I have panic attacks which mostly happen at night, so now I don’t want to go to bed even when I’m exhausted. I’m so tired all the time, but I dread the night.
same, i was having attacks so bad i was having flashing lights wake me up and no dreams, now the lights are gone for the most part but my sleep is so broken from all this plus a back spell of vertigo, I’m sleeping broke, so stress and anxiety are high, so i understand all to well
67 year old me is THIS. Waiting for the video. I know alot of it is age. But I know alot of people my age and older, that lead fulfilling active lives.
Can’t wait for your advice on this subject, 63 year old me is exactly in this situation, so tired I don’t have the slightest desire to do anything. I just want to sleep all the time, opposite of insomnia, when I sleep I’m in a perfect place, imaginative and adventurous dreams await where all the crushing reality of my life doesn’t exist. In my dreams I am somewhere, alive and thriving whereas reality is forced for me, exhausted to be constantly fighting to function in this world. Love your channel, you’re unbelievably on target in all the subject matters you cover! Thank you so much for what you do!
I wish I had the nice dreams to at least look forward to. 56 and for at least 7 years, each night it dreaded, because I'm just woken up w/ hot flashes all night. A super good and rare night is just waking twice, it can be up to 6 or more times a night.
@@saintejeannedarc9460 omg the hot flashes! I kicked my cat in my sleep from kicking off the covers so much he stopped sleeping with me. I’m with you! Warm wishes from Minnesota! ❤️❤️❤️
The way you described it is just perfect. Re-read it several times, couldn't say better myself. Yes, sleep for me is a perfect place to escape from reality
My beagle snores and my old cat starts screaming from 4 a.m. it's hard to get back to sleep. I make the dog move to another room but the cat is impossible. I try coaxing him onto the bed for a few pats but often he refusés. He gets so angry that he'll scream 20 times in a row, until his voice is gone!
I am always tired. Mentally and Physically. I feel numb all the time or super anxious. I don't experience positive feelings. I've been on antidepressants on some time now. My sleep can't be fixed because i can't stand being asleep. Is like my mind and body turns off. Thank you so much for your information and for your willingness to help people who struggle like me
I’m incredibly moved to learn that Dr Scott himself has suffered from the very condition he now treats , I just wanna say thank you and also well done . It’s so heartening
Before my husband died, up at 6:45 made him a coffee then off to pick up my daughter from work in bed by 10:30 to 11:00. Now, no husband. Up at 4:40 to take daughter to work. Pick her up at 2:30pm. Tired all day. Worry constantly about bills and money. Try to go to bed at 8:00pm always wake up between 2:00 and 3:00am. Husband died at about 3:15am. Lucky if I can sleep till alarm goes off. Tried reading in bed. Head hits that pillow and worrying starts. Have to drive in dark very hard. Take a nap, up all night. My life has changed greatly. Coping hard, sleeping tough.
Wow, what an interesting topic! I have been struggling with chronic insomnia for a long time. Years of trying different medications for sleep and nothing working. Im not anxious about it anymore, it is what it is. But i recently learned from my doctor that I likely have sleep apnea. It makes a lot of sense. If i can get a cpap I know it would increase my quality of life. And now I have these tools I was unaware of before. Even if the machine fixes most of my sleep problems I can refer back to this to keep improving my sleep efficiency. I've made so many positive choices for my mental health, and I am doing better than ever in that regard but through all of it I'm still so exhausted. Praying for the day I can feel well rested. I'll be unstoppable if I figure out how to sleep!
I came to this realization several years ago. Through some trial and error on my own, I learned to stop caring about it. As soon as I stopped caring and thinking about sleep or being tired the next day, I started sleeping well again.
Same for me. I'm a bi-phasic sleeper: sleep 3 hours, awake 3 hours, sleep 3 hours. I used to stress about being awake for those 3 hours. Then I figured, why not go with it. So, instead of lying in bed, I'll do a load of laundry, clean the kitchen, read a few pages of a book. When I start getting sleepy again, I go to bed, and I'm usually not tired in the morning now. Turns out my stressing about not being asleep was wearing me out so that I would wake up exhausted.
Could you do a video on the topic of too much sleep? (on a severe level as well, not 'just' oversleeping, but sleeping for 12+ hours a day)? I really appreciate this video and I just can't find any videos which take sleeping too much as seriously as this one took insomnia. You're doing amazing work. Thank you so much.
Same here. I have problem falling asleep but once asleep even my extremely loud radio alarm doesn't wake me up. It's practically given others in the house a heart attack but I don't even hear it. And I'll sleep 9 - 12 hours.
I’ve struggled with insomnia since I was a teenager. I’m 30 now and for the past month I couldn’t sleep more than 3 hours a night. Finally just decided to get out of bed after waking up everyday and after a week I felt like I was dying 😅 BUT one night recently I went to bed and slept throughout the night. The next week I could sleep throughout the night but during the day still struggled with feeling totally exhausted. It’s been a long two weeks but I believe I’ve finally been able to somewhat retain my brain to sleep properly.
I've just found out that I sleep talk and shout constantly thru the night. It explains my exhaustion, I just never stop. So I'm going to look into it more. My sleep talk is whole conversations, not mumbling, but completely understandable words and sentences. Often it's related to a conflict I'm dreaming about, or a horrific scenario I'm dreaming. So I have a lot of work to do when it comes to sleep.
Oh I need this! I’m 62, can’t even believe it! Yes the older I get the worse sleep I get. I hate listening to someone who says make sure you get 8 hours of sleep a night! What? How! I’m so tired and fall asleep until someone closes a door, brushes their teeth down the hall, or my husband gets up for the 3 rd time to use the bathroom! I don’t get up to go to the bathroom! I lay in bed telling myself go to sleep then I get up the same time awake and tired almost daily get about 3-5 hrs of awake sleep! Anyway I thank you I relate and hope this works!
I really wish there were more doctors like you available, many these days are mere pill pushers rather than any attempt to help the actual cause and overcoming affects of depression and anxiety.
I never had been a person that sleeps. I remember as a child laying in bed listening to my radio. Then getting up at 4am. I am 67 years old. I sleep a few hours If i wake up i get up. I have been on meds that the side effects of them were worse then no sleep. But i never have needed sleep I have worked two jobs we to school ran a horse farm. If lack of sleep kills I guess i am a living miracle. In fact it is 3 am i am listening to you Dr Scott I found the best way to deal with Insomnia is quit fighting and live. Every waking moment..
Sooo going to do the thing where set an alarm wake up time, a stop screen time an hour before bed, and a alarm bedtime... with gradual 15 minute sleep increases until I can get 7-8 hours of sleep per night. No daytime naps, no caffeine or food after dinner time. 🤞🤞🤞🤞 My sleep is HORRIBLE for the past few weeks, but I've been suffering from various insomnia problems for several years now. I MUST get it back in track, because I'm exhausted all the time. Thanks for the info! ❤😊
Appreciate the absolute masterpiece of a graph (It was very helpful actually) . Trying to fix my sleep right now and this is very helpful information. I've never heard of sleep restriction therapy before.
Almost everyone is guilty choosing not too sleep but rather try to pleasure themselves because they depredations night and are haunted by depressive. Over time if you change habit of going c to be same time it really works like Scott’s says in other clips. Delayed gratification is worth it, staying up consuming media or doing stuff to suppress guilt because you did not strength in morning or day will always be catch 22
Getting off zolpidem is one of my New Years Resolutions! Perfect timing Dr. Scott! Warm wishes from Minnesota! ❤❤❤ I’m looking forward to this video a lot.
@@Reba24u over 10 years. Way before the FDA dropped the approved dose for women down to 5 mg. I’ve been fighting with the insurance company every year trying to protect my sleep because I have major depression and I lose my mind when I don’t get sleep. My husband, daughter and all my sisters have been trying to get me to stop taking it since my memory has been crap. Last night was the first night without it and it went great, but I don’t expect them too all that easy. I need help. It will be the second time I’ve gone off of it, but I’m much older now and much more depressed since the first time I stopped taking it. The doctor that put me on it retired 5 years ago and I’ve had to fire the last two psychiatrists. The first one was a moron, the other one threatened to not see me anymore if I didn’t take his advice and do DBT after I waited on a list for 6 months to see him. I was crushed, haven’t found a new doc since and now I’m stuck. Ugh. Dr. Scott has more than helped me these past 3 months. He’s helped me and all the people who love me.
@@princessleyla by taking as many things that make me sleepy as I can while still obeying the dose. Like only 50g of Benadryl, or only 10 mg of melatonin, a hemp delta 8 & 9 THC gummy (about 30mg), only my prescription dose of gabapentin (600mg). I do not drink alcohol or take any other recreational drugs. My doctor recommended Benedryl or melatonin, but the rebound from not taking the zolpidem cannot be overcome by one thing. If I don’t take many of the things that make me sleepy, it would be pretty much impossible for me to sleep. I’m fortunate that I don’t have sleep apnea. My method of getting off of zolpidem may be a great risk for someone else. I will stop taking the other meds as soon as I can. After I get over the virus I’m fighting, I will start increasing my activity during the day to try and wear myself out more. Cleaning my house in the new year will serve as my exercise. It will be a complicated process, but I’m ready to be brave and get better by using information from Dr. Scott to motivate me. Hopefully as I do more self help I will be able to stay off of zolpidem. Sorry it’s such a long answer. It’s very complicated.
I was suffering from cptsd then i got cancer thank god they found it in time so i had a lobectomy but since the surgery have not been able to eat the weight is falling off me but making the problem worse i cannot sleep at all all night thelack of sleep and food is making me ill and my anxiety is going through the roof just found your videos im going to lisen to your advice please god it helps.❤❤❤
I spent so many years trying to sleep that now that I can it's All my body signals me to do. Food makes me sleepy. Caffeine makes me sleepy. Everything makes me sleepy. But the quality isn't there.
Thank you Scott. Sat here watching you at 1am here in the U.K. 🇬🇧 That’s early for me after years of poor quality sleep from some PTSD stuff a few years ago. I’m going to rewatch this again tomorrow so thank you again as I now feel more hopeful to finding a different approach 💜🇬🇧
My problem is the dreams. I go to sleep fine, but I can't stay asleep. Because of the dreams. It doesn't matter how much more sleep I want or need, I'm not going back to sleep.
My hands go numb in the night (think i have carpel tunnel syndrome or RSI) so I'm grateful i wake up every few hours so i can shake them and get the circulation going again!!
That’s CBTI! This too has been outdated now. It does work for some but certainly not for those of us that have established changes in our neuro networks. Stress and fear play a huge role in sleep. Sleep is passive and our bodies know how to do it naturally but it’s our minds that get in the way. The more we research and obsess about sleep, the worse our sleep becomes. We need to train ourselves not to worry about not sleeping. We train ourselves out of being able to let go and fall asleep.
That's my issue now too, since I hit menopause and hotflashes. I can't even drift for a few minutes w/out waking up flashing. Goes on all night. At least one episode where I'm awake a few hours. The website does seem to cover these type of sleep issues too. Says they are reduced by near 50%.
Thank you, Dr Scott. I'm hearing your book on Audible. I'm really looking forward to purchasing the physical book to highlight the hell out of it. It has given me too much to think about and to do. I'm going through the third chapter. Do you have a Spanish version? my mom wants to read it too but doesn't speak English.
I think having a kid was my sleep restriction therapy. I always had bad insomnia for as long as I can remember. I had a baby and barely could sleep or rest for almost 2 years. Now I sleep 8 hours most nights with no issues. I have a set bedtime and my alarm goes off at the same time every morning. My son is 7 1/2 now. I still sleep pretty well. I also don’t have caffeine after 10am, except if I’m going somewhere past my bedtime.
This was spoken about last year by another doctor on TH-cam, and it can work for some it didn't for me. It boiled down to no matter how bad a night's sleep you have you still get up at the same time every morning, so you might have only had 4 hours of sleep and still had to have gotten up. But the struggle during the day to stay awake was so horrendous and sometimes can't be done.
That is exactly what is happening to me I couldn't name it Thanks to you I know that it is stressed about sleeping Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experiences
I'm gonna try it. I've had about 13 years of both insomnia and broken sleep. I cannot function. I was told it's part of chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia and just left to rot. I decided last week to go see a psychiatrist to ask for antidepressants which help with sleep architecture because I'm desperate. The ones I read about are called Trazadone, Mirtazepine, and Doxepine. But I'll see if the app helps first. Thank you Dr Scott 🤩
@miateachrt123 - The alpha-delta sleep anomaly is a part of Fibromyalgia aka FMS, as is having your anti-diuretic hormone not work at night, so you have to get up to pee a lot. I've tried all of these things and many more and had them not work, but I have really severe FMS. If this works for you, please come back and update your post and I will try it again. Good Luck!
I've had shifting insomnia problems all my life. Had them before FM, and worse after. Main problems used to be falling asleep. Mostly I can fall asleep fine now, but impossible to stay asleep since hotflashes and night sweats due to menopause. I've had terribly broken sleep at least 7 years. A very rare good night is only waking briefly a few times. Almost invariably it's around 4-6 times or more. Because I don't work from disability, I've just resigned to sleep in till 9 or 10 or make up for it.
@@saintejeannedarc9460 - same here. I wake up between 3 and 7 times per night and lay in bed resting because that seems better than nothing. The most I get is 5 hours of sleep, and the most consecutive hours I ever get is four and that is very rare. The interruptions keep our body from doing proper repair. I really feel that FM would be gone if I could sleep.
I have not had more than four hours of sleep a night in years and now four hours is rare but mine is from pain and being screwed over by the medical industrial complex.
I'd been oversleeping.. starting to do a little better lately I think it's mostly from tolerating things in close relationships & letting them affect me making me depressed so I've been working on reinforcing my boundaries. I also agreed to let my brother stay with me for a few months & it's now going on 2 years.. I'm done being guilt tripped just told him I'm ready to go to court & also told his p.o. I can't do this any longer. I have a child I need to be my best for
Anyone with sleep issues, try these protocols. Quit caffeine if you take it. Try water-decaffeinated organic coffee if you still want to enjoy the flavor. Take Magnesium Glycinate 400mg daily in 2 doses, morning and night. Also try Ashwagandha 500mg 2 hours before bed. Make your room cool and as dark as possible. Use blue blocking computer glasses in the evening. Set your computer / phone to reduce blue light (automatically turns more yellowy) in the evening. Practice slow deep diaphragmatic breathing while you lay in bed. Hope some of this helps, best wishes for deep, satisfying sleep.
I've tried almost all of that. Some work for a night or two, then they don't. I'm trying to lower my caffeine intake, but it's hard when you have to be alert and the sleep isn't restorative. I'm down to 11/2 cups from 3 a day. When I wake up in the night, it's mind chatter almost immediately. I've tried the deep breathing and the muscle tensing and relaxing, too, but again, it doesn't always work.These are good tips for most people, though. 😊
@@probablypoetic8759 I hear you, unresolved trauma, anxiety and ruminating / catastrophic thinking can be a difficult hurdle to surpass and greatly affects sleep. Have you tried high potency (400mg) L-Theanine? Empty tummy morning and night. There are many other options to help you be alert but also calm apart from caffeine. Rhodiola, Creatine. L-Theanine is known to promote calmness and enhance focus. Liquid Iodine also increases alertness. Green tea has a much lower amount of caffeine 20-40mg, but enough to assist alertness, 1-2 cups before mid-day should have no discernable impact by the time it comes to going to sleep. Once you quit those coffees and become more caffeine sensitive the green tea will pack more punch.
I tried the blue blocking app on my laptop, but didn't like the harsh yellow screen. For those that can handle it, there's an app that will do it gradually as light fades. What I found helped was to slowly turn my screen brightness down as light faded. That helped me significantly w/ headaches. Nothing has helped for sleep yet though. Tried the other supplements, but didn't work.
i have the 2nd sleep pattern, but its started one day because i rolled over in bed and my world started spinning, crippling vertigo. i went to PT sessions to stop it spinning but in now afraid on sleeping in my bed or on a certain side of my bed in fear or spinning again, so i fall asleep in a recliner for a few hours, then wake, move to the bed ride side only, (because rolling to the left started the spinning)then wake and go back to the chair, i cant seem to setting at all. it is truly making me nuts.
VERY "apropo" subject! I've had severe insomnia for years. I can't sleep at night like a 'normal' human! So I end up MAYBE sleeping during the day. My clock is completely off! 😮😮
Quit caffeine if you take it. Take Magnesium Glycinate 400mg daily in 2 doses, morning and night. Also try Ashwagandha 500mg 2 hours before bed. Make your room cool and as dark as possible. Use blue blocking computer glasses in the evening. Set your computer / phone to reduce blue light (automatically turns more yellowy) in the evening. Practice slow deep diaphragmatic breathing while you lay in bed. Hope some of this helps, best wishes for deep, satisfying sleep.
The magnesium and Ashwagandha might help, if you don't have bowel and stomach sensitivity. Be on guard if you do. Magnesium is very laxative. I've tried the supposedly non laxative forms and it gaves me the trots right away. Ashwagandha is hard on my gut, but I stuck it out for months. Just saw no improvement. It's an adaptogen, like Ginseng, but generally not as stimulating. Some people can be very sensitive to it, some have some pretty amazing results.
@@saintejeannedarc9460 There are many different types of magnesium, only a couple have laxative effect. Magnesium Glycinate does not have laxative effect.
@@HeartFeltGesturedidn’t you just repeat all the simplistic approach that Dr mentioned that simply don't work for real insomniac? My mom drinks hot milk with honey before bed, swears by that, and simply don't get it why i need pretty strong sleeping pills..
I'm really enjoying the videos. I really find it helpful and encouraging. It's a pity that I'm on the other side of the world, as I really would have loved to chat with you 😊
I get to sleep easily and early but wake up 4, maximum 5 hours later still tired and cannot get back to sleep. Often get up in the early hours but nothing changes.
Menopause : forget about sleep. You will pop awake randomly with hot flashes. Weird anxiety attacks. Nightmares. Onset of sleep apnea. Now you have to try to sleep with a damn snorkel strapped to your face! Move and it comes loose or digs in. Welcome to hell.
Amen! I've heard once you get used to the CPAP, you should able to sleep through the night, even though you may have to try different masks. I also have sleep apnea, but can't do CPAP. I tried it and found out I have a terrifying condition where my brain stops telling my lungs to breathe if I'm hooked up to the machine. It happened during the sleep study and scared the crap out of me and the attendant both!
Thank you so much for this high quality information. Could you possibly do a video on eating disorders and practical ways to reduce binge, purge cycles etc. that would be so helpful thank you.
I have fibro and CFS. I was told we do go through the entire sleep cycle but wake up when it's done, instead of staying asleep while it starts again. No idea who the fix that.
I am at the point that I reached for sleeping pills. I took valerian root. Last night, I slept 2 hours, then I woke up, I was wide awake for more than 3 hours with the sleeping pill. What am I supposed to do then??
I’m 71 and fall asleep in minutes when I go to bed at 10.30pm but wake up 2 to 3 hours later and can’t get back to sleep for at least an hour and a half. Despite meditation, body scans, breathing exercises etc and I always get up at 5am to walk my dog. I never go back to bed. Needless to say I’ve read a watched a ton of stuff about sleeping and do have good sleep hygiene but I can’t stay asleep. I’m not on any medication. Always feeling suicidal and I just want to sleep for ever. How can the sleep reset program help me?
I'm not sure, but your issues are less complex than some. It could be worth checking it out and doing the questionaire. it's lengthy, but the one week trial is a sliding scale from $9-$29, so no the pricey gimmick I was expecting.
I am looking forward to finding out what to DO in that ‘out of bed’ time. I have MDD and have been aware that not being able to sleep causes me much anxiety. I have tried getting out of bed and accomplishing things instead but that just makes me spiral out and become ‘manic’ - though I do not have bi polar depression. Is it ok to sit in a recliner and read or be on my phone? (I do not have a tv) Thank you so much for explaining so well what we experience and ways to battle the challenges.
My challenge is that when I don’t get sleep I get migraine headaches that can last days, so I can’t do this technique. I’ve tried it and it was crippling for me
I've been awake since 1983; I see hallucinations after four days awake... any serious and strong advice for people who are taking lots of Rx meds, more than the prescribed amount, to get 2-3 hours every night?
I have watched you for awhile and I use your info for the better of me thanks. I have realized that my life has entered a place where I feel survival guilt I have not seen this discussed . Would it be possible thanks
I deal with insomnia as I learnt to to in multimodel pain therapies. dealing with chronical pain and joint inflamation, I ride the wave when it comes knowing it comes and goes, I spontaneously adapt to it, I do less to nothing one day, when I catch sleep I catch up. Unfortunately, they´re too s....to treat my diseases here as we don´t have chiropractic therapy no schools for that no trained doctors. I also escape my home city as on the country side it´s no loud noise as where I live and the long hikes make my sleepy. I also switch the morning appointments each 2 days, otherwise I wouldn´t manage to get up the following sleepless day at all, then I need to sleep out each 2, 3 day. I heard about this concept in clinic and I don´t lie on bed during the day. I guess in my case, it´s due to the legal fights, triggers or body pain
This sounds complicated but there might be hope for some. I hope you won't take offense but I'm so tired I can't fight my way out of a paper bag. My mind started zoning out when you were talking about all that's involved.
Do you do online therapy? Please lmk. I am not very god with technology so I have no clue how eles to contact you other than right here. Thank you for all you do. Im struggling.
As someone who has narcolepsy without atrophy and sleep apnea and restless.leg syndrome and can spend only 5 hrs maximum out of bed due to severe osteo,i feel like its a lost cause.Interesting video though,could relate to alot of it
Had insomnia for years. Sleep hygiene does help and "reading" a really boring book, like a bible, helps me slow my brain down and eventually fall asleep after about 20 min. I'm an atheist but kept a bible for this. Any boring book may work.also get off the phone or screens and daily exercise is critical. Getting out of bed when i cant sleep and startung over helps and takung orexin inhibitor, Dayvigo, really helped reset a sleep cycle for me.
Itale five mg of lormatazipam and two 100 mg gabapentin and 500 mg paracetamol. I am bipolar two and without this medicatiom i simply dont go to sleep until morning. Once i didnt sleep for ovr a week
I would like to say this works, however, as an insomniac for decades (most of my adult life) who has almost died from sleep deprivation, sleep restriction has not worked for me, nor has practicing sleep hygiene techniques. While I practice these the only thing that helps me sleep is medication and magnesium. Sometimes medication is the only answer. The neuro-chemicals in the brain are delicate and sometimes need help, just like humans do with other illnesses. Don't feel bad seeking professional help with this health issue.
It might be worthwhile to check out the website and go through the questionaire. It's a pretty cheap program, as little as $9 for a week trial, and offers that lowest price on a sliding scale for those that can afford up to $29. I'm a tough case too. Lifetime insomnia problems that just keep shifting to a new issue as I hit menopause. Not life threatening, just makes me dread every night of broken sleep. Now due to hot flashes. Use to have a terrible time falling asleep. Sometimes would shift to waking insomnia. Now it's just every single darn night is broken sleep, w/ no problem falling asleep.
I am 77 ith medication i sleep well until six or 6.30 at best sometimes earlier and feel i havent had enough sleep. I wake up hungry and i take magnesium as its supposed to be good for sleep. I go to bed about 10.45 butdont sleep until about half eleven. I dont stress unless i wake about four and cant go back
My kid has had HORRIBLE sleep since birth. Nightmares and Lucid dreams. Lucid Nightmares. Bro. Anyway. Yeah. Any advice on that journey would be cool ❤
My daughter, now grown, was like that. We figured out eventually that she has a significant anxiety disorder, and essentially has adrenaline in her system ALL THE TIME. Never slept. Metamucil, several doses daily, will soak up the adrenaline in the liver, as will soluble fiber like oatmeal and legumes. Magnesium was huge as well. There is a product called Natural Calm, a powder, that is great for kids.
@@visualapologetics4891 That does sound like some helpful practical advice. Do you believe in God and the spiritual realm? Not everyone does, but it does seem like the root of the problem. Yes, she certainly has an anxiety/adrenaline disorder. Why would an innocent child, unless she'd had significant trauma, just be born w/ this? That is not any kind of implication on you as parents, or looking to pry into your family life. Just that there has be a root cause, beyond the symptoms.
@@visualapologetics4891 my daughter has EDS and lots of anxiety. Chronic conditions are so hard with your kids. It’s almost like they were BORN THAT WAY and nothing can be done about it. I hope you find the answers you NEED. 😉 Warm wishes from Minnesota! ❤️❤️❤️
Well, it sounds very interesting to me. I mostly wake up several times a night, with anywhere from 15 minutes to hours of being awake and struggling to return to sleep (for years). I'm assuming by doing this, your brain will stop thinking too much when you go to bed. (?) 🤪Thanks, Dr Scott. I will check out the app as well. 😊
Yep, me too. Over 7 years of this from hot flashes. Wake up usually 6 times or so a night. Sometimes get to fall back asleep quickly, sometimes up for hours. Nothing I've tried taking will keep me asleep all night. Maybe buy me a few hours, if I'm lucky.
@@middleofnowhere1313 Yeah, it really is. I'm trying just to roll w/ it. Sometimes I can, but it's been so long and sometimes I just dread approaching sleep. It would be so precious to just sleep through the night.
I smoke (vape technically) way too much weed and that has given me insomnia. I know the weed is at least exacerbating if not causing it because without it, after the initial withdrawal period, I end up sleeping better than with it
Huh...accidentally did this to myself without naming it. Therapy is really challenging for me. It's fascinating knowing that I'm accidentally therapy-techniquing myself 😂 Weird question tho: is it normal not to dream?
I have panic attacks which mostly happen at night, so now I don’t want to go to bed even when I’m exhausted. I’m so tired all the time, but I dread the night.
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I know, me too. I’m scared of getting nightmares at night and waking up in the dark all scared.
same, i was having attacks so bad i was having flashing lights wake me up and no dreams, now the lights are gone for the most part but my sleep is so broken from all this plus a back spell of vertigo, I’m sleeping broke, so stress and anxiety are high, so i understand all to well
Interesting all. My anxiety erupts at night, sometimes a.m. too. But cannot connect to anything
67 year old me is THIS. Waiting for the video. I know alot of it is age. But I know alot of people my age and older, that lead fulfilling active lives.
Can’t wait for your advice on this subject, 63 year old me is exactly in this situation, so tired I don’t have the slightest desire to do anything. I just want to sleep all the time, opposite of insomnia, when I sleep I’m in a perfect place, imaginative and adventurous dreams await where all the crushing reality of my life doesn’t exist. In my dreams I am somewhere, alive and thriving whereas reality is forced for me, exhausted to be constantly fighting to function in this world.
Love your channel, you’re unbelievably on target in all the subject matters you cover! Thank you so much for what you do!
I wish I had the nice dreams to at least look forward to. 56 and for at least 7 years, each night it dreaded, because I'm just woken up w/ hot flashes all night. A super good and rare night is just waking twice, it can be up to 6 or more times a night.
@@saintejeannedarc9460 omg the hot flashes! I kicked my cat in my sleep from kicking off the covers so much he stopped sleeping with me. I’m with you! Warm wishes from Minnesota! ❤️❤️❤️
The way you described it is just perfect. Re-read it several times, couldn't say better myself. Yes, sleep for me is a perfect place to escape from reality
My beagle snores and my old cat starts screaming from 4 a.m. it's hard to get back to sleep. I make the dog move to another room but the cat is impossible. I try coaxing him onto the bed for a few pats but often he refusés. He gets so angry that he'll scream 20 times in a row, until his voice is gone!
Oh wow! This is me, too! I'm 60 and boy, can I relate to this!!
I am always tired. Mentally and Physically. I feel numb all the time or super anxious. I don't experience positive feelings. I've been on antidepressants on some time now. My sleep can't be fixed because i can't stand being asleep. Is like my mind and body turns off. Thank you so much for your information and for your willingness to help people who struggle like me
I’m incredibly moved to learn that Dr Scott himself has suffered from the very condition he now treats , I just wanna say thank you and also well done . It’s so heartening
You're the one person I can see myself truly relating to thank you for being a reminder that I'm not alone.
Before my husband died, up at 6:45 made him a coffee then off to pick up my daughter from work in bed by 10:30 to 11:00. Now, no husband. Up at 4:40 to take daughter to work. Pick her up at 2:30pm. Tired all day. Worry constantly about bills and money. Try to go to bed at 8:00pm always wake up between 2:00 and 3:00am. Husband died at about 3:15am. Lucky if I can sleep till alarm goes off. Tried reading in bed. Head hits that pillow and worrying starts. Have to drive in dark very hard. Take a nap, up all night. My life has changed greatly. Coping hard, sleeping tough.
I’m so sorry for your loss.
Wow, what an interesting topic! I have been struggling with chronic insomnia for a long time. Years of trying different medications for sleep and nothing working.
Im not anxious about it anymore, it is what it is. But i recently learned from my doctor that I likely have sleep apnea. It makes a lot of sense.
If i can get a cpap I know it would increase my quality of life. And now I have these tools I was unaware of before. Even if the machine fixes most of my sleep problems I can refer back to this to keep improving my sleep efficiency.
I've made so many positive choices for my mental health, and I am doing better than ever in that regard but through all of it I'm still so exhausted.
Praying for the day I can feel well rested. I'll be unstoppable if I figure out how to sleep!
I came to this realization several years ago. Through some trial and error on my own, I learned to stop caring about it. As soon as I stopped caring and thinking about sleep or being tired the next day, I started sleeping well again.
Same for me. I'm a bi-phasic sleeper: sleep 3 hours, awake 3 hours, sleep 3 hours. I used to stress about being awake for those 3 hours. Then I figured, why not go with it. So, instead of lying in bed, I'll do a load of laundry, clean the kitchen, read a few pages of a book. When I start getting sleepy again, I go to bed, and I'm usually not tired in the morning now. Turns out my stressing about not being asleep was wearing me out so that I would wake up exhausted.
Thank you for covering this topic. It's so difficult for me to go to bed and stay asleep.
Just received my copy of "FOR WHEN EVERYTHING IS BURNING"
I can't wait to read it!
Could you do a video on the topic of too much sleep? (on a severe level as well, not 'just' oversleeping, but sleeping for 12+ hours a day)?
I really appreciate this video and I just can't find any videos which take sleeping too much as seriously as this one took insomnia.
You're doing amazing work. Thank you so much.
Same here. I have problem falling asleep but once asleep even my extremely loud radio alarm doesn't wake me up. It's practically given others in the house a heart attack but I don't even hear it. And I'll sleep 9 - 12 hours.
Just found this...game changer. Thank u
I’ve struggled with insomnia since I was a teenager. I’m 30 now and for the past month I couldn’t sleep more than 3 hours a night. Finally just decided to get out of bed after waking up everyday and after a week I felt like I was dying 😅 BUT one night recently I went to bed and slept throughout the night. The next week I could sleep throughout the night but during the day still struggled with feeling totally exhausted. It’s been a long two weeks but I believe I’ve finally been able to somewhat retain my brain to sleep properly.
Good to hear progress from someone who sounds like me!
I've just found out that I sleep talk and shout constantly thru the night. It explains my exhaustion, I just never stop. So I'm going to look into it more. My sleep talk is whole conversations, not mumbling, but completely understandable words and sentences. Often it's related to a conflict I'm dreaming about, or a horrific scenario I'm dreaming. So I have a lot of work to do when it comes to sleep.
Oh I need this! I’m 62, can’t even believe it! Yes the older I get the worse sleep I get. I hate listening to someone who says make sure you get 8 hours of sleep a night! What? How! I’m so tired and fall asleep until someone closes a door, brushes their teeth down the hall, or my husband gets up for the 3 rd time to use the bathroom! I don’t get up to go to the bathroom! I lay in bed telling myself go to sleep then I get up the same time awake and tired almost daily get about 3-5 hrs of awake sleep!
Anyway I thank you I relate and hope this works!
I really wish there were more doctors like you available, many these days are mere pill pushers rather than any attempt to help the actual cause and overcoming affects of depression and anxiety.
Definitely need this, especially now. Gotta get my sleep back in order before school starts up again 😭
Your videos come at exactly the right time. Every. Single. One. Thank you!
I never had been a person that sleeps.
I remember as a child laying in bed listening to my radio.
Then getting up at 4am.
I am 67 years old.
I sleep a few hours
If i wake up i get up.
I have been on meds that the side effects of them were worse then no sleep.
But i never have needed sleep
I have worked two jobs we to school ran a horse farm.
If lack of sleep kills
I guess i am a living miracle.
In fact it is 3 am i am listening to you Dr Scott
I found the best way to deal with Insomnia is quit fighting and live.
Every waking moment..
Sooo going to do the thing where set an alarm wake up time, a stop screen time an hour before bed, and a alarm bedtime... with gradual 15 minute sleep increases until I can get 7-8 hours of sleep per night. No daytime naps, no caffeine or food after dinner time. 🤞🤞🤞🤞 My sleep is HORRIBLE for the past few weeks, but I've been suffering from various insomnia problems for several years now. I MUST get it back in track, because I'm exhausted all the time. Thanks for the info! ❤😊
Appreciate the absolute masterpiece of a graph
(It was very helpful actually) .
Trying to fix my sleep right now and this is very helpful information. I've never heard of sleep restriction therapy before.
I love "masterpiece graphs". They are the best graphs, and they get the job done.
Almost everyone is guilty choosing not too sleep but rather try to pleasure themselves because they depredations night and are haunted by depressive. Over time if you change habit of going c to be same time it really works like Scott’s says in other clips. Delayed gratification is worth it, staying up consuming media or doing stuff to suppress guilt because you did not strength in morning or day will always be catch 22
YES!!! He is worth listening to. If you listen to just one, this guy might well be that one.
Getting off zolpidem is one of my New Years Resolutions! Perfect timing Dr. Scott! Warm wishes from Minnesota! ❤❤❤ I’m looking forward to this video a lot.
How long have you been taking Zolpidem ?
@@Reba24u over 10 years. Way before the FDA dropped the approved dose for women down to 5 mg. I’ve been fighting with the insurance company every year trying to protect my sleep because I have major depression and I lose my mind when I don’t get sleep. My husband, daughter and all my sisters have been trying to get me to stop taking it since my memory has been crap. Last night was the first night without it and it went great, but I don’t expect them too all that easy. I need help. It will be the second time I’ve gone off of it, but I’m much older now and much more depressed since the first time I stopped taking it. The doctor that put me on it retired 5 years ago and I’ve had to fire the last two psychiatrists. The first one was a moron, the other one threatened to not see me anymore if I didn’t take his advice and do DBT after I waited on a list for 6 months to see him. I was crushed, haven’t found a new doc since and now I’m stuck. Ugh. Dr. Scott has more than helped me these past 3 months. He’s helped me and all the people who love me.
I tried and did not succeed. I have only been able to taper down to a half dose. How will you do it?
@@princessleyla by taking as many things that make me sleepy as I can while still obeying the dose. Like only 50g of Benadryl, or only 10 mg of melatonin, a hemp delta 8 & 9 THC gummy (about 30mg), only my prescription dose of gabapentin (600mg). I do not drink alcohol or take any other recreational drugs. My doctor recommended Benedryl or melatonin, but the rebound from not taking the zolpidem cannot be overcome by one thing. If I don’t take many of the things that make me sleepy, it would be pretty much impossible for me to sleep. I’m fortunate that I don’t have sleep apnea. My method of getting off of zolpidem may be a great risk for someone else. I will stop taking the other meds as soon as I can. After I get over the virus I’m fighting, I will start increasing my activity during the day to try and wear myself out more. Cleaning my house in the new year will serve as my exercise. It will be a complicated process, but I’m ready to be brave and get better by using information from Dr. Scott to motivate me. Hopefully as I do more self help I will be able to stay off of zolpidem. Sorry it’s such a long answer. It’s very complicated.
I was suffering from cptsd then i got cancer thank god they found it in time so i had a lobectomy but since the surgery have not been able to eat the weight is falling off me but making the problem worse i cannot sleep at all all night thelack of sleep and food is making me ill and my anxiety is going through the roof just found your videos im going to lisen to your advice please god it helps.❤❤❤
I spent so many years trying to sleep that now that I can it's All my body signals me to do. Food makes me sleepy. Caffeine makes me sleepy. Everything makes me sleepy. But the quality isn't there.
Thank you for explaining the ‘science’ around sleep. Helped me understand why and how your recommendations will work.
Thank you Scott. Sat here watching you at 1am here in the U.K. 🇬🇧 That’s early for me after years of poor quality sleep from some PTSD stuff a few years ago. I’m going to rewatch this again tomorrow so thank you again as I now feel more hopeful to finding a different approach 💜🇬🇧
My problem is the dreams. I go to sleep fine, but I can't stay asleep. Because of the dreams. It doesn't matter how much more sleep I want or need, I'm not going back to sleep.
My hands go numb in the night (think i have carpel tunnel syndrome or RSI) so I'm grateful i wake up every few hours so i can shake them and get the circulation going again!!
You should try wearing a wrist splint
That’s CBTI! This too has been outdated now. It does work for some but certainly not for those of us that have established changes in our neuro networks. Stress and fear play a huge role in sleep. Sleep is passive and our bodies know how to do it naturally but it’s our minds that get in the way. The more we research and obsess about sleep, the worse our sleep becomes. We need to train ourselves not to worry about not sleeping. We train ourselves out of being able to let go and fall asleep.
Yeah daniel erichsen’s techniques are much much better than cbt i
You've never met me so how do you understand me so well? This guy is some sorta mental health wizard
what would you suggest regarding falling asleep easily but always waking and staying awake
That's my issue now too, since I hit menopause and hotflashes. I can't even drift for a few minutes w/out waking up flashing. Goes on all night. At least one episode where I'm awake a few hours. The website does seem to cover these type of sleep issues too. Says they are reduced by near 50%.
I have been supplementing with creatine and finding better sleep duration. It took about a month to see the effect.
Thank you, Dr Scott. I'm hearing your book on Audible. I'm really looking forward to purchasing the physical book to highlight the hell out of it. It has given me too much to think about and to do. I'm going through the third chapter. Do you have a Spanish version? my mom wants to read it too but doesn't speak English.
I think having a kid was my sleep restriction therapy. I always had bad insomnia for as long as I can remember. I had a baby and barely could sleep or rest for almost 2 years. Now I sleep 8 hours most nights with no issues. I have a set bedtime and my alarm goes off at the same time every morning. My son is 7 1/2 now. I still sleep pretty well.
I also don’t have caffeine after 10am, except if I’m going somewhere past my bedtime.
I'm glad that worked out for you.
This was spoken about last year by another doctor on TH-cam, and it can work for some it didn't for me. It boiled down to no matter how bad a night's sleep you have you still get up at the same time every morning, so you might have only had 4 hours of sleep and still had to have gotten up. But the struggle during the day to stay awake was so horrendous and sometimes can't be done.
Yeah the first few days are super rough no doubt
That is exactly what is happening to me I couldn't name it
Thanks to you I know that it is stressed about sleeping
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experiences
I have been working on it ‼️Toxicity is the problem in various ways ‼️ 0:59
I'm gonna try it. I've had about 13 years of both insomnia and broken sleep. I cannot function. I was told it's part of chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia and just left to rot. I decided last week to go see a psychiatrist to ask for antidepressants which help with sleep architecture because I'm desperate. The ones I read about are called Trazadone, Mirtazepine, and Doxepine. But I'll see if the app helps first. Thank you Dr Scott 🤩
@miateachrt123 - The alpha-delta sleep anomaly is a part of Fibromyalgia aka FMS, as is having your anti-diuretic hormone not work at night, so you have to get up to pee a lot. I've tried all of these things and many more and had them not work, but I have really severe FMS. If this works for you, please come back and update your post and I will try it again. Good Luck!
I've had shifting insomnia problems all my life. Had them before FM, and worse after. Main problems used to be falling asleep. Mostly I can fall asleep fine now, but impossible to stay asleep since hotflashes and night sweats due to menopause. I've had terribly broken sleep at least 7 years. A very rare good night is only waking briefly a few times. Almost invariably it's around 4-6 times or more. Because I don't work from disability, I've just resigned to sleep in till 9 or 10 or make up for it.
@@saintejeannedarc9460 - same here. I wake up between 3 and 7 times per night and lay in bed resting because that seems better than nothing. The most I get is 5 hours of sleep, and the most consecutive hours I ever get is four and that is very rare. The interruptions keep our body from doing proper repair. I really feel that FM would be gone if I could sleep.
I have not had more than four hours of sleep a night in years and now four hours is rare but mine is from pain and being screwed over by the medical industrial complex.
I'd been oversleeping.. starting to do a little better lately
I think it's mostly from tolerating things in close relationships & letting them affect me making me depressed so I've been working on reinforcing my boundaries.
I also agreed to let my brother stay with me for a few months & it's now going on 2 years.. I'm done being guilt tripped just told him I'm ready to go to court & also told his p.o. I can't do this any longer. I have a child I need to be my best for
Anyone with sleep issues, try these protocols.
Quit caffeine if you take it. Try water-decaffeinated organic coffee if you still want to enjoy the flavor.
Take Magnesium Glycinate 400mg daily in 2 doses, morning and night.
Also try Ashwagandha 500mg 2 hours before bed. Make your room cool and as dark as possible.
Use blue blocking computer glasses in the evening. Set your computer / phone to reduce blue light (automatically turns more yellowy) in the evening. Practice slow deep diaphragmatic breathing while you lay in bed.
Hope some of this helps, best wishes for deep, satisfying sleep.
I've tried almost all of that. Some work for a night or two, then they don't. I'm trying to lower my caffeine intake, but it's hard when you have to be alert and the sleep isn't restorative. I'm down to 11/2 cups from 3 a day.
When I wake up in the night, it's mind chatter almost immediately. I've tried the deep breathing and the muscle tensing and relaxing, too, but again, it doesn't always work.These are good tips for most people, though. 😊
@@probablypoetic8759 I hear you, unresolved trauma, anxiety and ruminating / catastrophic thinking can be a difficult hurdle to surpass and greatly affects sleep. Have you tried high potency (400mg) L-Theanine? Empty tummy morning and night. There are many other options to help you be alert but also calm apart from caffeine. Rhodiola, Creatine.
L-Theanine is known to promote calmness and enhance focus. Liquid Iodine also increases alertness. Green tea has a much lower amount of caffeine 20-40mg, but enough to assist alertness, 1-2 cups before mid-day should have no discernable impact by the time it comes to going to sleep. Once you quit those coffees and become more caffeine sensitive the green tea will pack more punch.
I tried the blue blocking app on my laptop, but didn't like the harsh yellow screen. For those that can handle it, there's an app that will do it gradually as light fades. What I found helped was to slowly turn my screen brightness down as light faded. That helped me significantly w/ headaches. Nothing has helped for sleep yet though. Tried the other supplements, but didn't work.
@@saintejeannedarc9460 I turned on blue blocking on all my devices. The yellow doesn't bother me. It definitely helps. 😊
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i have the 2nd sleep pattern, but its started one day because i rolled over in bed and my world started spinning, crippling vertigo. i went to PT sessions to stop it spinning but in now afraid on sleeping in my bed or on a certain side of my bed in fear or spinning again, so i fall asleep in a recliner for a few hours, then wake, move to the bed ride side only, (because rolling to the left started the spinning)then wake and go back to the chair, i cant seem to setting at all. it is truly making me nuts.
I have just found your content. OMG - it's all great! Thank you so much!!!
Thenk you for your work! You help me so much. I also bought the audiobook.
Would you consider doing a video on recurrent nightmares and interrupted sleep?
VERY "apropo" subject! I've had severe insomnia for years. I can't sleep at night like a 'normal' human! So I end up MAYBE sleeping during the day. My clock is completely off! 😮😮
Quit caffeine if you take it. Take Magnesium Glycinate 400mg daily in 2 doses, morning and night.
Also try Ashwagandha 500mg 2 hours before bed. Make your room cool and as dark as possible.
Use blue blocking computer glasses in the evening. Set your computer / phone to reduce blue light (automatically turns more yellowy) in the evening. Practice slow deep diaphragmatic breathing while you lay in bed.
Hope some of this helps, best wishes for deep, satisfying sleep.
The magnesium and Ashwagandha might help, if you don't have bowel and stomach sensitivity. Be on guard if you do. Magnesium is very laxative. I've tried the supposedly non laxative forms and it gaves me the trots right away. Ashwagandha is hard on my gut, but I stuck it out for months. Just saw no improvement. It's an adaptogen, like Ginseng, but generally not as stimulating. Some people can be very sensitive to it, some have some pretty amazing results.
@@saintejeannedarc9460 There are many different types of magnesium, only a couple have laxative effect. Magnesium Glycinate does not have laxative effect.
@@HeartFeltGesturedidn’t you just repeat all the simplistic approach that Dr mentioned that simply don't work for real insomniac? My mom drinks hot milk with honey before bed, swears by that, and simply don't get it why i need pretty strong sleeping pills..
Thank you very much for sharing! I am greatful for your videos🩷🙏
I'm really enjoying the videos. I really find it helpful and encouraging. It's a pity that I'm on the other side of the world, as I really would have loved to chat with you 😊
How can u count your sleep time when u dont no when u fall asleep unless u are watching your watch all night?
A smart watch would work, like even a very cheap Fitbit will automatically record your sleep / wake time pretty well.
I get to sleep easily and early but wake up 4, maximum 5 hours later still tired and cannot get back to sleep. Often get up in the early hours but nothing changes.
Menopause : forget about sleep. You will pop awake randomly with hot flashes. Weird anxiety attacks. Nightmares. Onset of sleep apnea. Now you have to try to sleep with a damn snorkel strapped to your face! Move and it comes loose or digs in. Welcome to hell.
Amen! I've heard once you get used to the CPAP, you should able to sleep through the night, even though you may have to try different masks.
I also have sleep apnea, but can't do CPAP. I tried it and found out I have a terrifying condition where my brain stops telling my lungs to breathe if I'm hooked up to the machine. It happened during the sleep study and scared the crap out of me and the attendant both!
I know this is off the topic, but you are really Buff hadn't noticed before but thanks for the video 😊
Thank you.. as usual your video has been very helpful..
Thank you so much for this high quality information. Could you possibly do a video on eating disorders and practical ways to reduce binge, purge cycles etc. that would be so helpful thank you.
I have fibro and CFS. I was told we do go through the entire sleep cycle but wake up when it's done, instead of staying asleep while it starts again. No idea who the fix that.
I am at the point that I reached for sleeping pills. I took valerian root. Last night, I slept 2 hours, then I woke up, I was wide awake for more than 3 hours with the sleeping pill. What am I supposed to do then??
Describes me totally. I took a magnesium, melatonin and Valerian… Slept two hours.🙄
I’m 71 and fall asleep in minutes when I go to bed at 10.30pm but wake up 2 to 3 hours later and can’t get back to sleep for at least an hour and a half. Despite meditation, body scans, breathing exercises etc and I always get up at 5am to walk my dog. I never go back to bed. Needless to say I’ve read a watched a ton of stuff about sleeping and do have good sleep hygiene but I can’t stay asleep. I’m not on any medication. Always feeling suicidal and I just want to sleep for ever. How can the sleep reset program help me?
I'm not sure, but your issues are less complex than some. It could be worth checking it out and doing the questionaire. it's lengthy, but the one week trial is a sliding scale from $9-$29, so no the pricey gimmick I was expecting.
Great video,
You presented it beautifully but it was too complex for me and I didn't understand the maths😢
It’s a lot. Consider trying the app! It does all the calculations for you.
I am looking forward to finding out what to DO in that ‘out of bed’ time.
I have MDD and have been aware that not being able to sleep causes me much anxiety. I have tried getting out of bed and accomplishing things instead but that just makes me spiral out and become ‘manic’ - though I do not have bi polar depression.
Is it ok to sit in a recliner and read or be on my phone? (I do not have a tv)
Thank you so much for explaining so well what we experience and ways to battle the challenges.
I feel like i would die if i tried any type of sleep restriction. I’m just so tired
My challenge is that when I don’t get sleep I get migraine headaches that can last days, so I can’t do this technique. I’ve tried it and it was crippling for me
Insomnia is my way of life....
When I lie down, and everything is dark, cool and quiet, that is when the past comes back to terrorize me.
This was soo helpful..
I've been awake since 1983; I see hallucinations after four days awake... any serious and strong advice for people who are taking lots of Rx meds, more than the prescribed amount, to get 2-3 hours every night?
I have watched you for awhile and I use your info for the better of me thanks. I have realized that my life has entered a place where I feel survival guilt I have not seen this discussed . Would it be possible thanks
I deal with insomnia as I learnt to to in multimodel pain therapies. dealing with chronical pain and joint inflamation, I ride the wave when it comes knowing it comes and goes, I spontaneously adapt to it, I do less to nothing one day, when I catch sleep I catch up. Unfortunately, they´re too s....to treat my diseases here as we don´t have chiropractic therapy no schools for that no trained doctors. I also escape my home city as on the country side it´s no loud noise as where I live and the long hikes make my sleepy. I also switch the morning appointments each 2 days, otherwise I wouldn´t manage to get up the following sleepless day at all, then I need to sleep out each 2, 3 day.
I heard about this concept in clinic and I don´t lie on bed during the day. I guess in my case, it´s due to the legal fights, triggers or body pain
TMI..... I'm overwhelmed.
Dr Scott ,hola, bendiciones para ud, quiero saber si su libro se puede conseguir aca en Colombia,
I think so! It’s available on Amazon in most countries
Necesitamos subtítulos en español. Please!!!!! 🙏🙏🙏😔😔🤕
Could you bring back the wooden backdrop? It warmed the atmosphere around you…the office seems so cold.😢
How do I have a healthy sleep schedule when I work a job that typically ends late at night?
I'm watching this on my smartphone, and it's really hard to read the whiteboard. 🙁
Ha! Stumbled upon this in the wee hours…🤪🤔
This sounds complicated but there might be hope for some. I hope you won't take offense but I'm so tired I can't fight my way out of a paper bag. My mind started zoning out when you were talking about all that's involved.
Might be worth checking out that link then. I know it’s a lot to do on your own!
Do you do online therapy? Please lmk. I am not very god with technology so I have no clue how eles to contact you other than right here. Thank you for all you do. Im struggling.
As someone who has narcolepsy without atrophy and sleep apnea and restless.leg syndrome and can spend only 5 hrs maximum out of bed due to severe osteo,i feel like its a lost cause.Interesting video though,could relate to alot of it
Had insomnia for years. Sleep hygiene does help and "reading" a really boring book, like a bible, helps me slow my brain down and eventually fall asleep after about 20 min. I'm an atheist but kept a bible for this. Any boring book may work.also get off the phone or screens and daily exercise is critical. Getting out of bed when i cant sleep and startung over helps and takung orexin inhibitor, Dayvigo, really helped reset a sleep cycle for me.
Itale five mg of lormatazipam and two 100 mg gabapentin and 500 mg paracetamol. I am bipolar two and without this medicatiom i simply dont go to sleep until morning. Once i didnt sleep for ovr a week
I would like to say this works, however, as an insomniac for decades (most of my adult life) who has almost died from sleep deprivation, sleep restriction has not worked for me, nor has practicing sleep hygiene techniques. While I practice these the only thing that helps me sleep is medication and magnesium. Sometimes medication is the only answer. The neuro-chemicals in the brain are delicate and sometimes need help, just like humans do with other illnesses. Don't feel bad seeking professional help with this health issue.
It might be worthwhile to check out the website and go through the questionaire. It's a pretty cheap program, as little as $9 for a week trial, and offers that lowest price on a sliding scale for those that can afford up to $29. I'm a tough case too. Lifetime insomnia problems that just keep shifting to a new issue as I hit menopause. Not life threatening, just makes me dread every night of broken sleep. Now due to hot flashes. Use to have a terrible time falling asleep. Sometimes would shift to waking insomnia. Now it's just every single darn night is broken sleep, w/ no problem falling asleep.
It the sleep app available outside of the USA?
I am 77 ith medication i sleep well until six or 6.30 at best sometimes earlier and feel i havent had enough sleep. I wake up hungry and i take magnesium as its supposed to be good for sleep. I go to bed about 10.45 butdont sleep until about half eleven. I dont stress unless i wake about four and cant go back
Hey ever since I have started Lexapro I sleep 9 hours a night and still tired during the day. I don't think this adivce will work for me
My kid has had HORRIBLE sleep since birth. Nightmares and Lucid dreams. Lucid Nightmares. Bro. Anyway. Yeah. Any advice on that journey would be cool
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Past life regression? Just a thought.
My daughter, now grown, was like that. We figured out eventually that she has a significant anxiety disorder, and essentially has adrenaline in her system ALL THE TIME. Never slept. Metamucil, several doses daily, will soak up the adrenaline in the liver, as will soluble fiber like oatmeal and legumes. Magnesium was huge as well. There is a product called Natural Calm, a powder, that is great for kids.
@@visualapologetics4891 That does sound like some helpful practical advice. Do you believe in God and the spiritual realm? Not everyone does, but it does seem like the root of the problem. Yes, she certainly has an anxiety/adrenaline disorder. Why would an innocent child, unless she'd had significant trauma, just be born w/ this? That is not any kind of implication on you as parents, or looking to pry into your family life. Just that there has be a root cause, beyond the symptoms.
@@visualapologetics4891 my daughter has EDS and lots of anxiety. Chronic conditions are so hard with your kids. It’s almost like they were BORN THAT WAY and nothing can be done about it. I hope you find the answers you NEED. 😉 Warm wishes from Minnesota! ❤️❤️❤️
..."it is probably because you are sleeping like crap!!" 😂😂😂❤
All 3 for me.
Well, it sounds very interesting to me. I mostly wake up several times a night, with anywhere from 15 minutes to hours of being awake and struggling to return to sleep (for years). I'm assuming by doing this, your brain will stop thinking too much when you go to bed. (?) 🤪Thanks, Dr Scott. I will check out the app as well. 😊
Yep, me too. Over 7 years of this from hot flashes. Wake up usually 6 times or so a night. Sometimes get to fall back asleep quickly, sometimes up for hours. Nothing I've tried taking will keep me asleep all night. Maybe buy me a few hours, if I'm lucky.
Me too. It's atrocious.
@@middleofnowhere1313 Yeah, it really is. I'm trying just to roll w/ it. Sometimes I can, but it's been so long and sometimes I just dread approaching sleep. It would be so precious to just sleep through the night.
Will this help for adhd as well?
I often think I'd like to stay asleep.
What if it’s medication that’s causing the insomnia?
So do you stop using meds cold turkey when you do this? Sometimes I use clonazepam and sometimes hydroxyzine.
I smoke (vape technically) way too much weed and that has given me insomnia. I know the weed is at least exacerbating if not causing it because without it, after the initial withdrawal period, I end up sleeping better than with it
Def worsens sleep quality and mood with me.
Forever fighting the war on survival. No rest for the weary.
I use medication for sleep. Buspar and mirtazapine
Do you do Telehealth?
Goddammit I spend days in bed without getting a little nap.
This might help. Thanks.
I have found that I can fall asleep sitting up in a chair instead of going to bed. Still don’t STAY asleep very long.
Huh...accidentally did this to myself without naming it.
Therapy is really challenging for me. It's fascinating knowing that I'm accidentally therapy-techniquing myself 😂
Weird question tho: is it normal not to dream?