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I suffer from insomnia for a long time, tried everything.. i can tell u guys the nap became my ally.. when i have a nap during the day, i lie down practically at the same.time, not feeling destroyed and have better quality sleep.. the days i dont nap, i, believe it or not, take longer to fall asleep as i am so exhausted and anxious that i wont rest well.. cycle continues

Please prepare content on short sleepers like me who just can't sleep for more than 5 hours.For example , I sleep at 9.30 pm and can't be in bed after 230 am or maximum 3 am.

My tips: eat early at 5pm and take double melatonin at 6:30 or 7. Get the dishes done and the house tidied and bed turned down then too. Put everything you need for tomorrow at your Launch Pad. Set out tomorrow's clothes. Hot bath, and bed by 9. Get up at 5. Just get up and get outside into the dawn. I found an 8 hour recording of just rain that helps me too. No thunder! Years living on a boat as a teenager makes me very worried about thunder cracks because lightning might hit the mast! And I always worry that the babies might wake up, so I sleep with one ear open. Only see and hear happy, glad things after dinner. No news. No Trump. Meditation and soak in purity and divinity! Rest in the Everlasting Arms. Sweet Dreams!.

I suffered from chronic insomnia for 3 years and tried everything until I discovered CBT-I 2 months ago. Before, I slept 2 to 4 hours a night, now the average is 6.5 hours with 1 hour more or less. Now I feel much healthier.

I fall asleep under 10 minutes. Wake up during REM and am awake for 30- 90 minutes. I have and continue to do all the things you mentioned. I find valerian root and listening to an audiobook helps me eventually get more sleep until I hit REM again.

I have suffered from insomnia for more than 20 yrs I practiced the CBT in the past sleep hygiene is part of my routine the breathing 478 is helpful when I wake up in the middle of the night i still need my reading though have a. kindle to prevent any lights in my bedroom

I have found qigong fairly helpful for falling asleep. Lee Holden's "Qigong for Peace" works for me. I do have to read for a while though, it makes me sleepy. We are all different.

You described a technique called "diaphragmatic breathing"; I'd just like to say that all breathing is diaphragmatic breathing - unless you are someone who has a machine breathing for them like Christopher Reeves. I'm sure that's not new info to you. Of course, we have some agency over allowing the breath to fill the lower lungs and thus the diaphragm moves the viscera downwards & the belly expands, and we can reset paradoxical breathing. just my two cents. Thank you for your many good ideas! I'm a fan.

I have been using Dr. Breus' book and techniques as well as the Sleep Reset app for a year now. I am a physician and on call at the hospital every 3-4 nights so have fragmented sleep and the need to be fully awake in the middle of the night when on call in the operating room. I have found relaxation techniques, no incompetent Kamala or demented Biden news at night, and good sleep hygiene can all make a difference.

Thank you so much for such great help.

Finally someone who makes an instructive video with clear explanation

Melatonin useage needs to be used infrequently do to a possible retinal detachment due to eye movements that can be a bit much while taking that supplement. ✌

Getting a consistent schedule is the problem, hence why I am here. Both narcolepsy type 2 and insomnia. I’ve tried everything. I have a third sleep test coming up. This is ruining my life.

Can you do a video about CBTI?

I just started CBTI and I practice breathing from my diaphragm when I cannot sleep. It helps me focus on something besides not sleeping.

Everyone talks about getting a perfect schedule going but I’ve done literally everything under the sun and there is no possible way for me to fall asleep. My brain is always on go. And it’s driving me insane.

What is your professional opinion on marijuana edibles? I asked my neurologist and he won’t give me an answer. I’m ready to pull my hair out from lack of sleep! I’ve literally tried everything. Update: I finally gave in and I’ve been eating a teeny tiny bit every night and it helps me fall asleep. My husband didn’t really want me to try it but then he saw how much I struggle with insomnia.

Awesome tips! I love meditating when I can't sleep and CBTI is King!

v informative thank you

I already have sleep deprivation not napping does not work for me. Maybe for people taking long naps but a ten minute makes no difference for night time sleeping

there is only one thing you need to understand - you can't control your sleep - if you can't sleep do something you like for 30 mins to an hour and then go back to bed = your brain keeps you awaake /hyperarousal - why because it perceives that you are frightened of being awake - over time your brain will be reassured and ypur sleep will start improvong - be patient = most of the suggestions iin this video have little impact on your sleep - he's interested in business - steer clear of drugs unless you need short term help with anxiety

thanks Doc !

According to your link you don't have a website.

سلام ببخشید در مورد مراقبتهای پس از برداشتن کیسه صفرا لطفا برنامه بزارید ممنون

Can we get to the main course

When I'm up throughout the night I just lie in bed and do a yoga nindra that relaxes me if I got up like he said every time I'm up then I would really get no rest I don't get stressed out anymore when I'm up throughout the night cuz I know this is habit for me so like I said I do a meditation in the middle of the night sometimes I'm able to go back to bed sometimes I don't at least I'm getting rest for my body and mind also in the middle of the day I lay down and do another hour meditation or half an hour this gives me energy and focus throughout the day when I take the time out to relax in the middle of the afternoon

What is CBTI?

With the breathing method, how many times should you do this and should you be sitting or while lying in bed. Thank you

But how to find and know a GOOD (non-rep-off) source for CBT?

My issue is not falling asleep it's waking up after two hours, to be wide awake and no shut power button on my brain! I can think of six things at once! I sleep may four hours at most, on a good sleep night, maybe twice a week?! But oddly, I don't feel tired at all, maybe a bit cognitively challenged, 😏but, I don't EVER need to nap! So am I getting enough sleep for me? who knows? But I do feel like I could be missing out on that restorative sleep, based on what so called science says, if that restorative sleep exists at the wee hours of the night 4-5 am, if so, I'm missing it?

My job has me starting at diff times daily. I know this doesnt help my sleep

What is 4 7 8 breathing?

I get headaches right on the right side of my head… is this a melatonin headache or something else?

Waking up would it be okay to meditate sat up in bed until able to go back to sleep?

I have insomnia and can’t sleep between 3:00am to 4:00am.

Enforced sleep deprivation... worst advice I ever got. I get what it means now but forcing myself to stay awake by pacing... wow that did not end well.

Your website doesn't work

I wish I could nap! I cant fall into a deep sleep without pills, I just doze. Help!

More people suffering from insomnia .. more people in serious debt ... fix that and you'll sleep better

you have the perfect life though.....

Just exercise. Our society is too sedentary. #Truth

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It's been 3 weeks I sleep only 15 minutes by night I'm dying

You only look about 48!!!

Please not cbt - i

Thank you so much! May I give you a tip? Its exhausting to watch you flailing all around. Please calm down. You don't have to throw your hands and head all around to be interesting. Id rather concentrate on what you are saying than worryhng that you are going to throw yourself right off your chair! LOL. Its ok to move, but smallen the radius, please. Great advice, thank you so much!

Don’t pay attention to politics , specially if it is democrats, lol

Help night shift worker here

I have seen so many testimonials that not only cbti doesn t work but also spiked.anxiety even further. No wonder since obsesive compuslive behaviour arund sleep by restricting rhe s**t out of it and trying to avoid naps even when your body signals this need, counting your breaths which leads to monitoring....etc. and avoidance behaviour like i must noit watch the clock i must not watch tv o must not etc ....jesus you are literally creating insomnia

Well those other things didn't help at all, but Zolpidem then again works really good..