It happens in cycles for me. Most of the time i’ll wake up at a normal time but sometimes i’ll going through a period of waking up bright eyed at 4am (even when i’m calm and have no anxiety in my life at that time). I work a 9-5 so if i get up at 4am i’ll usually suffer for it later in the day. Waking up at 6 or 7 is much better for me.
This is my experience:
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I normally turn my phone off at 8pm (i’m a gen x’er who’s not on social media so that part is easy for me).
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I started going to bed later (around 12am), thinking that maybe I don’t need as much sleep as i think i need.
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Drink herbal tea before going to bed.
It’s still not 100% but it helps. To be honest if i have something in my life that’s causing me anxiety (like an interview or deadline at work) then I won’t be able to do anything until that event has passed.
I may look into these drops.
