Insomnia

[hawkida]

I keep waking up too early of late. Never used to be a problem but now my brain starts thinking and won't stop so sleep doesn't return. Then I get up tired, spend the day tired, nap before dinner, and when I go to bed the cycle continues. Many of the thoughts that won't let up are work related. I probably need to exercise more if an evening but the cycle leaves me too tired to...

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[hawkida]

Nope, no pain. I sleep from going to bed until the early hours, then wake up 1-3 hours early and can't stop thinking about the day ahead. It's focused around work stuff mostly.

[watervole]

Meditation app? I used to use one of those when my stress levels were very bad - and it really did help me sleep.

I used Insight Timer. It's got a good free version, and you can pay for more options. I actually spent a couple of years on the paid version - even though the free had all I needed - it had made such a difference to my sanity that it was my way of thanking them.

It's got a lot of tracks for sleep and stress.

https://insighttimer.com/