Sleep Week - post to win prizes! ?

I am at the end of my tether.
I fall asleep easily, wake up between one and two, and that’s it. As the night wears on, panic sets in, as I have to be up at 5.45, and when I hear the heating come on I feel like crying.
We are very busy at work, but I find it difficult to concentrate, and make mistakes.
I’ve tried everything, pillow mist, night time tea, weighted blanket. I even bought a contraption where lights dart around the room, and you have to follow them with your eyes, didn’t work.
I feel exhausted all the time, and I constantly feel hungover, without ever having a drink.

I have a very painful condition which is worst at night. I’ve given up going to bed as I’m more comfortable on the sofa.
Night and day merge as I sleep on and off all day and the same all night. I’m getting about 5 hours asleep in every 24.
This is only bearable because it’s not forever. When I start treatment I hope to sleep much better.

It takes me a long time to get off to sleep. My mind is usually buzzing.

Normally one of my furry hooligan - also known as cats - likes to wake me up somewhere around 3am. Perhaps to check I'm okay, more likely because they want to play and have strokes It's quite handy as I get up for a wee. Then sometimes I get back to sleep and sometimes I just doze until the alarm goes off.

I sleep deeply but rarely wake refreshed. I snore and have to get up at least once to go to the toilet during the night. I sleep better with a sleep mask. Also we have two single duvets so no duvet hogging in our bedroom.

I wake up several times in the night but usually a ten minute read settles me down again. Yesterday I took delivery of Magnesium tea so will be interested to see if I have longer or better sleep.

If you wake thinking about something write it down and this will help you to clear your mind for sleep

I am constantly exhausted but that's probably because I fall asleep 'just like that', and find that I have slept bolt upright for minutes, or hours on end. It's a complete nightmare for me as most of the time this is how I sleep. I barely sleep with my head on my pillow, even though if I get the feeling I need to lie down I don't always make it. I've been waiting to go to a sleep clinic for a few years now. The doc has had to remind them yet again about this, so once again, I'm still waiting to hear....

I have been having trouble with sleep and tiredness for years. Even if I slept through, I would wake up feeling like I'd run a marathon! After having various tests a consultant at my local hospital sent me to the sleep clinic and it turns out I have sleep apnoea. I have a CPAP which isn't elegant, but I feel so much better! I also use sleep oils which I massage into my skin just before bed or a sleep inducing shower gel with lavender, etc. Would highly recommend!

Most nights I drop off straight away however the odd night I lie awake for hours and finally fall a sleep moments before the alarm goes off!

I sleep very badly and I am exhausted most days. I wake multiple times a night and usually get up between 4.30/5 am as I can't sleep any longer -- which obviously makes a long day and even more tired. So a viscous circle.
I work in a busy school kitchen, so I am physically exhausted, but that doesn't help with my sleep. I do get stressed with my work situation which doesn't help.

My ability to sleep has completely changed since having children, every little noise and I'm awake. My kids normally wake at certain times and if they don't, i'm still awake wondering why they haven't woken up! I can't win!

I've always had a problem sleeping, mainly from an overactive mind and as a very light sleeper, husband's heavy breathing (not exactly snoring!). I now tend to go and sleep in the spare room for a week to get back to sleeping better and then return.

Well, I'm glad it's not just me who does not get a sound nights sleep - It sometimes takes over my day - just thinking about the tossing and turning all night - sometimes takes up my daytime thoughts. Since shielding and lockdown it seems worse. I look forward to reading though the tips on getting a good nights sleep later on within this topic.

Great article on such a relevant topic. Thanks for all the tips.

Excercise helps me to sleep. I find as I get older I need constant naps and if I nod off this then stops me sleeping well. A bike ride or energetic yoga class really helps to use up some energy and gives me a sounder, less restless sleep.

Definitely been struggling to sleep well atm. I blame lockdown. It creates a constant low level anxiety.

I wil slep well tonite as I hav druk a lot of gin.

I'm terrible at going to bed at a reasonable time. Get so distracted by social media/TV. So don't get enough sleep

Always tired! Mostly self-inflicted, I stay up far too late. By the time I hit the pillow I'm always exhausted and usually fall asleep but then have to wake up before I'm fully rested.

I usually wake up a few times throughout the night, but fall asleep quite easily.

I sleep so much better since my OH moved into the spare room... He started going in to work earlier so in a bid to not disturb me migrated into the other room on weekday nights. Have to say, found it strange initially - and cold! But I've got a lovely fleecy weighted blanket now which cuddles & cocoons me all night long.

I truly love my sleep, I tend to go to bed half an hour to an hour before I want to sleep, light my crackling candle and read with a hot drink, then clean my teeth and snuggle down, bliss. If I do happen to wake in the night, I enter a few competitions so I feel like my time isnt wasted

Falling asleep isn't my problem......it's staying asleep! I seem to go a few hours and then wake to use the toilet and toss and turn the rest of the night through!
Mind you....i have been spritzing my pillows with Feather and Down sleep spray and that has helped a little.

Bad nights sleep started when working as a maternity nurse then a night nanny as was awake listening for the baby had my menopause by age of 42?no slowly doing it bang straight into it then HRT was meant to be the best thing but lost my hearing from changing to new medication .Now I go to bed so early as I’m shattered but then get up at 12-2 am Tried all sorts but would avoid Amytriptoline loss of hair side effect Feel very bitter about HRT why don’t they refer ladies to a specialist Menopausal clinic

Sleep is a contentious issue in our house! If I sleep well - my husband usually does not and vice versa. I am invariably tired by about 9pm (when did my days of hectic partying disappear?) But then about 3 am I am wide awake and raring to go. Not one to just lie in bed and try to get back to sleep. Would much rather be doing something useful. Over the years have studied for an OU degree, read mountains of books and completed thousands of crosswords!. I had to rein back on cooking during the night as I was waking people with the smell of food! My husband is one of the" lie there and will yourself back to sleep again" brigade! How we have stayed married so long with our disparate sleep patterns I do not know! I refuse to get really stressed over it and have just resigned myself to the fact I am a night person!