How many hours of sleep do you get a night??

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12. It varies

Last edited Fri Feb 24, 2023, 04:28 PM - Edit history (1)

I discovered that when I had no alcohol in the evening --or at dinner--that I would sleep better. I have also found a breathing technique in bed, lights out, that puts me to sleep within minutes 99% of the time.

Where I used to have trouble getting to sleep and staying asleep, I now get to sleep for 4-6 hours, get up to the bathroom, and am able to go back to sleep for at least an hour or two. Most days I also nap mid afternoon for at least an hour, sometimes longer.

It all adds up to usually 7-8 hours of sleep in a 24 hour period. I'll be 72 next month, and my sleep pattern is much different than before and after I had children.

Within the last few years I went through a period of serious difficulty getting to and staying asleep. Often I would lay awake in bed, unable to get to sleep. I would wake up after two hours and have to walk around the house or read for an hour or more, or move to the sofa to get back to sleep. Then I discovered the relationship to alcohol. Cut that out and it helped sleeping longer and going back to sleep more quickly. I also eliminated watching news at night. Then I discovered the breathing technique for getting to sleep.

On edit: I record Rachel's Monday night show and watch it with coffee the next morning. Sometimes I watch Nicolle Wallace in the afternoon, but I have given up watching news at night, with exception of Election night. It makes me too angry, anxious, sad and generally disgusted with the state of things, which is not a good way to feel right before trying to sleep.