You make it sound so simple… but there are so many other factors in a person’s life that make a Smart Sleep Plan difficult or impossible, and it makes me feel guilty that I’m not able to “Just do it!” There’s: •Kids and pets who wake you up throughout the night or generally interfere with your sleep schedule •Mental Health and/or (General health) issues and various prescription meds that are intended to help you overall, but disrupt your quality of sleep •Going through Perimenopause/Menopause!! •Substance abuse/addiction •Low socioeconomic status: can’t afford a decent space or routine to ensure a good night’s rest •Shift workers who rely on better income from working nights, or 2 jobs We just need to recognize that it’s much easier for some than others to get good sleep, and not judge people who would love to fall asleep and stay asleep so easily. ❤
I just finished Dr. Scott's book "For When Everything is Burning". If you have benefitted from his videos, go get this book. Don't think about it. Don't put it on the list. Go get it. I have read tons of books about mental health and find that most of them, though well intentioned, are filled with vague commentaries, lots of useless platitudes, but offer no practical steps to improving the situation between my ears. This book is different in that it is full of specific, actionable suggestions that you can begin applying immediately. I can't recommend it enough. I listened to it on Audible so, if you're not a big reader, you can access it that way. Thank you Dr. Scott! My hope for a better future took a huge leap forward before I had even finished your wonderful book.
Yes! I love listening to, and watching his videos, specifically because he does explain things so deeply and thoroughly. He's helped me understand myself better, and has given me some new vocabulary that has been helpful in trying to explain to my husband how I feel and describe what it does to me. Physically, mentally and emotionally.❤
Yes thank you for your review, I am ordering it as we speak, I actually started crying when I first listened to him, the only person I have found who makes sense.. I honestly thought I was crazy
I read it all way through, then read again, taking notes. SO MUCH Resonated with my ❤, my life. Can't wait for #2!!! Dr Scott, do you have a date when it will be released? I think that I recall you were unhappy with your 1st draft & started over. We all wait with great anticipation!😊
With CPTSDI I was incapable of falling asleep at all. Ever. I would go as far as 5 straight days then have to go to the Emergency Room because I was hallucinating and totally dysfunctional. I tried everything from the Sleep Disorders Center, to over the counter drugs, to prescription to street drugs or alcohol and WAY overdid everything. I was told it was all in my head. I said, "No shit!! That I know, I just don't know how to get it out. I was on high alert all day and night for nearly 20 years. I've been on a healing path for 20 years and finally feel like I'm getting there. Having my own yawns was the first sign to me that I was doing better. Thanks for your show!!
@@angelaharris1112 I was on Xanax plus Ambien until I apparently ate my deodorant stick while I was sleeping. Nothing compares to real sleep. I've even been having real yawns for the first time in years.
Hi Kim, me too… many years of severe child abuse mostly at night while I was in bed. I spent decades being afraid to fall asleep once in bed. Once I learned about my brains nutritional deficiencies like tryptophan and potassium, and iodine, magnesium and getting off of carbs… crushing my carb addiction with Carnivore lifestyle.
Could you please make a video on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? I suffer from this, along with chronic low-grade depression/anxiety. It’s awful, no matter how much I sleep, eat well etc… it constantly feels like I’m extremely jet-lagged. 😵💫
Love the last comment - if you fix your sleep, literally everything else will improve. It's true. I am a ....work in progress, in terms of sleep, but I am trying 😊
@@georgeanngash9896 It's a sensory response to certain noises or sounds. There are a lot of videos on TH-cam, but I find Coromo Sara's ASMR best. I have heard some people do not have any response to ASRM though. I guess it depends on the individual.
Sleep hygiene is so important... Setting up a habit at the end of every day is so important to help you transition from the waking day to being asleep. He is so correct...not getting enough sleep chronically along with mental health issues is deadly in the long run. Now, at 62 years of age, I have learned to prepare for sleep 2 hours prior to the time I need to go asleep including getting ready for bed (washing your face etc), reading a book for a bit, and generally winding down toward sleep...the goal. Have a sleep schedule...1000%. Don't ever give up on sleeping better...sleep truly is critIcal to better health. This guy truly is right and I recommend you hear what he is saying and doing what he recommends as it relates to you. His book is truly eye opening!
As soon as I turned 49, boom! Less sleep. The only thing that helped was Magnesium glycinate in my diet and Exercise. I'm not perfect, but I sleep 7 to 8 instead of 4 to 5 hours. Good luck.😴😴🏃♂️🏋♂️
I'm in my early adulthood (19 y.o) right now. If you managed to read this, i just want to tell you that i was feeling curious to know your perspective. Would you like to offer advice about life for someone like me? It could be a lesson from your experience of life, or anything that resonates with you.
I started taking the same thing a few months ago and it is actually a game changer. I struggled a lot with sleep before and now I sleep so much better. I fall asleep faster and stay asleep easier.
I’ve smoked mj for over forty yrs. I have always had a bedtime bowl. With this I’ve managed to not take sleeping nor pain meds. Over 100 fractures of bones, 4 surgeries and a myriad of other injuries. I sleep like a rock and rested unless my back is outta wack. Then it’s a gambol.
💜That's me..going, going, going until I pass out from exhaustion. There are times I am sitting on my bed, getting ready for sleep, the next thing I know, it's morning, and I'm still fully clothed. I'm laying crosswise on the bed with no idea what happened. I also feel like I got hit by the truck I was running after all night. Until now I thought it was okay, as long as I got some sleep. Now I know, it's as horrible of an idea as I feel when I wake up. I will work harder on my sleep. I would love to drift off to sleep, not get thrown into it! Thank you for always telling the hard truths, even though it's sometimes tough to hear.🤝💜
Hypersomnia here, It don't matter how much I sleep i get or don't get, when I wake up, I wake up in a full blown panic attack. SO exhausted of it. Spend the rest of the day totally brain dead.
At 75 I trusted medical doctors. Niw I am dependent on a Benzodiazepine .,clonazepam aka klonopin. I have terrible insomnia and NEVER get to sleep before 8am. I go to bed by 11pm and lay un the dark silence, then its 4am, 6am 7am.
Did benzos for sleep also. Clonazepam 1 mg. nightly as prescribed. If you decide to go off clonazepam, TAPER OFF VERY SLOWLY or you may go through "benzo hell" I lost my meds while traveling & went off "cold turkey". This caused unimaginably terrible withdrawals, including worse insomnia, tremors, burning tingling pins & needles skin sensations, inner restlessness, horrific nightmares, constant ringing in the ears, memory loss/poor cognition, feeling like you are not yourself, anxiety, anhedonia, deep depression...yea, a real nightmare scenario. And don't expect much help from your prescriber--they will tell you these side effects could not possibly be caused by the benzodiazapine! Gaslighting at its finest. This medication never was meant for long-term use, due to dependency problems. 2 Yeats off clonazepam and still suffering. Be careful! I don't have the words to adequately describe this hellish nightmare...avoid it at all costs...your life may depend on it.
@Hope4all2 Thank you for your kind words. Respectful advice? Never trust the medical profession. They will do all they can to force pernicious drugs (medications) on you. Do your research before taking any drug. Doctors know nothing about addiction ( dependency) or how to properly taper you off of the meds they prescribed for you. I hope I have helped you...BEWARE. Thanks again mate. Slainte mhath.
Following my devastating cancer diagnosis and surgery that changed my entire existence last year, I now find I use "substances" for about 10 hours until i quite literally pass out around 3AM and back up around 7 to 7:30AM. Im exhausted!
For me, my Apple Watch has helped in this regard massively. I have ADHD so forming routines and sticking to them is a huge struggle and the watch helps me with creating and sticking to routines said around my fitness, overall health and *sleep.*. In regards to sleep, I now wind down properly before bed time, I have clear goals with how much I need to sleep and I wake up gently in the morning instead of to a loud alarm. I get my 7-8 hours which I did not get before and I feel so much better for it. Now, I realize not everyone has the money to spend on a gadget like that, but if you do, I would recommend it. It’s definitely been a game changing tool for me with my specific issues anyways.
Sleep for me is waking up every hour with coughing fits, night terrors, panic attacks and witch visits. Choosing to get into bed and go to sleep brings up a massive amount of anxiety. I never know if I'm going to make it to morning. Distracting myself until I pass out is the only way I can go to sleep.
I'm a basically healthy person but have never been able to sleep well. I have no trouble falling asleep but I always wake up at 3 or 4 am and can't get back to sleep. I average about 5 hours per night but it's not enough and always catches up to me by the end of the week. I feel like my sleep problem has been taking a heavy toll on my mental health lately and don't know what to do about. Medications have not been affective because they make me just as tired the next day. Wish I knew how to fix this.
This video resonated with me on so many different levels. Especially about confusing the brain on whether you want to sleep or not sleep! Your videos are Always Spot On!!
Thank you for this, it is timely. I’ve been struggling the last two weeks, as I try to re-adapt my body from relying on marijuana to fall asleep (perhaps wrongly attributing it to “turning my brain off” to asleep). It’s been a stressful time with trying to get my affairs in order after a big move, especially with anxiety and an avoidant personality that would just rather not deal with the DMV and such, and it is hard to keep my thoughts from constantly churning. I will have to try these strategies (and more thoroughly follow the ones I’m already trying to do).
My heart is with you for the move, I'm really proud of you for working on your relationship to marijuana, don't forget it's all a delicate balance and the art is the balance itself. Our ancestors earned us the cannabinoid system, and a lot of the time we could use a small boost. After moving across country, it was a nightmare, and I did it so very painfully sober. Know that you have got this, I believe in you and I know you can get through this. You already are everything you need, you don't just have it, but you ARE IT, and always have been. Love, -An Internet stranger who loves you exactly as you truly are
I wake up with dreams. They’re not even nightmares. Just regular dreams and I wake up several times a night. Good Lord, I’m so tired diphenhydramine works just fine and I wake up feeling much better when I take it.
when i don't wait until i'm completly out of energy, I have nightmares all night long. the first is about 1h30 after i fall asleep. the time between each nightmares shorten as the night advance and at the end, it's about every 30 minutes...
It would be really great if you could make a video on Perimenopause/Menopause and how radically (and horribly) it affects your sleep, no matter what you do. 😕
Exercise helps me. Have you ever gone on a long hike or spent time at the beach and noticed how well you sleep? Avoid caffeine in the afternoon and limit alcohol at night. Create a regular bedtime routine. These are scientific strategies. I’m disappointed in this commercial 😢.
These videos all make it seem like there's supposed to be one way and one kind of person and that's how we're all supposed to be. But that's just not the way the world is. Sorry you're dealing with the CPAP and hope you can get some good sleep tonight.
I take strong meds to sleep. My mind wint slow down otherwise. And i have CPTSD, PTSD. I am always foggy when i wake up, but I'm not having nightmares or night terrors.
I sleep like a rock when im completely sure i don't have to be anywhere or do anything the next day otherwise i troll myself about oversleeping. captain obvious says to get your shit packed the night before then I realise I can't find my bus pass and I tear the place apart like hank schrader trying to bust someone then its not worth going to sleep for 2 hrs when it will take a claymore to wake me up. My future self is a fucking idiot putting things everywhere but the designated places.
I spent years feeling like I wasn't getting decent sleep and not being able to figure out why. Until I left my wife, who snores horribly. Now that I'm in an environment where there is actual quiet during the night I can sleep like a baby.
Ptsd and panic disorder here. Even with meds to help with anxiety and nightmares, I swear I feel like I'm never 100% awake. Maybe like 60. I don't "pass out" but still can't seem to mentally function at a fully awake level lol.
I’m going through peri-menopause, and now, I wake up at like 2/3am when I go to bed before midnight and *cannot* fall back asleep. It’s awful. Eventually I’ll fall back asleep at like 7am and wake up around noon…ugh!
Unfortunately, staying asleep is the issue for me. I have 2 damaged shoulders, a bad knee, injured lumbar and probably sleep apnea from being overweight. If I sleep more than 6 hours, I wake up in PAIN.
I wake up tired no matterhow much or little i sleep and so i did a sleep study and tuns out im in rem mode for most of the time and i wake up and remember all my dreams whereas my deep sleep is around 30 mins in total, 5 mins here and there. my sleeping had become worse because my dreams have progressively gotten more vivid and vicious and down right scary that i usually sleep every othe night and by the time its the second night i sleep so hard i have sleep paralysis and more aware when in my dream state but unable to shake out of it and until i can its awful😢 been going through this my entire life and still remember mot of my dreams as a child because how traumatic they were and no matter what i just dream too much, and too intensely 😅
I had major issues with dreams till they chemically lobotomized me with abilify 😅 was given as additive for antidepressants to help lift mood but first caused sleep walking then resulted in complete loss of dreams before being taken off… In some regards I miss my good dreams but the bad ones were absolute torture, had one that stuck around from childhood till then about being crushed in a red Toyota Camry by a blue semi truck with mobile house on the back. I have never gotten into a red Toyota anything just in case 😂
My problem is I have small fiber neuropathy in my legs and feet and if I do get to sleep quickly for whatever reason the pain wakes me up and I can't go back to sleep😢
I tried looking up the product. As usual I can't figure out the cost of the headband. It says $299.00. And then it says so many cents per day. It's confusing. Does anyone know or understand what you actually pay for the headband?
What about going to bed at differing times but getting up at the exact same time 7 days per week? Does that result in the same benefits as *going to sleep* at the same time but waking up at differing times?
I don't sleep well. I wake up a lot because I worry about 😴 through alarms. Dreams are often frustrating and disturbing. Benadryl or Nyquill sometimes help but often leave me groggy in the morning.
Is it ok to need 9-10 hours of sleep a night? Im bipolar and i feel any less I'm exhausted. I used to use a cpap but had surgeries and now don't need it anymore. But i still think i function best on avout 10 hours
It's very normal, you're ok. If you can get it, go for it. I'm the same way, and all my adult life have been shamed about it but the reality is we all have different bodies. Rest when you need to, not when people tell you you should.
Hi Dr. Scott. I'm having trouble with going to sleep early without 'passing out' because I have chronic depression and when I'm not exhausted yet, my brain just wanders around in bed. Thinking about my life, thinking about the world. This often makes me unable to sleep too. I have experienced so many times just rolling around in bed for an hour still unable to fall asleep, and in the end I both got not enough sleep AND my mood ruined because of my own thoughts. I want to have good sleep hygiene. I really do. But the wandering thoughts are making that extremely difficult, and that's why I used the 'passing out' method. But then it just becomes a feedback loop because I don't get good enough sleep. Do you have any advice on how to solve this problem?
I stay up until I'm ready to drop instantly into sleep because I have some kind of fear that wells up when I think about being asleep; it makes us so vulnerable. I guess I should address that, lol. Any ideas?
Thank you! I have struggled with sleep since I was a little kid. Insomnia, night terrors, nightmares, sleepwalking. But now as an adult I heavily rely on alcohol to fall asleep. It is more just passing out from alcohol instead of eal sleep and the next morning I wake up to chaos and sometimes no memory of how I got there, which makes my OCD ten times worse, because my brain fills the time I can't remember with horrible images. I have also taken seroquel for sleep, but it makes the nightmares worse. So thank you for your advise.
I recently stopped taking the fast acting version of seroquel and my nightmares have gone away but now I often feel like I'm only half asleep. Like I have some level of awareness all night.
Do you have any advice for night shift workers? I have a hard time sleeping during the day, especially in a house full of people who are awake. I switched to nights because I have insomnia so figured I might as well work while I can’t sleep anyways. But I have a hard time sleeping during the day. Sometimes I’ll be awake for 2-3 days straight. It’s that bad. I also work 12-15 hour shifts. I’ve considered switching to working day shifts just to improve my quality of life. I’m constantly exhausted, fatigued, no energy to accomplish anything, I’m overweight, and depressed. Help!
Injections for mental health could assist with the sleep issue. You should not have the pico, the eating cotton balls and sand. Mothers will assist with the sleep issue.
This guy presents like an amateur. What type of doctor is he? An MD, a DO, a chiropractor, a Ph.D, a dentist? (I suggest that he list his credentials / bio somewhere in the notes.) He's obviously not the sharpest tool in the shed.
You make it sound so simple… but there are so many other factors in a person’s life that make a Smart Sleep Plan difficult or impossible, and it makes me feel guilty that I’m not able to “Just do it!”
There’s:
•Kids and pets who wake you up throughout the night or generally interfere with your sleep schedule
•Mental Health and/or (General health) issues and various prescription meds that are intended to help you overall, but disrupt your quality of sleep
•Going through Perimenopause/Menopause!!
•Substance abuse/addiction
•Low socioeconomic status: can’t afford a decent space or routine to ensure a good night’s rest
•Shift workers who rely on better income from working nights, or 2 jobs
We just need to recognize that it’s much easier for some than others to get good sleep, and not judge people who would love to fall asleep and stay asleep so easily. ❤
SPOT ON
Thank you yes
Yes. Thank you
I just finished Dr. Scott's book "For When Everything is Burning". If you have benefitted from his videos, go get this book. Don't think about it. Don't put it on the list. Go get it. I have read tons of books about mental health and find that most of them, though well intentioned, are filled with vague commentaries, lots of useless platitudes, but offer no practical steps to improving the situation between my ears. This book is different in that it is full of specific, actionable suggestions that you can begin applying immediately. I can't recommend it enough. I listened to it on Audible so, if you're not a big reader, you can access it that way. Thank you Dr. Scott! My hope for a better future took a huge leap forward before I had even finished your wonderful book.
Thank you so much!!
Yes! I love listening to, and watching his videos, specifically because he does explain things so deeply and thoroughly. He's helped me understand myself better, and has given me some new vocabulary that has been helpful in trying to explain to my husband how I feel and describe what it does to me. Physically, mentally and emotionally.❤
@@MrAndybanjo yes! It's a great book! I have the audio version, excellent narrator too.
Yes thank you for your review, I am ordering it as we speak, I actually started crying when I first listened to him, the only person I have found who makes sense.. I honestly thought I was crazy
I read it all way through, then read again, taking notes. SO MUCH Resonated with my ❤, my life. Can't wait for #2!!! Dr Scott, do you have a date when it will be released? I think that I recall you were unhappy with your 1st draft & started over. We all wait with great anticipation!😊
With CPTSDI I was incapable of falling asleep at all. Ever. I would go as far as 5 straight days then have to go to the Emergency Room because I was hallucinating and totally dysfunctional. I tried everything from the Sleep Disorders Center, to over the counter drugs, to prescription to street drugs or alcohol and WAY overdid everything. I was told it was all in my head. I said, "No shit!! That I know, I just don't know how to get it out. I was on high alert all day and night for nearly 20 years. I've been on a healing path for 20 years and finally feel like I'm getting there. Having my own yawns was the first sign to me that I was doing better. Thanks for your show!!
I have CPTSD also. Have to take strong ores meds
@@angelaharris1112 I was on Xanax plus Ambien until I apparently ate my deodorant stick while I was sleeping. Nothing compares to real sleep. I've even been having real yawns for the first time in years.
I don’t need sleep. I need high amounts of caffeine and energy drinks
@@angelaharris1112 ores meds?
Hi Kim, me too… many years of severe child abuse mostly at night while I was in bed. I spent decades being afraid to fall asleep once in bed. Once I learned about my brains nutritional deficiencies like tryptophan and potassium, and iodine, magnesium and getting off of carbs… crushing my carb addiction with Carnivore lifestyle.
Bipolar here. Even if I go to bed early, I always wake up after 3 or 4 hours.
Could you please make a video on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? I suffer from this, along with chronic low-grade depression/anxiety. It’s awful, no matter how much I sleep, eat well etc… it constantly feels like I’m extremely jet-lagged. 😵💫
Love the last comment - if you fix your sleep, literally everything else will improve. It's true. I am a ....work in progress, in terms of sleep, but I am trying 😊
I have severe anxiety and menopause has made it worse. A video on females who are in menopause would surely help. I also have PTSD. IT ALL SUCKS.
Menopausal women check out HRT, progesterone and magnesium helps sleep & exercise of some sort in the day helps
My tip for falling asleep is to listen to a soothing podcast. Seems to work for me.
I listen to ASMR, I find it the best way for me to fall asleep otherwise I lie awake for hours.
Probably better than the political commentary I tend to listen to at night...
ASMR What is that?@@Ann.thesis
@@georgeanngash9896 It's a sensory response to certain noises or sounds. There are a lot of videos on TH-cam, but I find Coromo Sara's ASMR best. I have heard some people do not have any response to ASRM though. I guess it depends on the individual.
Been doing this for 10+ years…
Sleep hygiene is so important... Setting up a habit at the end of every day is so important to help you transition from the waking day to being asleep. He is so correct...not getting enough sleep chronically along with mental health issues is deadly in the long run. Now, at 62 years of age, I have learned to prepare for sleep 2 hours prior to the time I need to go asleep including getting ready for bed (washing your face etc), reading a book for a bit, and generally winding down toward sleep...the goal. Have a sleep schedule...1000%. Don't ever give up on sleeping better...sleep truly is critIcal to better health. This guy truly is right and I recommend you hear what he is saying and doing what he recommends as it relates to you. His book is truly eye opening!
As soon as I turned 49, boom! Less sleep. The only thing that helped was Magnesium glycinate in my diet and Exercise. I'm not perfect, but I sleep 7 to 8 instead of 4 to 5 hours. Good luck.😴😴🏃♂️🏋♂️
I'm in my early adulthood (19 y.o) right now. If you managed to read this, i just want to tell you that i was feeling curious to know your perspective. Would you like to offer advice about life for someone like me? It could be a lesson from your experience of life, or anything that resonates with you.
I started taking the same thing a few months ago and it is actually a game changer. I struggled a lot with sleep before and now I sleep so much better. I fall asleep faster and stay asleep easier.
It truly does help, but you can’t take too much, or you will feel groggy the next day
I’ve smoked mj for over forty yrs. I have always had a bedtime bowl. With this I’ve managed to not take sleeping nor pain meds. Over 100 fractures of bones, 4 surgeries and a myriad of other injuries. I sleep like a rock and rested unless my back is outta wack. Then it’s a gambol.
💜That's me..going, going, going until I pass out from exhaustion. There are times I am sitting on my bed, getting ready for sleep, the next thing I know, it's morning, and I'm still fully clothed. I'm laying crosswise on the bed with no idea what happened. I also feel like I got hit by the truck I was running after all night. Until now I thought it was okay, as long as I got some sleep. Now I know, it's as horrible of an idea as I feel when I wake up. I will work harder on my sleep. I would love to drift off to sleep, not get thrown into it! Thank you for always telling the hard truths, even though it's sometimes tough to hear.🤝💜
I find that it's when I'm under pressure to fall asleep (i.e. appointment or work the next day) I have trouble. It's when I am relaxed when I do.
Hypersomnia here, It don't matter how much I sleep i get or don't get, when I wake up, I wake up in a full blown panic attack. SO exhausted of it. Spend the rest of the day totally brain dead.
At 75 I trusted medical doctors. Niw I am dependent on a Benzodiazepine .,clonazepam aka klonopin. I have terrible insomnia and NEVER get to sleep before 8am. I go to bed by 11pm and lay un the dark silence, then its 4am, 6am 7am.
Did benzos for sleep also. Clonazepam 1 mg. nightly as prescribed. If you decide to go off clonazepam, TAPER OFF VERY SLOWLY or you may go through "benzo hell" I lost my meds while traveling & went off "cold turkey". This caused unimaginably terrible withdrawals, including worse insomnia, tremors, burning tingling pins & needles skin sensations, inner restlessness, horrific nightmares, constant ringing in the ears, memory loss/poor cognition, feeling like you are not yourself, anxiety, anhedonia, deep depression...yea, a real nightmare scenario. And don't expect much help from your prescriber--they will tell you these side effects could not possibly be caused by the benzodiazapine! Gaslighting at its finest.
This medication never was meant for long-term use, due to dependency problems.
2 Yeats off clonazepam and still suffering. Be careful! I don't have the words to adequately describe this hellish nightmare...avoid it at all costs...your life may depend on it.
Oh friend I am so sorry. ❤
@Hope4all2 Thank you for your kind words. Respectful advice? Never trust the medical profession. They will do all they can to force pernicious drugs (medications) on you. Do your research before taking any drug. Doctors know nothing about addiction ( dependency) or how to properly taper you off of the meds they prescribed for you. I hope I have helped you...BEWARE. Thanks again mate. Slainte mhath.
Following my devastating cancer diagnosis and surgery that changed my entire existence last year, I now find I use "substances" for about 10 hours until i quite literally pass out around 3AM and back up around 7 to 7:30AM. Im exhausted!
❤so sorry. I know.
I feel silly for making the comparison for my own situation but I feel and exist at about the same level without the cancer … stay strong brother!
Even though its something we all know, theres always additional insight to be found here which is why I love the channel
Very good advice, thank you. I am also accepting that not everyone needs 8 or more hours. That creates its own stress. Im good at 6 solid hours.
For me, my Apple Watch has helped in this regard massively. I have ADHD so forming routines and sticking to them is a huge struggle and the watch helps me with creating and sticking to routines said around my fitness, overall health and *sleep.*.
In regards to sleep, I now wind down properly before bed time, I have clear goals with how much I need to sleep and I wake up gently in the morning instead of to a loud alarm. I get my 7-8 hours which I did not get before and I feel so much better for it.
Now, I realize not everyone has the money to spend on a gadget like that, but if you do, I would recommend it. It’s definitely been a game changing tool for me with my specific issues anyways.
could you explain more how you use the watch to accomplish this?
Sleep for me is waking up every hour with coughing fits, night terrors, panic attacks and witch visits. Choosing to get into bed and go to sleep brings up a massive amount of anxiety. I never know if I'm going to make it to morning. Distracting myself until I pass out is the only way I can go to sleep.
Witch visits???
I was going to suggest sleep apnea as a possibity, but witch visits sound a lot more interesting (and seasonally appropriate).
You're going to need to explain the 'witch' visits. I'm listening. 🫠
@@Laz_RS FYI, theyre not witches, theyre jinns
This happened to me often when I was drinking alcohol before bed.
Your content is very helpful, as always!👍
For me, consistent and daily cardio is what helps me to sleep best.
I'm a basically healthy person but have never been able to sleep well. I have no trouble falling asleep but I always wake up at 3 or 4 am and can't get back to sleep. I average about 5 hours per night but it's not enough and always catches up to me by the end of the week. I feel like my sleep problem has been taking a heavy toll on my mental health lately and don't know what to do about. Medications have not been affective because they make me just as tired the next day. Wish I knew how to fix this.
Have you tried sleep hygiene?
@@EB-gt1pq Yes, very strict with that.
This video resonated with me on so many different levels. Especially about confusing the brain on whether you want to sleep or not sleep! Your videos are Always Spot On!!
Thank you for this, it is timely. I’ve been struggling the last two weeks, as I try to re-adapt my body from relying on marijuana to fall asleep (perhaps wrongly attributing it to “turning my brain off” to asleep). It’s been a stressful time with trying to get my affairs in order after a big move, especially with anxiety and an avoidant personality that would just rather not deal with the DMV and such, and it is hard to keep my thoughts from constantly churning. I will have to try these strategies (and more thoroughly follow the ones I’m already trying to do).
My heart is with you for the move, I'm really proud of you for working on your relationship to marijuana, don't forget it's all a delicate balance and the art is the balance itself. Our ancestors earned us the cannabinoid system, and a lot of the time we could use a small boost.
After moving across country, it was a nightmare, and I did it so very painfully sober.
Know that you have got this, I believe in you and I know you can get through this. You already are everything you need, you don't just have it, but you ARE IT, and always have been.
Love,
-An Internet stranger who loves you exactly as you truly are
Thank you for this extremely helpful video, much appreciated.
I wake up with dreams. They’re not even nightmares. Just regular dreams and I wake up several times a night. Good Lord, I’m so tired diphenhydramine works just fine and I wake up feeling much better when I take it.
I used to fall asleep in 2 minutes. Best sleep ever
when i don't wait until i'm completly out of energy, I have nightmares all night long.
the first is about 1h30 after i fall asleep. the time between each nightmares shorten as the night advance and at the end, it's about every 30 minutes...
It would be really great if you could make a video on Perimenopause/Menopause and how radically (and horribly) it affects your sleep, no matter what you do. 😕
Your videos are the best to listen to when falling asleep
Exercise helps me. Have you ever gone on a long hike or spent time at the beach and noticed how well you sleep? Avoid caffeine in the afternoon and limit alcohol at night. Create a regular bedtime routine. These are scientific strategies. I’m disappointed in this commercial 😢.
I am not even sure if I sleep anymore per se... I lie down with my eyes closed and CPAP on, and I'm in and out all night. Hard to tell the difference.
These videos all make it seem like there's supposed to be one way and one kind of person and that's how we're all supposed to be. But that's just not the way the world is. Sorry you're dealing with the CPAP and hope you can get some good sleep tonight.
Are you female? I’m looking into hormone replacement therapy
I take strong meds to sleep. My mind wint slow down otherwise. And i have CPTSD, PTSD. I am always foggy when i wake up, but I'm not having nightmares or night terrors.
Waking at the same time every single day helps my sleep. Staying up way too late and sleeping in stirred up a migraine last time I tried it.
I sleep like a rock when im completely sure i don't have to be anywhere or do anything the next day otherwise i troll myself about oversleeping. captain obvious says to get your shit packed the night before then I realise I can't find my bus pass and I tear the place apart like hank schrader trying to bust someone then its not worth going to sleep for 2 hrs when it will take a claymore to wake me up. My future self is a fucking idiot putting things everywhere but the designated places.
I spent years feeling like I wasn't getting decent sleep and not being able to figure out why. Until I left my wife, who snores horribly. Now that I'm in an environment where there is actual quiet during the night I can sleep like a baby.
This is timely. I don't so much as fall asleep as I "sleep" wherever I am like a Sim 😅
Completely agree with what you are saying. Going to try to put it into practice!
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I always play low stimulus games (bingo, solitaire, etc.) before I fall asleep.
Being "happy, effective, and functional" I'm in!
Ptsd and panic disorder here. Even with meds to help with anxiety and nightmares, I swear I feel like I'm never 100% awake. Maybe like 60. I don't "pass out" but still can't seem to mentally function at a fully awake level lol.
Would you put benzodiazepines (oxazepam) into the category of sleeping aids or more like the category of alcohol, cannabis and benadryl ?
I’m going through peri-menopause, and now, I wake up at like 2/3am when I go to bed before midnight and *cannot* fall back asleep. It’s awful. Eventually I’ll fall back asleep at like 7am and wake up around noon…ugh!
Unfortunately, staying asleep is the issue for me. I have 2 damaged shoulders, a bad knee, injured lumbar and probably sleep apnea from being overweight. If I sleep more than 6 hours, I wake up in PAIN.
Get that sleep apnea checked out! Very important that you get enough oxygen
Thanks Dr. Scott. Truly. ♡
does listening to podcast count as high simulation activities?
Caffeine, nicotine, and sugary foods can keep your mind alert and prevent you from relaxing. Avoid consuming these a few hours before bedtime.
I listen to relaxing instrumental music to help me fall asleep.
For some people it might be Long C0rvid
I wake up tired no matterhow much or little i sleep and so i did a sleep study and tuns out im in rem mode for most of the time and i wake up and remember all my dreams whereas my deep sleep is around 30 mins in total, 5 mins here and there. my sleeping had become worse because my dreams have progressively gotten more vivid and vicious and down right scary that i usually sleep every othe night and by the time its the second night i sleep so hard i have sleep paralysis and more aware when in my dream state but unable to shake out of it and until i can its awful😢 been going through this my entire life and still remember mot of my dreams as a child because how traumatic they were and no matter what i just dream too much, and too intensely 😅
I had major issues with dreams till they chemically lobotomized me with abilify 😅 was given as additive for antidepressants to help lift mood but first caused sleep walking then resulted in complete loss of dreams before being taken off…
In some regards I miss my good dreams but the bad ones were absolute torture, had one that stuck around from childhood till then about being crushed in a red Toyota Camry by a blue semi truck with mobile house on the back. I have never gotten into a red Toyota anything just in case 😂
You might benefit from regular meditation
Thank you
My problem is I have small fiber neuropathy in my legs and feet and if I do get to sleep quickly for whatever reason the pain wakes me up and I can't go back to sleep😢
I tried looking up the product. As usual I can't figure out the cost of the headband. It says $299.00. And then it says so many cents per day. It's confusing. Does anyone know or understand what you actually pay for the headband?
What about going to bed at differing times but getting up at the exact same time 7 days per week? Does that result in the same benefits as *going to sleep* at the same time but waking up at differing times?
I don't sleep well. I wake up a lot because I worry about 😴 through alarms. Dreams are often frustrating and disturbing. Benadryl or Nyquill sometimes help but often leave me groggy in the morning.
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Thank you!
Is it ok to need 9-10 hours of sleep a night? Im bipolar and i feel any less I'm exhausted. I used to use a cpap but had surgeries and now don't need it anymore. But i still think i function best on avout 10 hours
It's very normal, you're ok. If you can get it, go for it. I'm the same way, and all my adult life have been shamed about it but the reality is we all have different bodies. Rest when you need to, not when people tell you you should.
Thank you!
I want to live through a year. I don't really know if being healthy is on the table anymore
I hope you get to feeling better
Hi Dr. Scott. I'm having trouble with going to sleep early without 'passing out' because I have chronic depression and when I'm not exhausted yet, my brain just wanders around in bed. Thinking about my life, thinking about the world. This often makes me unable to sleep too. I have experienced so many times just rolling around in bed for an hour still unable to fall asleep, and in the end I both got not enough sleep AND my mood ruined because of my own thoughts.
I want to have good sleep hygiene. I really do. But the wandering thoughts are making that extremely difficult, and that's why I used the 'passing out' method. But then it just becomes a feedback loop because I don't get good enough sleep.
Do you have any advice on how to solve this problem?
I stay up until I'm ready to drop instantly into sleep because I have some kind of fear that wells up when I think about being asleep; it makes us so vulnerable. I guess I should address that, lol. Any ideas?
Thank you! I have struggled with sleep since I was a little kid. Insomnia, night terrors, nightmares, sleepwalking. But now as an adult I heavily rely on alcohol to fall asleep. It is more just passing out from alcohol instead of eal sleep and the next morning I wake up to chaos and sometimes no memory of how I got there, which makes my OCD ten times worse, because my brain fills the time I can't remember with horrible images. I have also taken seroquel for sleep, but it makes the nightmares worse. So thank you for your advise.
I recently stopped taking the fast acting version of seroquel and my nightmares have gone away but now I often feel like I'm only half asleep. Like I have some level of awareness all night.
But l don't want to get up at 5:30 on the weekend 😭
Do you have any advice for night shift workers? I have a hard time sleeping during the day, especially in a house full of people who are awake. I switched to nights because I have insomnia so figured I might as well work while I can’t sleep anyways. But I have a hard time sleeping during the day. Sometimes I’ll be awake for 2-3 days straight. It’s that bad. I also work 12-15 hour shifts. I’ve considered switching to working day shifts just to improve my quality of life. I’m constantly exhausted, fatigued, no energy to accomplish anything, I’m overweight, and depressed. Help!
Injections for mental health could assist with the sleep issue. You should not have the pico, the eating cotton balls and sand. Mothers will assist with the sleep issue.
Wow, that triggered me...' Instead of just passing out '..really what is the difference. And, why does it matter anyway.
LoL. YOU better not miss this one then. 😂
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Over sleeper, now retired...
I don't need sleep. I need to know what's better than passing out
You guys are sleeping?
Guys this wastes 11 minutes of your life it’s just an ad
It is disturbing that 31 people have disliked this video.
Get a stuffed animal. It helps.
You are correct about alcohol but incorrect about marijuana.
This guy presents like an amateur. What type of doctor is he? An MD, a DO, a chiropractor, a Ph.D, a dentist? (I suggest that he list his credentials / bio somewhere in the notes.) He's obviously not the sharpest tool in the shed.
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