You just don't know how helpful your videos are to me. From my heart, thank you. I hope you know just how important you are to the community. Thank God for you.
Absolutely. When she mentioned fighting off the first wave of sleepiness. I learned the hard way fighting off sleep to watch a program or finish a project just aint worth it. Now when that wave occurs I shut it down.
I never allow my phone in my bedroom. It sits, charging, in the adjacent bathroom, where only urgent calls and morning alarms can be heard. Highly recommended. Good luck all.
So many sleep videos!! Yes!!! Just yesterday I skipped the sleepy wave i got at 10 p.m...ended up staying awake until 7 a.m Brainstorming and watching videos in the middle of the night isnt doing me any service either. Invaluable information as always❤🙏🏻
Dr. Marks, thank you so much for all that you do. I've suffered from lifelong depression, severe anxiety, and OCD. I'm currently heavily medicated, which helps a lot, but is basically a bandaid on a bullet hole. I love your videos and book, 'Why Am I Anxious', so much because it explains the "why". Understanding just a little how my brain works versus a "normal" brain has been tremendously helpful in feeling less alone in my mental health struggles. I've not gotten a single explanation about why I am the way I am (I am very fortunate to have experienced no major trauma in my life) and that I was literally just born with a brain that works differently. That is indescribably comforting, and something I wish I'd known so much earlier on. Happy Thanksgiving! I am thankful for you. 🙂
This is so eye opening. I have been awake for 2 months on 3 different occasions. They did every test on me and said i was just stress. I microdosed psilocybin and it fixed it, but im still in the process of healing. Taking d3 and k2 with magnesium and zinc and b6/1.
I am a bad sleeper, and it helps me to listen to an audiobook with a story that is calm and I set the speed to 0.60, that way it is like a bedtime story. Hope this can help others too, although it doesn't always help in general I do fall sleep faster
Same here. My remedy in those cases: Listening to the Fall of Civilisations podcast. It's is both, very carefully crafted, but also quite calming, because of the narrator's soothing voice and cadence.
Thank you! My sleep problem is that I can go to sleep if I go to bed, but there is always something to know that can wait until tomorrow. I don’t have any anxiety, by the way; I have ADHD. I get such a dopamine rush from examining something new. It can be something minute. Then there’s social media UA-cam. I really enjoy your explanations. Keep up the good work 😊 I’m looking forward to part 2.
Thank you for always educating us abt sleep. Since i was a child i always get anxious during bedtime(due to trauma, familiarity, etc). I just cant sleep peacefully but ur videos help me a lot understanding myself more🙏❤
Hey! This video is fully loaded. I need to control my wake time. My body alarm waking me up by 2am is just too active. How to adjust the alarm is my challenge. I need to watch this video severally for proper and strict implementation of recommendations. Thanks a million, Doctor!
Your videos are so educational, they allow me to understand myself better. I complement my therapy with your knowledge and my appointments with my psychiatrist. Thank you for the great content.
💡 "What makes you lose sleep, the role of the brain" is explained very easily at [6:45]! Through that, I realized how important psychological care and maintaining balance in life are. Thank you for sharing useful information to help people better understand their bodies! ❤
This is a powerful video. I have a family member currently dealing with insomnia and this makes things so clear. I feel like this hit the nail on the head. Now, how to get them the assistance they need to get back on their circadian rhythm… 😊
I have all of the symptoms of chronic insomnia. I've told my healthcare providers. They say reduce screen time. Have done that. Still did not help. I've stopped sleep meds after 30 yrs because they weren't helping. I thought after 4 months I would've leveled off but did not. Wanted to give me Guanfacine(unfocused ADHD) but I hated the way it made me feel the next day and it was just another med. I get so sleepy during the day and try to fight it. Also at around 7 p.m. No caffeine after early morning. Still cannot fall asleep. So frustrating!
I'm at the point with my insomnia where no amount of sleep hygiene (and reduced sleep anxiety; I've accepted whether I'll sleep well or not), blackout curtains, ear plugs, eye masks, screen-free time, "boring" activities, etc. will help me stay asleep through the night. Currently waiting for a sleep study to see if there's something else going on, but it's going to be a long wait. Do you have any videos or information to share on sleep issues with neurodivergence?
fwiw, I’ve done “everything” also and have finally decided I do not need to stay asleep, but to sleep whenever I feel like my body wants a nap. I’m older so have the great privilege of often being able to do this. I figure it all adds up to adequate rest for my body and brain. Perhaps you can sneak in a nap before supper or in the middle of the morning or something . . . Good luck!
I have never had issues with sleep until I was sick and didn't know it. I have since been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Recently, I have been waking up very early, like 4 or 5 a.m., because I wake with a deep sense of doom about my immortality and what happens after life. I'm also in a marriage with a recovered drug user turned alcoholic. So it is no surprise that I ended up with an autoimmune disease as an adult.
4:52 is exactly whats going on with me. my face and neck went numb on top of tons of symptoms coming and going for 2 or 3 months. doctors say nothing is wrong. im still getting looked at. i get clear moments when i feel better then very weird brain fog etc etc. anyways...my bed houses the idea of anxiety more so than it does rest now bc i googled myself down the sypmtoms rabbit hole. i need to fix that.
This is a very timely video. I learned a lot and feel more prepared to work on my sleep hygiene and rhythms. I also ordered the book “Why Am I So Anxious”. Can’t wait for it to arrive. Thanks so much, Dr. Marks, all of your videos are extremely helpful and informative 👍❤️
I have very little difficulty going to sleep, it's when I wake up a few hours later (usually bladder), and then the anxiety thoughts kick in, and I can't go back to sleep for over an hour no matter how much cognitive love talk I give myself... :/
Thank you so much for this video. Breathing techniques work most of the time for me, there are those times that the many times awake are debilitating. Anxiety is the thing for me, once waking up it is only a matter of time until the return of it!❤️🌹
@@DrTraceyMarks Hope you can enjoy your son if he's home and family generally over the long holiday weekend. I taught the pleasant events/accumulate positive experiences DBT skill in a group recently. In teaching it, I saw it's not about distraction or escaping from life troubles - but actively building and making things in your life that you enjoy. And holidays, above all, should be for enjoying your family if you have them home with you.
after the election, i had to go to multiple emergency psychiatrists to get the right prescriptions to help me sleep again at night,and set up a plan for ongoing CBT-I therapy. I think I was confronted and overwhelmed by the thought that the world truly is not safe for me, but thanks to Dr. Patel and the other psychiatrists I’m back on track 🥰 Thank you for this video
I think a lot of us had the same reaction. It was traumatising.
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Chronic Insomnia, does 30yrs count as chronic? Mine was caused by severe and never ending tinnitus from a training accident in the military. Aside from the vestibular and mental health consequences over the yrs it has also ended relationships. One ex said "I love you but I can't even sleep in the same bed with you anymore." With the Fans, mellow music, meditations, white noise, crickets (they help), tossing and turning, restlessness and getting up and down who can blame them because of me they couldn't sleep either.
God bless you 🙏 ❤️ 🙌 Very informative video especially the box breathing for anxiety and calming your mind The boring thing to do if one cant sleep ... good examples are solving mathematical problems and reading the scripture whichever one follows 😊
I don't have this problem very often but when l do, it's intense. The worried thoughts are almost like a conversation in my head saying "Don't try to shut me off with your deep breathing etc...that only proves you need to listen to what l have to say! No, we're not going to think about it tmrw, we're going to do it right now! How about l bring up an insignificant event with a store clerk from 5 years ago that you've forgotten about until now at 3 a.m. ! No one commented on your new sweater bc no one likes it...And why is the council replacing old public play equipment with modern plastic stuff anyway? ...wadda say to that, huh? You're meeting tmrw isn't the only thing I want to worry about, how about l just randomly grab a bunch of stuff to think on!" And if l get out of bed it's like "Ah ha! I win! You're not even in bed anymore, let alone asleep! I''m in charge here thanks! Yeah get up and write it down, that proves you're awake! Bahaha" And it just goes on like that, like a monkey. Last night l managed to turn it off after hours by saying, "okay, random thoughts, you can chat away as much as you like and l'm just going to relax for awhile." And finally dozed off. This video really helped me understand what's going on at a physical level, which l never knew. Thank you so much for the information in this and other your other videos. ❤ I still don't quite understand how and where the brain pulls out these random twigs of trivia to stoke the anxiety fire, but knowing more about the brain and its chemistry definitely helps. 😊
Thanks, Cat! Lol! I enjoyed reading your very creative post...at 3:00 AM in the morning. Loved the writing ❤️ And to Dr. Marks, thank you for this very much needed sleep information 💤
I am 42 and being sleepless nights around my periods .. I just assumed it was perimenopause related and since it was only 2 days a month , just let it slide ..recently I got a cgm and noticed that the days I am not able to sleep , my blood glucose levels are dropping .. I had some almonds or flax seed powder and my sleep issue got fixed
I have struggled with insomnia since I was a baby! My mom said I would stay up all the time and would not nap. I have an anxiety disorder, am hyperactive and struggle to slow down and relax despite many coping skills (regular exercise, meditation, journaling, reading, no caffeine, no alcohol, regular bedtime and wake time, etc.) Are some of us just highly anxious and wired to the point where we naturally don't sleep much? I get an average of about 5 hours of sleep.
I have had perimenopause insomnia since I was 34 I'm 38 now and since my blood tests were always saying I don't have it they've just throw trazadone at me instead of hrt. Yay doctors are not fun at all now and I hate them for not taking early menopause symptoms seriously always telling me I'm "too young" for it 😑 I slept just fine from age 0-33 so they are very wrong
Same! My symptoms started around 40/41. Then kicked off enough for me to see my providers. They sent me everywhere to rule out other medical causes and when those were negative they acted as if nothing to do, but I was suffering! Finally got someone to listen to me about peri and now I’m on HRT. Still trying to figure out my balance but at least I know what’s going on now ❤
Another way to get your brain to shut down that I've used is to take your passion to bed with you. What do I mean by that? If your brain is awake and alert, possibly have a song stuck in your head, it needs to slow down before shutting down. This best works if you're in bed alone, so your significant other doesn't have to hear you, but start talking about a passion you have. Going into full detail and getting specific as possible is what you should be doing. For me, it's talking about movies and music. What you don't want to do is stop, but keep talking until either your voice feels tired or your brain feels tired enough from going over all those details you know so well about. This can and will help the brain shut down.
Ive had insomnia for about 4 years now. Tried different meds and didnt work. While it has gotten somewhat better over the years i still have the same problem since day 1. I wake up several times throughout my sleep cycle. So i can sleep 7-8 hours, but ill wake up like every 4-5 hours sometimes 3-4 its very inconsistent lmao. Speaking to a counselor or therapist also helps me as well. And walking/jogging!
This is me from last 6 months . I have to force sleep many time. Sometimes I get panic attacks about the fear of losing someone who are near n dear to me . Fail Future prospects and past failures And so on .. even the breathing techniques feels heavy to me .
THank you for this, I have this issue often , where I can't stop my brain from running, I really want to sleep, but often takes hours to fall asleep, so frustrating, since I need to get early/. Averaging about 4 hours a night currently
I use to have racing thoughts that kept me awake or impaired my staying asleep but therapy and mindfulness meditation helped with that but now I’m going through menopause and nothing seems to be helping. I went from bedtime by 11 pm to 1,2,3 even 4 am sometimes and nothing seems to help. Idk what to do and unfortunately this video won’t help. I guess HRT might be my only hope😞
Is a sleep wake disorder like insomnia curable?or is it permanent a life time commitment of seeing medics and combing all lines of treatment?You medics usually tackle Secondary or comorbid insomnia through content creation and we do Google on sleep disorders and you will always give an explanation somewhat satisfactory.What about Primary or idiopathic insomnia? Being under"Stress"equals a risk of developing insomnia?No.What about the non organic sleep wake disorder!!!
What if you don't "feel" anxious, worried, depressed, etc but still cannot sleep? I'm at the happiest time of my life but I still cannot sleep! I've been depressed in my 20s, but at least then I knew WHY I couldn't sleep. I don't feel worried, depressed, anxious, stressed, etc, but my brain refuses to shut down. Idk what to do
I take add meds and antidepressants- to be awake and normal during the day, so how do I turn it off around 10 or 11? You can’t take stimulants and expect them to have entirely ever left yiurvody
You just don't know how helpful your videos are to me. From my heart, thank you. I hope you know just how important you are to the community. Thank God for you.
Oh thank you so much! There's no greater compliment than that - knowing this information is making a difference. ❤️
Dr. Marks is the G.O.A.T. of mental health education videos on UA-cam ❤
Absolutely. When she mentioned fighting off the first wave of sleepiness. I learned the hard way fighting off sleep to watch a program or finish a project just aint worth it. Now when that wave occurs I shut it down.
I never allow my phone in my bedroom. It sits, charging, in the adjacent bathroom, where only urgent calls and morning alarms can be heard. Highly recommended. Good luck all.
Great idea.
I had no clue about the existence of sleep drive and wake drive. Super informative!!! Thanks a lot!
You’re welcome!!
Keep sleep and drive separated tho
Hi Dr Tracey please I want to contact you please please reply me I need your help
Oh look. It's happening right now to me. Hello fellow people that should be asleep right now!
👋 hi hi
Your post was two weeks ago and I'm still up. Look! So delirious I don't make sense. Lol😂
@@ShellBe-Rite I got terrible sleep last night in solidarity!
Insomniac here!
So many sleep videos!! Yes!!!
Just yesterday I skipped the sleepy wave i got at 10 p.m...ended up staying awake until 7 a.m
Brainstorming and watching videos in the middle of the night isnt doing me any service either.
Invaluable information as always❤🙏🏻
Dr. Marks, thank you so much for all that you do. I've suffered from lifelong depression, severe anxiety, and OCD. I'm currently heavily medicated, which helps a lot, but is basically a bandaid on a bullet hole. I love your videos and book, 'Why Am I Anxious', so much because it explains the "why". Understanding just a little how my brain works versus a "normal" brain has been tremendously helpful in feeling less alone in my mental health struggles. I've not gotten a single explanation about why I am the way I am (I am very fortunate to have experienced no major trauma in my life) and that I was literally just born with a brain that works differently. That is indescribably comforting, and something I wish I'd known so much earlier on.
Happy Thanksgiving! I am thankful for you. 🙂
what type of ocd you have ? and what is severe anxiety ?
Zastosuj amanita muscaria w mikrodozowaniu a to zmieni twój sen !😊
Emeryt z Polski😉
This is so eye opening. I have been awake for 2 months on 3 different occasions. They did every test on me and said i was just stress. I microdosed psilocybin and it fixed it, but im still in the process of healing. Taking d3 and k2 with magnesium and zinc and b6/1.
I am a bad sleeper, and it helps me to listen to an audiobook with a story that is calm and I set the speed to 0.60, that way it is like a bedtime story. Hope this can help others too, although it doesn't always help in general I do fall sleep faster
Not easy when you've got someone in next room , making noise and tablets going off through night
I do the same thing. It's better than so-called relaxing music.
Same here. My remedy in those cases: Listening to the Fall of Civilisations podcast. It's is both, very carefully crafted, but also quite calming, because of the narrator's soothing voice and cadence.
25 years ago I had these sleeping problems: when I was covered up it was too hot to sleep and when I was uncovered I was too cold and couldn't sleep.
Thank you! My sleep problem is that I can go to sleep if I go to bed, but there is always something to know that can wait until tomorrow. I don’t have any anxiety, by the way; I have ADHD. I get such a dopamine rush from examining something new. It can be something minute. Then there’s social media UA-cam. I really enjoy your explanations. Keep up the good work 😊 I’m looking forward to part 2.
You uploaded this right when I needed it, thank you Dr. Marks, I appreciate you
Been up since 2 am, yes please 😂 thanks dr marks!
2am yikes! 😳 I hope you get some rest later. 😊
Thank you for always educating us abt sleep. Since i was a child i always get anxious during bedtime(due to trauma, familiarity, etc). I just cant sleep peacefully but ur videos help me a lot understanding myself more🙏❤
These details were super informative, thank you doc. You described many things I was unable to put words to it
Hey! This video is fully loaded. I need to control my wake time. My body alarm waking me up by 2am is just too active. How to adjust the alarm is my challenge.
I need to watch this video severally for proper and strict implementation of recommendations.
Thanks a million, Doctor!
Your videos are so educational, they allow me to understand myself better. I complement my therapy with your knowledge and my appointments with my psychiatrist.
Thank you for the great content.
💡 "What makes you lose sleep, the role of the brain" is explained very easily at [6:45]! Through that, I realized how important psychological care and maintaining balance in life are. Thank you for sharing useful information to help people better understand their bodies! ❤
Thank you Dr Marks. I have chronic insomnia. This was very interesting and informative.
This is a powerful video. I have a family member currently dealing with insomnia and this makes things so clear. I feel like this hit the nail on the head. Now, how to get them the assistance they need to get back on their circadian rhythm… 😊
I will definitely use the Paradoxical Intention method moving forward. My favorite Doctor does it again
I could not sleep last night. I think I finally fell asleep around 4 AM.
Yep same here fellow sufferer.
My other party trick is falling asleep but waking UP at 4.
Urrrrgh cant win 😳
I have all of the symptoms of chronic insomnia. I've told my healthcare providers. They say reduce screen time. Have done that. Still did not help. I've stopped sleep meds after 30 yrs because they weren't helping. I thought after 4 months I would've leveled off but did not. Wanted to give me Guanfacine(unfocused ADHD) but I hated the way it made me feel the next day and it was just another med. I get so sleepy during the day and try to fight it. Also at around 7 p.m. No caffeine after early morning. Still cannot fall asleep. So frustrating!
I'm at the point with my insomnia where no amount of sleep hygiene (and reduced sleep anxiety; I've accepted whether I'll sleep well or not), blackout curtains, ear plugs, eye masks, screen-free time, "boring" activities, etc. will help me stay asleep through the night. Currently waiting for a sleep study to see if there's something else going on, but it's going to be a long wait. Do you have any videos or information to share on sleep issues with neurodivergence?
fwiw, I’ve done “everything” also and have finally decided I do not need to stay asleep, but to sleep whenever I feel like my body wants a nap. I’m older so have the great privilege of often being able to do this. I figure it all adds up to adequate rest for my body and brain. Perhaps you can sneak in a nap before supper or in the middle of the morning or something . . . Good luck!
I have never had issues with sleep until I was sick and didn't know it. I have since been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
Recently, I have been waking up very early, like 4 or 5 a.m., because I wake with a deep sense of doom about my immortality and what happens after life.
I'm also in a marriage with a recovered drug user turned alcoholic. So it is no surprise that I ended up with an autoimmune disease as an adult.
Thank you beautiful, may God bless you always ❤
So clearly explained. Puts a lot in persective and was well needed... Thank you!!
4:52 is exactly whats going on with me. my face and neck went numb on top of tons of symptoms coming and going for 2 or 3 months. doctors say nothing is wrong. im still getting looked at. i get clear moments when i feel better then very weird brain fog etc etc. anyways...my bed houses the idea of anxiety more so than it does rest now bc i googled myself down the sypmtoms rabbit hole. i need to fix that.
Another so good information about sleep. Thank you sooooo much Dr. Tracey!
This is a very timely video. I learned a lot and feel more prepared to work on my sleep hygiene and rhythms. I also ordered the book “Why Am I So Anxious”. Can’t wait for it to arrive. Thanks so much, Dr. Marks, all of your videos are extremely helpful and informative 👍❤️
Wonderful! Thank you!! All the best to you with your sleep. 😊
Thx Dr Marks. Love ur videos 🥰
Just discovered your channel. You have a very clear, succinct, and compassionate way of communicating to lay people.
I have very little difficulty going to sleep, it's when I wake up a few hours later (usually bladder), and then the anxiety thoughts kick in, and I can't go back to sleep for over an hour no matter how much cognitive love talk I give myself... :/
Maybe try to restrict liquids in the last like 2h before sleep?
Thank you so much for this information. I'm truly grateful. You are appreciated. ❤
It's 2:12 AM and I'm here...
Thank you so much for this video. Breathing techniques work most of the time for me, there are those times that the many times awake are debilitating. Anxiety is the thing for me, once waking up it is only a matter of time until the return of it!❤️🌹
As a retired shift worker, this is valuable info. Thank you.
Definitely helpful and to the point! Not a wasted word. Very informative and clear. Thank you.
This is good stuff. Happy Thanksgiving, Tracey! Praying for you and your family.
Thanks as always Thomas. You have a great Thanksgiving as well. I appreciate your prayers! 🙏🏽
@@DrTraceyMarks Hope you can enjoy your son if he's home and family generally over the long holiday weekend. I taught the pleasant events/accumulate positive experiences DBT skill in a group recently. In teaching it, I saw it's not about distraction or escaping from life troubles - but actively building and making things in your life that you enjoy. And holidays, above all, should be for enjoying your family if you have them home with you.
after the election, i had to go to multiple emergency psychiatrists to get the right prescriptions to help me sleep again at night,and set up a plan for ongoing CBT-I therapy. I think I was confronted and overwhelmed by the thought that the world truly is not safe for me, but thanks to Dr. Patel and the other psychiatrists I’m back on track 🥰
Thank you for this video
I really hope you’re trolling or being sarcastic. I really do.
I understand, since I didn't vote for him. Sad day for women's rights, and much more.
I think a lot of us had the same reaction. It was traumatising.
Chronic Insomnia, does 30yrs count as chronic? Mine was caused by severe and never ending tinnitus from a training accident in the military. Aside from the vestibular and mental health consequences over the yrs it has also ended relationships. One ex said "I love you but I can't even sleep in the same bed with you anymore." With the Fans, mellow music, meditations, white noise, crickets (they help), tossing and turning, restlessness and getting up and down who can blame them because of me they couldn't sleep either.
Yes let's check it out.
Please how ?
Am a born Christian and sometimes I feel so down 😭of myself because of low finance but I still believe God
It's Maria Angelina Alexander doing she's changed my life. A BROKER- like her is what you need.
$356K monthly is something you should feel differently about....
Lovely! I enjoyed it like I enjoy a $100k monthly around the turn!!!
Thank you Dr Marks. I may get some sleep now 😁
Appreciate your work so much Dr Tracey!
Talk about sleep apnea next please and thank you Dr. Marks! Have a happy Thanksgiving 😊
God bless you 🙏 ❤️ 🙌
Very informative video especially the box breathing for anxiety and calming your mind
The boring thing to do if one cant sleep ... good examples are solving mathematical problems and reading the scripture whichever one follows 😊
And so pleased to learn about box breathing! I am going to give it a try. 😊
I don't have this problem very often but when l do, it's intense. The worried thoughts are almost like a conversation in my head saying "Don't try to shut me off with your deep breathing etc...that only proves you need to listen to what l have to say! No, we're not going to think about it tmrw, we're going to do it right now! How about l bring up an insignificant event with a store clerk from 5 years ago that you've forgotten about until now at 3 a.m. ! No one commented on your new sweater bc no one likes it...And why is the council replacing old public play equipment with modern plastic stuff anyway? ...wadda say to that, huh? You're meeting tmrw isn't the only thing I want to worry about, how about l just randomly grab a bunch of stuff to think on!" And if l get out of bed it's like "Ah ha! I win! You're not even in bed anymore, let alone asleep! I''m in charge here thanks! Yeah get up and write it down, that proves you're awake! Bahaha"
And it just goes on like that, like a monkey. Last night l managed to turn it off after hours by saying, "okay, random thoughts, you can chat away as much as you like and l'm just going to relax for awhile." And finally dozed off.
This video really helped me understand what's going on at a physical level, which l never knew. Thank you so much for the information in this and other your other videos. ❤
I still don't quite understand how and where the brain pulls out these random twigs of trivia to stoke the anxiety fire, but knowing more about the brain and its chemistry definitely helps. 😊
Thanks, Cat! Lol! I enjoyed reading your very creative post...at 3:00 AM in the morning. Loved the writing ❤️
And to Dr. Marks, thank you for this very much needed sleep information 💤
.. also the medications I'm on 😢 for chronic conditions...
Truly grateful for this video and Sleep series!!!
What can be advised for people who are Neurodivergent
Thank you!😊
very very clear and simple as always ❤❤❤ you are the best !!!
I'm glad you found it clear and simple! Your support means a lot to me!
thanks 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
You’re so welcome!
It was exactly 2am when I turned this on. I feel seen!
Yes that’s so much
❤❤❤ Can't wait for the next video, god bless you and your family ❤
I have an issue staying in too long which is called SAD I just learned this a well. Not getting sun is vitamin c deficiency
Great information, thank you!!
Great video. I'm surprised I've never encountered some of this information before
I am 42 and being sleepless nights around my periods .. I just assumed it was perimenopause related and since it was only 2 days a month , just let it slide ..recently I got a cgm and noticed that the days I am not able to sleep , my blood glucose levels are dropping .. I had some almonds or flax seed powder and my sleep issue got fixed
I have struggled with insomnia since I was a baby! My mom said I would stay up all the time and would not nap. I have an anxiety disorder, am hyperactive and struggle to slow down and relax despite many coping skills (regular exercise, meditation, journaling, reading, no caffeine, no alcohol, regular bedtime and wake time, etc.) Are some of us just highly anxious and wired to the point where we naturally don't sleep much? I get an average of about 5 hours of sleep.
Yes, me too since a baby, wouldn’t nap.
Wonderful and informative video, thank you.
Watching this at 2:09 am 🤸🙃
I have had perimenopause insomnia since I was 34 I'm 38 now and since my blood tests were always saying I don't have it they've just throw trazadone at me instead of hrt. Yay doctors are not fun at all now and I hate them for not taking early menopause symptoms seriously always telling me I'm "too young" for it 😑 I slept just fine from age 0-33 so they are very wrong
Same! My symptoms started around 40/41. Then kicked off enough for me to see my providers. They sent me everywhere to rule out other medical causes and when those were negative they acted as if nothing to do, but I was suffering! Finally got someone to listen to me about peri and now I’m on HRT. Still trying to figure out my balance but at least I know what’s going on now ❤
Left some info out….lol. I’m currently 45, so it’s been a few years now. Hoping to slide right on right on into menopause soon😉
Ditto … atart 43/44
Thank you.
It’s 2:25 am and I’m awake and watching this.
Ha it's 2:55 am here the next day and I'm awake and watching. 😂
Thank you Dr. Marks!!
Much ❤❤❤
Could be many reasons
Another way to get your brain to shut down that I've used is to take your passion to bed with you. What do I mean by that? If your brain is awake and alert, possibly have a song stuck in your head, it needs to slow down before shutting down. This best works if you're in bed alone, so your significant other doesn't have to hear you, but start talking about a passion you have. Going into full detail and getting specific as possible is what you should be doing. For me, it's talking about movies and music. What you don't want to do is stop, but keep talking until either your voice feels tired or your brain feels tired enough from going over all those details you know so well about. This can and will help the brain shut down.
Love your channel but CBTI for insomnia is a joke for most of us
Thanks this is helpful
Packed with interesting information. Great Presentation. New to your post. Very Helpful. Thank you.
Ive had insomnia for about 4 years now. Tried different meds and didnt work. While it has gotten somewhat better over the years i still have the same problem since day 1. I wake up several times throughout my sleep cycle. So i can sleep 7-8 hours, but ill wake up like every 4-5 hours sometimes 3-4 its very inconsistent lmao. Speaking to a counselor or therapist also helps me as well. And walking/jogging!
Bedtime anxiety has denied me proper sleep for five continuous months 😢
This is me from last 6 months . I have to force sleep many time. Sometimes I get panic attacks about the fear of losing someone who are near n dear to me . Fail Future prospects and past failures And so on .. even the breathing techniques feels heavy to me .
THank you for this, I have this issue often , where I can't stop my brain from running, I really want to sleep, but often takes hours to fall asleep, so frustrating, since I need to get early/. Averaging about 4 hours a night currently
Your videos are great!
awesome vid dr!
5g Tryptophan and 3g Taurine with a bit of melatonin, and I'm out; straight through the night. It was a miracle for me.
Ty 😊 great information.
Well done.
Great video!
clever upload time lmao
At 8.30am? It's something o'clock somewhere in the world....
Huge issue I bet a lot of people have this they just don’t talk about it Yep it’s affecting
Dr. Mark, I was wondering if you had discussions on addiction in particular gambling, my sister needs help.
Thank ⚘️ You
got 3 hours max of sleep i need this
I use to have racing thoughts that kept me awake or impaired my staying asleep but therapy and mindfulness meditation helped with that but now I’m going through menopause and nothing seems to be helping. I went from bedtime by 11 pm to 1,2,3 even 4 am sometimes and nothing seems to help. Idk what to do and unfortunately this video won’t help. I guess HRT might be my only hope😞
Box breathing is very helpful
It just so happens I had a sleep study last night and am recovering from it..
Would you please make a video why I wake up after 5 hours sleep and then I can’t go to sleep while I am sleepy
She discusses some of that in last week video on Sleep cycles. Sleep maintenence insomnia is pretty commo, and there are tips in that video.
So if everynight I need 2 hours till I fall asleep it’s chronic? I thought that is normal..
Pain is what keeps me up at night!
Watching at 2am
Is a sleep wake disorder like insomnia curable?or is it permanent a life time commitment of seeing medics and combing all lines of treatment?You medics usually tackle Secondary or comorbid insomnia through content creation and we do Google on sleep disorders and you will always give an explanation somewhat satisfactory.What about Primary or idiopathic insomnia? Being under"Stress"equals a risk of developing insomnia?No.What about the non organic sleep wake disorder!!!
What if you don't "feel" anxious, worried, depressed, etc but still cannot sleep? I'm at the happiest time of my life but I still cannot sleep!
I've been depressed in my 20s, but at least then I knew WHY I couldn't sleep. I don't feel worried, depressed, anxious, stressed, etc, but my brain refuses to shut down. Idk what to do
I take add meds and antidepressants- to be awake and normal during the day, so how do I turn it off around 10 or 11? You can’t take stimulants and expect them to have entirely ever left yiurvody
What happens with sleep drive if you’re taking add meds- stimulants, vyvanse even -which stays in your system forever. Oredin? What triggers this?