Is it insominia if I keep being woken up by a series of nightmares? I mean, i was asleep at some point/points.
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That happens to me if I try to go back to sleep after waking up early 
Well, I finally managed to go back to sleep and didn’t get up until after 9:30!
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Day is breaking on the east coast, so many of you are up, but it’s 4AM here and I definitely should not be. Sigh. Gonna be a long day.
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I’ve been really suffering most nights since Daylight Savings change. I just started taking Magnesium Triple Complex and need to up my exercise. I’ve been very lazy the last month. I was up at 4:00, also.
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I’m in AZ where we don’t do DST, but I have a lot on my mind right now and our son, who is sitting in a blind hunting deer in Michigan at the crack of dawn (there), is texting me pics of the snowy woods he’s in. He often forgets about the time difference.
I’m going to try to get back to sleep for a couple of hours. DH is in LA this weekend for his father’s 91st BD, so I have the bed to myself which should make it easier. 
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I was up in the middle of the night for several hours, in part unnecessarily worrying about how to tell my friend to stop being so pushy about something that I have told her multiple times I don’t have time to do right now.
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Yay! I did get back to sleep, and DS did get his deer. Don’t know how he’ll convince the TSA it’s his emotional support animal.
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Is there any research or antidotal info on MEN and awaking in the middle of the night? Seriously it just kind of dawned on me that my H never really tosses and turns and I don’t think we’ve had any men on this thread and in general, don’t hear about the male species having sleep issues (unless it’s related to an injury or ailment).
I too was up earlier than I needed to be on a Sunday, about 5:30. I knew my D probably texted me in the middle of the night about a flight they were boarding so knowing that text was probably sitting on my phone, I had to check - and then the idea of falling back asleep was over!
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My DH has a sleepless night here and there. My getting up doesn’t disturb him, but HIS getting up always wakes me. I think we talked about sleep habits (and separate bedrooms) on the I Love You, But I Don’t Want to Sleep With You thread.
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both my boys have struggled with insomnia. Their problem has been more with falling asleep or not going to sleep at all vs waking up. Melatonin has helped them, but neither are great sleepers. And neither of them seem to require tons to sleep to function, much like me.
I do know hormones plays a part for me. PMS phase I know I’m just going to have crappy sleep. I know it’ll change eventually and just deal with it.
I went through a few months of waking up every 1-1.5 hours this summer along with night sweats. I know my hormones are all whacked. But I cut back almost all of my caffeine intake and especially none after lunch and also my refined sugar and that seemed to have helped. Of course summer being over and the house not as hot likely contributes too.
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I had an intense dream last night about my son who wrote us the long letter about our being terrible parents. I won’t bore you with the details, but it shook me up and I couldn’t sleep. I find myself so upset about the situation and I don’t know what to do about it. Ugh.
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Up at 3-4 am most nights for months now. Not even writing dpwn everything I need to do helps calm my frantic brain.
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Sometimes I count backward by 7s from 200. It doesn’t usually work but when I abandon the numbers, I lay on my back and do deep breathing exercises which have the best chance outside of meds to put me out.
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