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Counting Sheep ~ The Importance of Sleep!

JynxModerator28 Mar 2024, 6:00 pm AEDT

Counting Sheep ~ The Importance of Sleep!

Inspired by @Former-Member and a recent post from @D1ng0, I've decided to kick start a master thread on that delightful activity we spend about a third of our lives doing: Sleep!!

😴 🐑 💭 🛌

Sleep is a biggie, it's vital to our ability to function! We all know just how impactful it is when we don't get enough of it, so this thread serves both as a source of information and insight, as well as a place for members to talk about their sleep troubles, swap ideas, and ask questions!

I believe @Former-Member you're quite knowledgeable in this area, so by all means drop your knowldge bombs whenever you're ready! 😍

I will also share below, my personal experiences with insomnia that I shared with @D1ng0 - and D1ng0 feel free to use this thread to continue chatting about your sleep challenges if you like - up to you 😉

I'm gonna tag a few people, but don't wanna go too wild with it so please do tag more folks who may wanna get in on this discussion!

@tyme @MedicinalGypsy @ArraDreaming @Bow @Captain24 @creative_writer @NatureLover @TAB @The-red-centaur @tonys @StuF @Meowmy

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MedicinalGypsySenior Contributor10 Sept 2024, 2:21 pm AEST

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3 years broken sleep every hr or so awake running on empty. So glad it's supporting you as sleep is everything

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Shaz51Senior Contributor10 Sept 2024, 2:25 pm AEST

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hugs @MedicinalGypsy

I still get up 3 times a night though

and my husband has broken night sleep every night

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MedicinalGypsySenior Contributor10 Sept 2024, 2:27 pm AEST

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Oooo I understand my hubby too gets woken at times

I dream of sleeping all night one day

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Shaz51Senior Contributor10 Sept 2024, 2:37 pm AEST

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ohhh us too @MedicinalGypsy ♥️

are you able to nap or get some sleep through the day ?

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DogMan79Senior Contributor10 Sept 2024, 4:54 pm AEST

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@Shaz51

My sleep is better than I probably described earlier

My current care team take a hands off approach to sleep. We really don't discuss it unless I bring it up. Then they awkwardly try not to trigger me

So those things have minimised the Trauma Response and some of the PTSD Triggers associated with sleep. Which means that I haven't been forcing wakefulness and deliberately or actively avoiding sleep

I've mostly just been letting my body decide when it's tired. I haven't journaled hours but I'm guessing 8 to 10 hours sleep. The wake cycle probably varies between 15 and 20 hours or so. But I haven't had cause to be consciously aware of my sleep cycles as I say. Which has minimised the assault of trauma responses at the slightest mention of sleep from before

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HealandloveSenior Contributor10 Sept 2024, 10:39 pm AEST

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@Shaz51 @Jynx @Captain24

I'm glad the appeal machine is helping with the sleep. I'm getting an average of 6hrs sleep at night. Not great. I stay up late working to catch up and then have meetings as early as 6am in the morning due to timezone differences. I'm an early riser but should be going to sleep earlier. By the time I'm done putting the kids to bed and spending some time with husband just watching some TV for 10min I then work for a couple of hours before going to bed. Most of the time husband stays up waiting for me to go to bed.

He has nightmares almost every night so that wakes me up as well. Does MrShaz twitch in his sleep? My husband does that a lot. He also wakes up at 4am every day and can't get back to sleep till 5.30am. He needs to be up by 7am to help with kids getting ready for school etc while I do meetings. He takes magnesium sleep tablets but they don't help keeping him asleep.

His therapist says it's his cptsd. I also read somewhere that the amygdala doesn't sleep and that 2am to 4am is the most common time it is at its most activity. The amydgala of people with cptsd is shaped differently as it has developed differently due to the trauma.

@Captain24 have the nightmares gotten better? I hope so. ❤️‍🩹

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MedicinalGypsySenior Contributor11 Sept 2024, 1:12 pm AEST

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Occasionally I fall asleep I running high cortisol I believe I get Max 2 hours straight at night sometimes a hour during the day I live a extremely stressful state to be honest

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tymeModerator13 Sept 2024, 9:10 pm AEST

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That's sounds so tough @MedicinalGypsy . Stress can really affect sleep. Hope you get a better sleep tonight.

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Shaz51Senior Contributor07 Feb 2025, 9:14 pm AEDT

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Hello @DogMan79 , @Healandlove , @MedicinalGypsy , @Jynx , @tyme , @rav3n , @Captain24 , @Blackcloud , @avant-garde. @Jacques , @Glisten

Husband not sleeping well at night which affects my sleep

Last night was bad and I have been awake since 4am

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DogMan79Senior Contributor07 Feb 2025, 9:46 pm AEDT

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sorry to hear that Shaz

just for the record. My firsts posts in this thread likely mentioned sleep being one of my strongest CPTSD triggers

i mentioned it again when i was tagged in this thread last september

leading up to sept, i had been sleeping exceptionally well

being tagged in this thread in september triggered me profoundly and i still have not recovered

hopefully today's tag & trigger is less profund

i'm sorry about your situation with hubby

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