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Disturbed sleep since the clocks went back?

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Mwdebbie Wed 01-Nov-23 05:06:11

Has anyone found their sleep disrupted over the past few days since the clocks went back? I normally go to bed about 10pm, asleep within 15 minutes and naturally wake up around 5am. Since the clocks changed, I’m wide awake at 4am! Is anyone else experiencing this and are there any tips to help shift my wake-up time to 5am (or even 6am!)

Warbler Sat 04-Nov-23 19:14:38

Absolutely......it's about time we got civilised and didn't bother doing this because the disruption is just too much. There is always at least one clock in the house that I forget to change......and that will be the one that I need for an important appointment. However, being retired means that I can be "flexible" so I go with the flow.

madeleine45 Sat 04-Nov-23 22:04:34

Yes I am always affected by the clocks going back. I find just accepting it and not getting annoyed about it is the best I can do. If I am totally awake I read for a bit and then try putting the light off and see if I can go to sleep again. after about 10 days it seems to get used to the new timings.

Dinahmo Sat 04-Nov-23 22:18:36

My dogs' body clocks don't change. Now that the clocks have changed I look forward to that extra hour in bed, reading. Unfortunately the dogs make a fuss because they want to go and also to be fed. Therefore, I get up, feed them, do the diabetes injection, let them out and leave a door open so that they can come back in. Meanwhile I go back to bed for another hour.

Ziplok Sat 04-Nov-23 22:19:13

I find the clocks going back worse than when they go forward, for some reason. It’s probably because I’m waking at the time my body clock has got used to, only to find it’s an hour earlier so should try to sleep on , but can’t. Then, after what seems ages, I do nod off, only to wake up again a short time later thinking I’ve been asleep for hours! Very confusing, and irritating. I wish they’d leave well alone, I don’t think it happened in ages past- I’m sure it’s a relatively recent (ie late 19th century/early twentieth century) thing, to aid farmers and children going to school, but am willing to be corrected.

Snowbell Sat 04-Nov-23 22:52:03

Everyone's fed up with me going on about the clocks changing! It takes me about a week to adjust. Why are we still doing it? What would it take to get the powers that be to leave the clocks alone?

Visgir1 Sat 04-Nov-23 23:01:33

I'm please this was highlighted, as I thought it was just me..
Its always taken me a while to adjust my sleep pattern when the clocks go back.
Don't seen to have a problem when they go farward.

luluaugust Sun 05-Nov-23 07:35:26

Apparently it all started in 1916 so WW1

JudyBloom Sun 05-Nov-23 20:27:19

Takes me a few weeks to re-adjust.

halfpint1 Sun 05-Nov-23 20:50:13

For Europe, although they have decided to change the system
the date for doing so is still under debate, 2025 seems the
earliest possibility.
I hate the changing of the winter clock the most. One week on
and I'm still waking at 6 a.m.

Wheniwasyourage Sun 05-Nov-23 21:00:47

MaggsMcG

Its about time we left the clocks alone there is no reason to change them any more. We should just leave it as it is now, which is the correct GMT.

No, please! If we’re going to stop changing the clock (which doesn’t bother me when it happens) let’s keep it at Summer Time. We need the daylight in winter when people are going about in the evening, tired after a day’s work or school, rather than in the morning when they’re fresh. I live where there is about 6 hours of full daylight in December, so winter is dark anyway, but I love the light from about 3:30am until after 10pm in summer.

Lizzie590 Mon 04-Nov-24 06:55:48

What a brilliant attitudesmile

Calendargirl Mon 04-Nov-24 07:05:42

I don’t sleep much at night, and need a nap most afternoons

That’s maybe why, if you sleep in the day, chances are you’ll be less tired at night.

But if you’re not at work, does it matter?

tanith Mon 04-Nov-24 07:32:52

Yep I’ve been waking at 3/4 last night I read till 4/30 and then slept to 7 it’s really annoying.

Georgesgran Mon 04-Nov-24 07:44:24

I’ve been affected for the first time ever, but in the opposite way!
I’m awake until 3 or 4 am and on Thursday night, didn’t bother going to bed, as I wasn’t the least bit tired. (no daytime naps here). I’m still sleeping my normal 4 or 5 hours though.