Day 10 sober! Any tips for sleeping?

Day 10 sober! Any tips for sleeping?

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Took me a couple of weeks tbh

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Your sleep is normal now? I have such a hard time falling asleep and then even when I do, I can’t stay asleep. I toss and turn all night.

Today it is normal my first few weeks of recovery I couldn’t sleep at all

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In the beginning what worked for Me was , I would completely unplug. Take a short walk clear the day out of my head, and journal the difficulties of the day, I made 100000's list of things, I had so many notes it looked like I had sticky note wall paper!!!! Close your eyes forgive yourself first and try not to overwork overwhelming your poor braincells

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Iv been sober for awhile now and my sleeping is actually getting worse if I figure it out I'll let you know and please do the same lol

I’ve actually heard this a lot from people!! It’s discouraging haha.

It really is but there's a lot of up sides to being sober as well clear thinking better judgement save money I'll take the trade off lol

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You’re totally right. I’ll take crappy sleep over a crappy life any day.

Right gotta keep the positive energy on it and maybe the sleep thing will fix it's self someday or I'll collapse due to exhaustion but i cross that bridge when we I get thre lol

Haha! Right??

That sounds exhausting, especially this early on. What's worked for me: read a book in bed instead of screens, since TV and phones give your brain stimuli that keep it wired. Then force yourself up early and get bright light right away. It basically rewires your circadian clock, but it takes consistency.

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Very! I will try that. I actually just got a new book yesterday. Thanks for the tips!