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Sep 2020
11:58am, 8 Sep 2020
10,166 posts
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lammo
I see there have been a few comments around about people not sleeping very well at the moment, so thought we should have a place to discuss.
I used to sleep like a log, then I had kids and am now quite a light sleeper, but recently I've been waking up after 3-4 hours of sleep, and really struggling to go back to sleep and i'm not quite sure why, any suggestions?
As an aside if I have an afternoon snooze on the sofa (sadly haven't managed this for a long time) for a couple of hours that seems to regenerate me like about 8 hours sleep at night, lovely.
How's your sleep at the moment?
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Sep 2020
12:35pm, 8 Sep 2020
12,180 posts
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SarahWoo
I tend to have a few nights of very restless, light sleep, followed by one really good one. This is a new sleep routine for me and when I think about it, its timing ties in with the start of lockdown.
Sometimes the restlessness leads to me getting up for a drink or reading for an hour or so.
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Sep 2020
12:45pm, 8 Sep 2020
1,486 posts
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Salty Dog
When I was young I remember 'all-nighter' meant being out all night partying, now an 'all-nighter' is the extremely rare occasion that I sleep through the night and is far more satisfying and celebrates than any of the old all-nighters were.
Our neighbourhood all have the same alarm clock. Unfortunately it's stuck on 5.30am and you can't change the alarm sound off of "Extremely loud motorbike"
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Sep 2020
4:39pm, 8 Sep 2020
48,428 posts
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Velociraptor
I usually get a bladder call in the small hours of the morning and have a flick around the internet or do a few moves of Scrabble on my 'phone while I'm awake, but my sleep is pretty much as normal and I'm rarely tired in the daytime so it must be sufficient.
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Sep 2020
4:53pm, 8 Sep 2020
9,874 posts
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chunkywizard
I find marathon training aids sleep! I regularly get 8h+ a night with one bladder call (but then straight back to sleep). I guess I'm lucky
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Sep 2020
4:55pm, 8 Sep 2020
40,495 posts
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LindsD
Quite bad at the moment with awful nightmares. Quite normal for me in times of stress.
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Sep 2020
4:58pm, 8 Sep 2020
34,492 posts
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Night-owl
Also used to sleep well, was known to sleep through thunderstorms.
But my work shifts now don't sleep so well. Though last few weeks have been sleeping long shifts.
Not today had about 6 hours which seems the norm after a night shift
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Sep 2020
5:15pm, 8 Sep 2020
43,752 posts
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Lip Gloss
Call of nature between 3 am & 4 am Every night - even last night tried to have nil to drink after 4.30pm in the afternoon  . Constant headache as I need window open but OH prefers closed as he is a light sleeper and hears all noise
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Sep 2020
6:57pm, 8 Sep 2020
4,813 posts
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Surrey Phil
Bad enough getting the children to sleep without having problems dropping off myself.
Like SarahWoo, I could have a really good night and then a couple of bad ones. Usually getting to sleep is difficult although there has been an odd night where I've woken up and struggled going back to sleep again.
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Sep 2020
7:17pm, 8 Sep 2020
7,397 posts
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WA
I fall asleep quickly, but wake after 3-4 hours and then struggle to get back to sleep. I just start *thinking* which usually becomes *overthinking* Occasional nightmares but not had one for a while. I don't think I've ever been good at sleeping though, but it has got worse over the last year or so.
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