh, I'm tired." She's been like that for twenty or thirty years. It seems I'm getting to that point. I've recently been having insomnia again. Sunday night I couldn't get to sleep. Probably got about five hours of sleep. Monday night I actually got what I'd call a full night's sleep, but it wasn't enough to catch up, and Tuesday morning I felt like I got up three hours early. That is, I didn't feel well. Last night it was insomnia again, but not as late.
I used to have to follow most of the sleep hygiene protocol to get the insomnia under control. I still do OK with that, but I'm going to have to be more careful. One thing I've been doing wrong lately is to not get out of bed right away when I realize I'm not falling asleep. I got back up sooner last night, and I ended up getting to sleep sooner, so that was good. I'm getting off screens earlier than I had been, but I'm a little surprised that's not helping more.
The real problem is that the brain gets going as soon as I lie down. I need to figure out how to quiet that.
I used to have to follow most of the sleep hygiene protocol to get the insomnia under control. I still do OK with that, but I'm going to have to be more careful. One thing I've been doing wrong lately is to not get out of bed right away when I realize I'm not falling asleep. I got back up sooner last night, and I ended up getting to sleep sooner, so that was good. I'm getting off screens earlier than I had been, but I'm a little surprised that's not helping more.
The real problem is that the brain gets going as soon as I lie down. I need to figure out how to quiet that.