Posted by moonatic on January 30, 2008 at 18:14:50:

In Reply to: help with early awakening! posted by electracat on January 30, 2008 at 18:07:58:

I have had the same thought - about quitting my job to see if I
could sleep better, but of course that's not an option. I have
similar problems, on and off. Here's the best advice I can give:
tell yourself that while it's a nuisance, you can survive if this is
the way it has to be. This will help with the anxiety. Probably at
this point, you get anxious when you realize you're awake and
it's a vicious cycle.

Other things to do: make sure you've eaten enough the night
before. Sometimes I wake up early and feel hungry. Also,
distract your mind with unimportant things - a show you saw, a
magazine article you read, etc. Something that will hold your
interest, but not make you anxious or obsessive.

What time do you go to bed? In other words, how much sleep do
you get?

I think if you do accept it, and not focus on it, you do feel better
during the day than if you brood over it. When you stop caring,
your sleep will get better...

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