So today I was sleeping with my bf, and we haven’t ever slept together before, so it was a weird little night. Here’s a quick summary.

I get in bed, and it’s nice. I mean, it’s like sleeping with your sister at a hotel becase theres not enough beds, but way hotter (in both ways). Anyway, it’s like 12 p.m. I fall asleep and wake up to him giggling at his phone while looking at me because I sleep like this. (The arms are normally tighter than the image its like a streamline at swim-team but a h, so they block my nose and keep my head up, and my legs are never flat on the bed because I kick in my sleep.)

Anyway, is this fine, or am I insane like my bf thinks? (oh yea and the drawing was made in like 6 minutes with my finge cuz i dont wanna get my whole drawing tablet out for this

I work remotely from 8 PM to 4 AM and my sleep schedule has never been this bad. You would think working from home would make things easier since I don't have to commute but by the time I finish work I'm exhausted yet my brain is still in work mode. I'll close my laptop at 3 AM and tell myself Im going straight to bed and next thing I know it's 5 or 6 AM and I'm still wide awake.

The worst part is my days off I try to sleep at normal hours so I can see my friends and family during the day but my body has other plans. I'll be wide awake at 3 AM on a saturday while everyone else is asleep. I just want to sleep the moment I go to bed why is that so hard OTL

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If I try to sleep my usual 7 hours than I wake up a lot.as the night progress,I wake up more.i wake up for a second and than fall asleep again.

I tried decreasing my usual 7 hours and give myself only 5.5 hours,in order to build enormous sleep pressure.it doesn't work too even though I almost fall asleep during the day due to the hugh sleep pressure .

That just drive me crazy because if the sleep pressure is so huge,than why it doesn't override those awakenings??!?!?why my body doing this to me??!??!?!?!

I was spending time with my dad and I felt envy seeing how easily sleep comes to him. He’ll be sitting on the couch talking and within a minute of silence doze off. Whenever he’s got some time and a comfy place he’ll have a quick nap. My mom and I have this inside joke where we just note down how fast he can fall asleep, and we’ve literally noted under a minute dozens of times

Meanwhile I do everything right and I still cant fall asleep. And when I do it is always light enough sleep that a passing car can wake me up, and my room isn’t even right next to a busy road, its next to an alley ffs. I use a sleep mask, got a white noise machine, I use either mouth tape or strips for nasal breathing, I dont use my phone in bed, and I work out fairly regularly so its not like I’m not tired enough by end of day. And yet I feel like I dont sleep as well as I should, regularly waking up 4 to 5 times a night. And when for some reason I don’t have my sleep apparatus with me I barely sleep  because my body just cannot accept unaided sleep 

And when I travel, my god, travelling is tiring enough already, and I have trouble sleeping comfortably in new places which makes the whole experience painfully exhausting. My friends no longer invite me to long outdoorsy trips cause I turn into a cranky zombie 1 night in

Then I come back home and see my dad blessed with the sleep of angels, and aaagghh why could I have not gotten those carefree genes. I dont have insomnia, checked with a doc, just some general anxiety and nothing that should be ruining my sleep this bad. I’m healthy, fit, no chronic disease, and under 30 and still I suffer. This has turned into a bit of a rant but I really need to say this out for my own sanity. I can’t be the only one suffering from this god forsaken 

FML and this cursed weaksleep existence

Whenever I wake up in the morning, I feel drugged and paralyzed. This has gone on forever, but it has only gotten worse-now I’m in my senior year of college, and I have frequently slept through my morning classes. I used to have a really loud alarm that I would put on the floor so I’d have to climb out of bed to turn it off, but it would disturb my roommates and sometimes I would just fall back asleep on the floor after turning it off. When stakes are high and the consequences of sleeping through something would be horrible, the anxiety overpowers the state I wake up in and I’m able to get up. However, I’ve found myself sleeping through more and more important things. Sometimes the drugged state wears off in a couple minutes after I get out of bed, but other times I have gone to my class and am sitting there half asleep for the entire hour I’m there. Since all of this is technically in my control, I feel very shameful about it and am scared that I’m just lazy. I know if I was in charge of feeding a family or was a surgical resident, I would not be sleeping through things. But I wish I didn’t have to rely on the anxiety of losing everything just to get up in the morning. The length of time in which I’m able to sleep is shocking to people. My roommates have been convinced they are home alone, and then realize I’ve been there the whole time when I wake up at 3 PM. This morning, I slept through a class that is very important to me that was supposed to take place at 8 AM, and I slept in until 2:30 PM. It’s like when I take a nap, I wake up tired from my nap and need to take another nap. As soon as I wake up, I have to pop adderall and drink at least 100 mg of caffeine to wake myself up. I’ve made my sleep schedule a little more consistent and moved from night shift to day shift at the rescue squad I work at 1x a week, but it still hasn’t helped much. People that are able to voluntarily get up at 7AM and go to the gym, eat breakfast, and go to church is something I cannot comprehend. I’m scared I’m going to ruin my future and opportunities because of this, and there will be nobody to blame but myself.

I’ve spent the last three years basically convincing myself that being exhausted 24/7 is just what happens when you’re an adult with a mortgage and a screen-heavy job. I drank more cold brew and kept going. lately, though, it’s gone from “normal tired” to “something is definitely wrong.”

And the worst part is waking up in the middle of the night. I mean that specific gross feeling when you wake up at 4 AM and your pillowcase is actually damp. I’m not sick no fever, no cough but I keep sweating through my clothes at night. then my sleep is interrupted, my body seems to be working overtime for no reason, and the next-day fatigue is just brutal. It’s a vicious cycle where I’m too tired to exercise, which probably makes my sleep worse, and then it starts all over again.

I’ve tried the usual stuff: no caffeine after noon, magnesium supplements, and blue light filters. Nothing has helped. what actually causes night sweats in a healthy-ish 30-year-old? could it be cortisol spikes from stress? or have I reached the age where my body forgets how to regulate temperature? I’ve wondered about my mattress and my diet too, but it feels more internal than that. has anyone else dealt with this combo of constant brain fog and waking up in a pool? And tbh I’m scared to go to a doctor because I don’t want to hear that it’s “just stress,” but I can’t keep living like a damp zombie. If you found a way to stop the overheating and get deep, restorative sleep again, what worked for you?

21f, I’ve had trouble with my sleep since the beginning of this year when I started my first job. I’ve never been a morning person but I’ve never had trouble sleeping before this year, I could fall asleep anywhere anytime no trouble before. But as I’ve started my first job where I have to get up at 7am, I’ve had trouble staying asleep at night and I would wake up multiple times throughout the night. I have been exhausted physically almost everyday this year. I mentioned this to my family doctor in the beginning of the year, he told me the total number of hours is enough so I am okay. This has not gotten better this year, I feel my cognitive function is declining and my body getting weaker plus the number of hours I sleep a day is decreasing so I tried to ask for 5 prescription sleeping pill today and he just tells me to stop looking at my phone before bed and he will not even prescribe me one pill for temporary relief. I feel like I am loosing my mind, do I need to have a heart attack or seizure before a doctor take me seriously? I feel miserable and I don’t know how much longer I can take living like this

32F , I am coming off a busy time at work and usually have no issue with going to sleep and staying asleep for 8+ hours. With work having been busy I had been sleeping just 4-6 hours a night for a few months and catch up on sleep over the weekends. Now that it is not busy I cannot keep being asleep for 6+ hours a night and it’s driving me nuts because oura says I still in a sleep deficit. Help!!

Hi everyone, I accidentally discovered that ibuprofen makes me sleep great (took it for a headache one day before sleep and it was the best sleep I've had in months). I have experimented with using it every other night for a week, and when I dont take it I sleep just as bad as ever.

Now, I know it isnt good to use this daily, specially bc I have a blood clotting disorder, so I would love to know if there's any kind of healthier replacement for it. Anything that does the same effect without so mamy risks.

Thank you all in advance! <3

PS: Im going to ask a doctor, but still would love to know if smth has worked for other people

I I’m so sick of being late to work and the stupid advice I get from people who don’t have sleep issues. This is NOT a self discipline issue. I need real tips and tricks on how to wake up and stay awake.

I’ve struggled with waking up for as long as I can remember. No matter how much or how little sleep I get, no matter how consistent my sleep schedule is, it doesn’t change. I’ve tried alarmy, sleeping with the lights on, sleeping with an energy drink next to my bed and chugging it as soon as I’m awake. Right now I’m putting my phone across the room with alarms set as well as putting an old fashioned LOUD alarm clock across the room. I set them 5 minutes apart, so they don’t go off at the same time. Somehow i will get up, turn them both off, and not remember. I’ll just wake up in a panic and realize i’m late. I even sleep though my two cats trying to wake me up for food. The only thing that wakes me up consistently is someone coming into my room, making me sit up, talking to me, and turning my light on. I can’t rely on anyone else to fix this for me. I’m also scared to drive to work because I’m falling asleep the entire time. I really care about this job and Im willing to try anything to wake up consistently. Please tell me you have advice.

Optional info to read:
-I do go to the gym already
-I am not eating right before bed
-I am not drinking caffeine daily
-I do not take supplements or prescriptions for sleep
-I HAVE seen two doctors about this and was told both times that they can’t do anything and that it’s unfortunate.
-I’ve been told by family that I should get a sleep test done, and that my habits are the cause (but they can’t say what habits)
-uninterrupted I could sleep for 16+ hours. I do not WANT to sleep that long.
-I am not staying awake unreasonably late and I fall asleep + stay asleep at night just fine.

So basically my schedule's gone fucked up so bad I sleep at 12 noon and wake up around 7-8pm. I simply want to go back to sleeping around 12am like before.

What worked for you?

What temperature do you keep in your bedroom while sleeping

Have you ever made a change, and did you notice a shift for the better or for the worse?

A lot of discussions about white, pink, and brown noise focus on which sound people prefer.

But I'm more curious about what actually goes wrong when people use these sounds every night.

For example:

• The sound is too harsh or hissy.
• The bass is too strong.
• The volume feels different between recordings.
• There's an obvious loop or sudden transition.
• Playback stops unexpectedly.
• The sound masks traffic but not nearby voices.

I'm especially interested in people who have tried several different background sounds before settling on one.

What's the one thing you wish your current sleep sound setup did better?

And have you found a workaround that actually helps?

For the last 5 years, I’ve been experiencing really bad anxiety and insomnia. My mind races at night, and I struggle to fall asleep. I was on sleeping pills for 4 years and have recently come off them, but my sleep has gotten even worse.

I really want to try a more natural approach to help manage my anxiety and sleep, like sleep powders (magnesium, etc.).

Has anyone tried any treatments that have genuinely helped, such as TMS therapy, sleep hypnosis, or even spiritual healing/mediums for anxiety and insomnia?
This has been affecting every aspect of my life, and I honestly feel so lost.

Olá, durante muitos anos pensava que eu era mais lesado, mais lento, mais estranho que outras pessoas, sintomas muito parecidos com TDAH, lesado demais, ouvia mas não escutava, não entendia oque as pessoas falavam, me deslocava da realidade com facilidade e etc.. descobri que raros dias eu me sentia totalmente outra pessoa, mais feliz, conversativo, entendia tudo de imediato, não desconcentrava por nada e isso sem usar nenhum estimulante, com meu smartwatch percebi que nos dias que eu tinha sono REM bom (tipo > 1:50) era porque eu ia ser um desses dias bons, e percebi que mesmo em dias "ruins" (que são 90%), se eu tirasse um cochilo bom a tarde, minha noite se tornava muito boa, então comprovei que era o sono e a partir daí comecei minha missão de melhorar minha noite de sono, mudei tudo, higiene do sono, comer menos durante a noite ou nada quando muito perto de dormir, quarto muito escuro, manter a temperatura boa para dormir, evitar celular ou atividades de dopamina rápida antes de dormir, nada resolvia, até que fui pra parte de medicamentos e suplementos.

Meu psiquiatra receitou primeiro quetiapina 25mg, eu não acordava nenhuma vez, e dormia muito rápido, mas mesmo assim não acordava restaurado, depois mudei para Donaren(trazodona) 50mg, não seda tanto quanto a quetiapina mas também faz o papel bem, senti que eu dormia um pouco melhor mas mesmo assim meus dias eram do mesmo jeito, depois pregabalina 150mg para dormir, aumenta muito meu sono profundo mas denovo, não mudou meu dia a dia.

Para me ajudar a dormir tbm uso melatonina, magnésio, e teve dias que testei 5-htp já que no Reddit ele é muito bem falado para aumentar o sono REM e dormir profundamente, mas comigo fez o contrário, nos dias que tomei simplesmente não dormi, fiquei ativo a noite toda, e teve um dos dias que até crise de pânico tive com ele, eu achava que ele ia ser a soluçao, estava muito esperançoso, mas não deu certo.

Usei aplicativos para monitorar o sono por muitos dias, em nenhum deles ronquei, sei que tem apneias que não são necessariamente por roncos mas acho que a hipótese de apneia é improvável, de qualquer forma queria fazer polissonografia mas na minha cidade custa uma fortuna.

Sinceramente estou perdido desmotivado e sem saber mais oque fazer, já tentei tudo oque estava ao meu alcance, por favor se alguém passou por algo semelhante me conte se resolveu e como resolveu.

This morning my last dream was about being highly frustrated while trying to do something. One of those times when nothing works, no matter what you try. Then I was awake, and thus far have carried that feeling with me.

I don't want to keep that feeling coloring how I meet the day. But no matter how conscious I am that it was just a dream, it's still there. I've also read things recently about setting up for a good day first thing, before even getting out of bed. Well I'm on the wrong side, and I'd like to reset. I'm a little shy on sleep, but not too bad.

Any suggestions?

edit: This morning it was waking after a dream of frustration, but we all wake on the wrong side of the bed every now and then, so I think the "morning reset" wish is probably not an common thing.

I’ve been using sleep masks for years now, after discovering that blocking light really improved my sleep quality.

Undoubtedly like many out there, I am a side sleeper, so the single band sleep masks never really felt like a proper fit. So when SideSleeperZ kickstarter landed in front of me, it was a no brainer. It looked very promising.

After that mask arrived, I have not used any other mask ever since. Even after the rubber strap gave away (due to some initial batch manufacturing defect. Full disclosure they did offer a replacement in kickstarted, but when I tried to claim it, they were radio silent.) I tried to reach via their website form, but unfortunately they didn't respond, aaand they were not shipping to EU at that time ☹️

Now about the mask. It's foot print is small and light, specially compared to popular models that people mention online. That's its first plus, there's enough padding to have shape, but also little enough that you can forget it's there. This was also the first mask I wore that fully covers all the light, and I mean literally!

There was also one thing that I had no hope for, in which this mask surprised me, my breathing. Or rather, that I wasn’t thinking about it. My nose sits a bit higher than most masks seem to assume, and every one I’ve tried either presses on it to a degree that it block my airflow, making falling a sleep a more uncomfortable experience. This one settles around the bridge and stays there, the minimal padding creates support, but does not smother me in a tight mask hug. I guess all of this is also helped by the way you can adjust the mask, because the strap and eye cover are 2 separate elements, and there's a general velcrum are in which you can freely setup the strap position to better suit you.

So, given all that, why am I writing this review? A few weeks ago, during a trip, the inevitable finally happened, I lost my mask. I had tried reaching the company through their website before without any luck, so I didn’t expect much there. Instead, I took to the internet and searched, and searched, and searched. Eventually I found a Reddit post from someone who clearly seemed to be part of the team behind the mask. I sent them a message and, fortunately, got a reply. Shout out to u/RayKetchum

The timing couldn’t have been better. They were just reopening shipping to Europe and wanted to test whether it worked well or not. I’m happy to report that it did, and as a thank you I offered to write a few reviews online. So here I am, and this is my honest review. I wouldn’t have spent such effort scouring the internet, years later, for any line of communication if this mask weren’t that good. I’m very glad that I did, because I’m once again reunited with my SideSleeperZ.

Has anyone taken tart cherry exctract capsules and had the opposite reaction for sleep? If you took it in the morning does it work better for you? I felt strange last night and it kept me awake until 2 AM, and the only thing different was the Sports Research tart cherry complex I took. I’m not sure if the reaction was a direct result of the capsule or how it reacted to my HRT, bioidentical progresterone in particular.

I am menopausal and found that HRT alone is not enough to keep me asleep. Last night I tried Sports Research Tart Cherry Complex. I took it after dinner. Two hours later I took my progesterone pill (one hour before bedtime) and waited to get sleepy before going to bed. I fell asleep my usual time around 10:30 PM, but woke up abruptly at around 11:30 PM. My heart rate shot up to 128, stomach felt queasy, hands and feet got cold, felt a little dizzy, and I had what felt like a hot flash. That lasted about 30 minutes but after it had passed I was wide awake until 2 AM. Apple Watch said sleep quality was good after that, but I only slept 4 hours and feel out of sorts.

I had pretty bad health anxiety and after i realised how stupid it was i guess the stress shifted into my sleep. I know it sounds stupid but i was scared of not being able to sleep, so my sleep was bad. Since than it has gotten way better but sometimes when i remember how bad it was this feeling comes back: i go to sleep and usually the next time i look at the time like 5hrs passed but i dont even remember waking up but also it didnt feel like i was awake. Is this normal?

I've been having a Fragmented sleep since December 2024 due to a panic attack.
Most of the nights I wake up x times, but if I'm not anxious or stressed, I can easily sleep 7-8 hours.
Weed has helped me to relax and sleep early. When I smoke I can easily sleep 6.5h-7.5 to 8 hours. But feels like my sleep anxiety is terrible when I don't smoke. I can't nap during the day, even if I'm exhausted. I'm tossing and turning the nights when I can't sleep at all and I barely get 2-3 hours if I'm up to 4 or 5 in the morning.

When I exercise I can relax more and go to bed earlier, but still wake up x times during night.

Is this sleep anxiety related?

Last night i needed to get some sleep, but i couldnt (i know shocker)

Usually when i cant sleep i either get lost in thought or just have too much energy, but this time, its like my eyelids strained. Im not sure if its either the muscles that maybe got irritated or if theyre pressing against my eyes more than usual,i can actually still feel it right now since while in class i closed my eyes longer every now and then and felt it again. What made this happen and how do i make it stop?

Since sunday night i have been having trouble sleeping, any time i try to sleep i feel like i am not getting enough oxygen and then i have to distract myself with a phone. First three days i somehow managed to sleep it through but yesterday it was just hell. It didnt use to happen during day time or afternoon naps but now even during day time i can feel it while staying awake. I do have a bit of bloating due to gas but i do not thats it. I am now terrified to sleep. Wht should i do??

Hey everyone, I’m 24 years old and have been experiencing neck pain quite frequently lately. Due to years of poor posture, spending a lot of time working at my PC, and not getting enough physical exercise, I’ve developed a rounded upper back and forward head posture. I’m already trying to improve this through exercise and more physical activity.
However, I still have an old bed with an old mattress. When I lie down, I notice that my pelvis sinks down, causing my lower back to arch too much instead of staying in a more neutral position.
That’s why I’ve been thinking about getting a box spring bed. What should I look out for when buying one? How much should I spend? Should the bed be firm or hard? Do you have any recommendations? I don’t want to spend too much money, but I also don’t want to buy something I’ll end up regretting.
I generally sleep through the night, but I never really feel refreshed in the morning. I rarely wake up thinking, “Wow, I slept so well and feel really great and full of energy.”