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Re: does sleep restriction work?????

Posted by Beth on April 17, 2002 at 06:50:12:

In Reply to: does sleep restriction work????? posted by lily on April 17, 2002 at 00:35:11:

Sleep restriction helped me enormously after 2 years of insomnia and addiction to meds. You have nothing to lose by trying it. Everyone is different, and it may help you. I think it is especially helpful to people who have had insomnia for a long time and whose sleep is so bad that they often stay awake the entire night. In those cases, it is really helpful for reestablishing a sleep rhythm. My sleep was very erratic. Yes, there were nights I could sleep 7 or 8 hours, but then I would be awake the entire next night. This kind of pattern was only broken by getting myself on a regular schedule and not allowing myself to nap or go to bed early the night after being up all night. That's all sleep restriction is, really, is getting on a schedule. It doesn't have to mean reducing your sleep to inhuman levels. I always allowed myself at least 6 hours a night in bed, if I was actually sleeping during that time.

The main thing is to have patience and faith that it can help. I think it can help most people, but that doesn't mean it is the only way, or that it is right for everyone. We all have different life circumstances and sometimes we just aren't ready for it. When I tried it, I felt like it was my last chance at gaining back a normal life. Maybe if I had tried it early on in my insomnia, it wouldn't have worked. At any rate, I had a lot of ups and downs at first and I had to practice it for about 4 MONTHS before I really knew it was helping. So don't give up hope, give it a try!

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