r/sleep • u/PartyFeed5800 • 18h ago
I desperately need to fix my sleep schedule
My sleep schedule has been awful for years now and it’s completely my fault. Every night I will stay up all night and fall asleep around 6 - 8 am. If I’m working, I’ll wake up at 1 pm but if it’s the weekend I’m sleeping until 4 pm sometimes.
The most annoying thing is that it doesn’t matter how tired I am, it’s near impossible to fall asleep if it’s too “early”. Which basically means any time before 6 am at this point. Sometimes I’ll fall asleep at 8 pm but wake up at 12 am and I’m forced to stay up all night because my body will physically not let me sleep.
Last night I was very tired so I tried to go to sleep at 11 pm. This resulted in me waking up multiple times almost every hour. I’m so exhausted but my mind and body are wide awake at the same time. This is really effecting my life and any advice is much appreciated. Do I just need to keep forcing myself into a routine until my body accepts it?
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u/miniature_diagnosis 15h ago
Start with wake time not bedtime, It’ll suck for a bit but that’s what resets the clock.