How can I fix my sleeping pattern FAST?
School starts on Wednesday, so 6 more days. I've been trying all summer to fix my sleeping pattern, but every time I get it normal, I accidently screw it up again. It's obviously much easier to stay awake for me, than it is to fall asleep. Right now, I'm going to bed at 7 in the morning, and waking up at 5 pm. Terrible, I know. How can I get it normal in the next six days so that I'm going to bed at 10 pm, and waking up at 6 am?
Help with sleeping pattern?
hmm, the fact that you are physically active everyday yet still finding issues to sleep is pondering. try taking a sleep-aid just before bed. ex. benadryl, unisom, dramamine. really anything with dyphenhydrate is safe as long as you keep it to a minimum. also melatonin can help induce sleep, a natural chemical found in turkey and milk. allow yourself an hour before you sleep with no activation. ex. TV, your computer. read a book, do something relaxing, a warm glass of milk, spoon full of honey, focus on your deep breathing as you try to fall asleep. there are many little things you can do. good luck.
Can music help with sleeping patterns?
I really think it can, actually! I listen to the piano version of BTS’ album “Answer” nightly, and by the second song I’m fast asleep. I think it also makes me sleep deeper and have actual dreams. Try it, I’m sure it won’t hurt :)
How can I fix my majorly messed up sleeping pattern? Any help?
Okiedokie, right.. Well I have an illness that means I am bedbound, and it makes me tired all the time. I am likely to drop off at any seconds for naps and such. Recently though, Ive been alot worse and ended up napping alot a few weeks ago. Now, it has messed up my sleeping pattern completely - not just a little bit, completely. I mean.. falling asleep at 1pm and waking up at 8pm, and staying awake all night. I can't exercise to make myself tired because I.. kinda cant move alot. I know it seems that if I am bedbound it doesnt matter, but I really miss sunlight coming through my window, and Im getting really depressed being asleep all day. I KNOW it's possible for me to have a good sleeping pattern despite the naps I have to take (Ive been alright before) but I just need some help getting my sleeping pattern back initially. It's 8.30 now, and I woke up an hour ago (after sleeping at 1pm). How can I get myself to sleep at 3am, and maybe wake up at 9am or something? (I can work from there!) Help, this is really depressing me to the point that I am having really vivid nightmares sleeping during the day, and I NEVER feel rested.
My sleeping pattern is so screwed up?
honestly I don't have any insurance or I would go to the doctor. I am more of a night owl for some reason. I can sleep normal for some weeks but as soon as I stay up for a night then I'm up up up. I did the night work as well and it didn't help at all, I could never fall asleep. The thing is, is that a doctor even if you go see them and explain then they will probably put you on the sleeping pills which would not help because the only thing is getting your time straight.
How can I improve my sleeping pattern?
An individual's sleep pattern must be a function of natural light. Our body clock must chime with the natural circadian rhythm (sleep and wakefulness according to sunset and sunrise). If this suffers, then our sleep pattern gets disrupted.There are several reasons why this happens. Most importantly, our exposure to artificial lighting (meaning: laptops, smartphones, TVs etc). It is said that these devices emit a blueish color light that affects our sleep inducing hormone (melatonin). Another common reason could be our erratic eating schedule. It is always advisable to eat your last meal at least 2 hours before your sleep time. And it is important that one adheres to this schedule religiously. Any disruption here could cause sleep disorder.One other very important reasons why sleep disorder occurs is because of the lack of exposure to sunlight. It is highly recommended that an individual gets exposed to at least 15mins of sunlight once every 3 days. This enables processing of Vitamin D which is helpful in absorbing calcium. Also, exposure to sunlight in the morning will increase your cortisol levels enabling you to function effectively during the day.Lastly and most importantly, exercise everyday. And exercise light in the evening. High cardio type workouts would increase your heart rate causing you to have sleep disorder. Heavy workouts can be planned during the day.Based on these four areas, please realign your habit to bring your body clock to chime with the natural circadian rhythm. This may not happen immediately, but a step in the right direction is definitely a great start.Cheers to a healthy sleep cycle! - John Xavier
What sleeping pattern works best for you? And how does it help
It's interesting that you should ask specifically me to answer such a question, as I suffer from clinical insomnia. This is my routine: I pick a time of night that is an hour before my desired time to fall asleep, I then at that time (an hour before) take my sleeping medications (which I will list below), and then I do what is considered a huge no-no by doctors and sleep experts everywhere: I get myself comfortable and cozy in the bed and watch documentaries with my iPad until I fall quietly to sleep.The doctors that have tried treating me and the sleep clinic I've been to have all suggested that nothing with bright lights stimulate my brain just before bedtime; however, I also suffer from ADHD and endless racing thoughts when I get into the bed and simply wait to fall asleep, so I have to have something that I am interested in (usually always a documentary about Nazi Germany) occupy my ever-thinking mind until the medications take over and put me to sleep. Also, the good thing about using my iPad for such a thing is the fact that it will automatically go to sleep as well once the video I'm watching from YouTube is over.My medications at night consist of the following:phenobarbital (291.6 mg to achieve enough sedation to allow for sleep)clonidine (0.9 mg to assist with racing thoughts, anxiety, and overall sleeplessness because this drug has proven effective at treating my anxiety and causing drowsiness)citalopram (40 mg for depression but just so happens to make me somewhat drowsy, so I take it at night)
Can someone help fix my sleep pattern?
First, what is your usual sleep and wake time currently? I wouldn't do the stay up all night thing again. It really is hard and I had tried that many times, but I would feel so tired and sick the whole day, that I would end up resting, not even falling asleep, but resting most of the day that by the time night came, I felt like getting up and walking around because I had been sitting and laying most of the day. What finally worked was just a gradual change. I would say just go to sleep when you have been, or try to get to sleep even a little earlier by taking like a Benadryl or Tylenol Sleep and wake up earlier (but take the benadryl a while before the time you've been goign to sleep), setting your alarm for like a few hrs earlier, if you can even get like half the amount of sleep for one day, you will likely go to bed earlier that night. Do it gradually if you want so you dont feel too horrible while your changing it. There's really no good way to stay awake for that many hours. I could be more specific but I dont know how many hours too late are you going to bed and waking.
Could Einstein's sleeping pattern have helped him discover so many things, in light of the new discoveries that REM sleep helps us forget useless info?
It’s become perfectly clear in neuroscience that REM sleep plays a big role in memory function. The ‘forgetting’ part of this area of research refers specifically to a type of ‘blunting’ of the affective (emotional) part of negative memories that makes recalled memories have less of a “bite” to them. This phenomenon, then, is unlikely to have influenced his creativity.Einstein’s sleep is really not that remarkable, on the whole. He was reported to be an 10-hour overnight sleeper and typically added a nap during the day if memory serves me. He would just be considered a ‘long-sleeper” in the parlance most often used by sleep researchers.The average amount of sleep is indeed 8 hours a night across the worldwide adult population and this is culturally independent. The only way to determine actual sleep need is to obtain an average over time (eg. add up all the sleep you get both day and night and then divide by the number of days. Reliability is improved with increased days measured).The standard deviation is approximately 60 minutes. So, Einstein would have been 2 - 3 standard deviations away from the mean. This represents about 1% of the adult population but that it can’t really be considered a glaring outlier in the distribution. Outliers would be less than 4 -hour sleepers or more than 12-hour sleepers.REM sleep also has a “remembering” function in that it is crucial to help consolidate memory. Even though longer sleepers get more minutes of REM sleep than their “short-sleeper” peers, there has never been any substantiated that mere minutes (or even increased or decreased percentage of REM sleep compared to NREM sleep) increase creativity or intelligence. It is as neutral in this regard as being tall or being short. Peculiar, but true.Einstein was definitely a outlier in terms of intelligence though (the guy could pretty fully conceive a fourth dimension!). Just not sleep.