Sleep Week - post to win prizes! ?

Really looking forward to reading these threads, as my sleep patterns have changed recently and I’m struggling to get back on track. This is so timely!

I get to sleep fine but there are times when I wake up and I start thinking about things and then can't switch off.

I always sleep right through the night. My secret is I always read before I go to sleep. I find it relaxing and I drift off after 20 mins reading. I enjoy a thriller or crime story. Works for me.

I rarely wake up not feeling tired. I have noticed that if I am in bed by 10.00 I can drop off quite quickly and get about 4 hours before I wake up again. The later I go to bed the more difficult it is to get off to sleep. I do occasionally sleep through the night and wake up between 5.00 and 6.00. More often than not I am awake for a couple of hours during the night then wake again closer to 7.00. I seem to sleep better when I am hydrated and try to drink 2-3 pints of water everyday.

Fresh air , and healthy evening meal dark quiet room gives you a good nights sleep

Ah sleep perfect sleep. 2 Weetabix before bed are as good as a sleeping tablet for me!

I usually drop ok but do wind down before bed and apply some nice smelling moisturiser before bed the issue mainly is I wake early as my back aches or need the loo probably need a new mattress also wake feeling tired but after putting up with hubby's snoring for years he informed me I am snoring very loudly (now he knows how it feels I mutter under my breath lol)
Anyway I tried anti snore strips and they worked and wake up less tired

I always go to bed at midnight , sometimes I drop off ok and other times it takes ages to get to sleep and then my snoring,I have naval problems, keeps my husband awake. I can't win.

I find it hard to get off to sleep. I tend to worry and stress about things which doesn’t help. Listening to an audiobook to distract me can help sometimes.

I find HRT amazing for sleep, I usually get 6 hours uninterrupted sometime times more. If I forget to take the tablet one night I will be up in the night at least once if not three times.

My bf told me she needs to get up to pee during the night now, I told her she doesn’t it’s her hormones that wake her up - she started HRT and no longer wakes in the night to pee.

For the past few weeks I have been afraid someone I know would attempt suicide so I have not been sleeping well due to anxiety. My fears were realised and the person survived and is now getting help.

I have sleep problems since the first lockdown due to anxiety. My business closed due to covid causing poor sleep most nights and waking up very early each morning. I try not to let it worry me, as this just makes it worse and it becomes a vicious circle!!

Most nights I sleep for a couple of hours than wake up and can't get back to sleep. A nightmare.

I don’t sleep well at all I’m just about managing 4 hours a night lately ? I’ve tried everything from warm baths, hot chocolate even an eye mask and pillow sprays my brain just doesn’t want to shut down until 3:00 in the morning most days then when I do finally drop off I wake up around 7 in the morning feeling absolutely exhausted ?

Sleep! As a nurse I thought I knew everything I needed to know on this subject but this last year was something else! I am trying to keep a dream diary which seems to help with some of the worst scenarios.

I don't sleep very well at all. I get about 4 hours sleep a night at the most. I have to much on my mind at the moment so this doesn't help.

I always used to sleep a lot but now I have trouble sleeping I did have covid and went to sleep in my tea because I was exhausted. One day I had gone 48 hrs without sleep to look after my Mother in Law because she had Alzheimers she since has died in a care home. My husband wonders why i fall asleep in the afternoon for a hour because I feel really tired. I have tried drinking hot milk and all sorts but none avail.

I drop off easily...I wake 4-5 o’clock with worries and events of the past. I am training myself to still my mind by breathing and focusing on present and future not reliving past events not easy but I have managed to get back to sleep easier ?

I wake up with back ache and get to a point of being exhausted before getting a good nights sleep

I sleep well most of the nights, but sometimes I'm simply not tired at all, and cant sleep. I learnt to do something else, like reading or waking up and doing something that doesnt require a lot of energy/thought, until I start feeling sleepy.
What normally helps is practicing some mindfulness meditation in bed and walking or doing other physical activities during the day.

Was having terrible insomnia up till a few months ago, taking hours to drop off then up at 3am to go to the loo, then someone on one of the threads on here said they bought Phenergan tablets from the chemist, my doctor wouldn't give me any more zopliocone, and i didn't want to get addicted anyway, i tried the Phenergan and it worked like a dream, 8 hours solid sleep, i cut them into 4, still get my 8 hours , its wonderful, i also use Land of Nod Lavender on my wrists, i found it in the pound shop, i'm sure this helps too, I'm a carer to my husband with parkinsons so I need my sleep, i know it's not ideal to take Phergan long term but i am taking a very small dose now.

My sleep has been very disturbed for some months now. Put it down to death of a brother in the autumn( late cancer diagnosis) and subsequent grief and stress of trying to sort his estate. Add a 91yr old flat bound mother with increasing needs and you’ve laid the groundwork for broken nights whilst your brain tries to process different options/solutions.
Worrying about not sleeping only makes things worse so I just try to lay there quietly, dozing if possible.

My top sleep tip - sleep in a doubt bed on your own...no snoring, no stealing of the covers...

I am so glad I am not on my own with an erratic 3 and 4 hour sleep pattern - I have tried everything, lavender oil on my pillow, ear plugs, CBD, (a cheeky g and t), nothing seems to work long term.
I just use CBD oil and deep breathing to drop off - but not deep enough - I am wide awake again in 3 hours.

I always attributed my poor sleep pattern to a very stressful job. However, even now i am retired I struggle to get to sleep or stay asleep, and am usually awake by 5am. Maybe it's just years of habit!