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[blue_lotus13]

I have had sleep issues for the majority of my life. Apparently I rarely slept as a baby. I used to be able to survive on little sleep, but I've lost that ability.

It takes me a long time to fall asleep, and quite often, I wake up in the night because I have to pee or because one of my dreams wakes me up.

For one or two years of my life, falling and staying asleep was not a problem. This was in the time when I lived with a roommate for the first time, when I was about 23 until I moved to Wainwright at age 25. I remember hoping that all my sleep problems were gone for good. It turns out that they were not. I wake up often and I have a hard time falling asleep simply because my thoughts run away with me and turn like a hamster on a wheel.

What about you?

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[windup.livejournal.com]

i've had terrible sleep problems my whole life too. i think they mostly stem from stress and anxiety. i have very vivid memories of lying in bed all night long as a kid, just trying and trying to sleep and never being able to... even as an 8 year old.

that said, i do sleep a lot better these days. i'm less stressed and my schedule allows me to stay up incredibly late so i only go to bed when i'm truly exhausted, and then i sleep like a log. also i've found it helpful to not eat late at night, avoid potentially anxiety-inducing things (like reading books or articles that i know will get me angry) late at night, and regular exercise. i know that i have a good workout or go to a challenging yoga class, i'll sleep like a baby that night.