Hello. I'm doing relatively well for myself right now mentally so I haven't visited here in a while. I don't talk to anyone and have no active social media accounts, so I didn't know where else to ask. This was the first place that came to mind and I figured someone here might be able to give some advice.
My sleeping pattern has fallen into a rut - the other week, I stayed up until 7AM and my sleep pattern became completely inverted for a little while. It's a little better now but I'm still finding myself unable to sleep until past 3AM. Even if I try to sleep earlier, no matter what, I'll only find myself lying awake until I eventually fall asleep - and consequently, wake up - at the same times I usually do. There are times when I wake up earlier than usual but these moments are inconsistent. I tend to wake up sometime in the afternoon, either early or late, regardless of when I sleep.
Normally I wouldn't mind. I don't really have a schedule other than what I set for myself, I like the night and find it calming so I would comfortably continue like this if I could. The problem right now is that I have some events coming up soon that I will likely need to wake up earlier for. I can't just hope I'll get lucky and wake up earlier, I need to be able to change my sleep pattern again - even if for a short while - so I can wake up in time.
As I've mentioned, any attempt to sleep earlier is often futile. Sleeping at a set time doesn't seem to guarantee I'll wake up at a set time as well. The only thing I hope for right now is some kind of trick or method that will put me to sleep, I've heard counting backwards can help or something like that but I am uncertain as to any exact methods. I don't really care if it's a permanent change or not, and honestly, I'd prefer it to be temporary as I greatly prefer being awake at night and there's not a whole lot of reason not to with my lifestyle. But I really need to be able to control my sleep pattern a little better.
Thank you in advance for anything you may be able to suggest to me.
My sleeping pattern has fallen into a rut - the other week, I stayed up until 7AM and my sleep pattern became completely inverted for a little while. It's a little better now but I'm still finding myself unable to sleep until past 3AM. Even if I try to sleep earlier, no matter what, I'll only find myself lying awake until I eventually fall asleep - and consequently, wake up - at the same times I usually do. There are times when I wake up earlier than usual but these moments are inconsistent. I tend to wake up sometime in the afternoon, either early or late, regardless of when I sleep.
Normally I wouldn't mind. I don't really have a schedule other than what I set for myself, I like the night and find it calming so I would comfortably continue like this if I could. The problem right now is that I have some events coming up soon that I will likely need to wake up earlier for. I can't just hope I'll get lucky and wake up earlier, I need to be able to change my sleep pattern again - even if for a short while - so I can wake up in time.
As I've mentioned, any attempt to sleep earlier is often futile. Sleeping at a set time doesn't seem to guarantee I'll wake up at a set time as well. The only thing I hope for right now is some kind of trick or method that will put me to sleep, I've heard counting backwards can help or something like that but I am uncertain as to any exact methods. I don't really care if it's a permanent change or not, and honestly, I'd prefer it to be temporary as I greatly prefer being awake at night and there's not a whole lot of reason not to with my lifestyle. But I really need to be able to control my sleep pattern a little better.
Thank you in advance for anything you may be able to suggest to me.
