Insomnia? I'm at my most energetic around 2am...

[tcm.sifu]

There are a lot of variables regarding the etiology of insomnia, if you are not experiencing a lot of mental stress then you need to work out what is the exact cause of the tossing and turning at late night. In my clinical experience herbal therapy and acupuncture would help a great deal. Massage therapy would also alleviate hyper active central nervous system.

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There are a lot of variables regarding the etiology of insomnia, if you are not experiencing a lot of mental stress then you need to work out what is the exact cause of the tossing and turning at late night. In my clinical experience herbal therapy and acupuncture would help a great deal. Massage therapy would also alleviate hyper active central nervous system.

I am still not sleeping well. I've trie dgoing early to bed -in teh past, I went to bed at 7 om and fell asleep, now I go at 10pm, which is early for me, and still no. If I wait until I am tired, then it's 12am and I am fully alert. I've tried walking the dogs and then going to bed, I've tried bath and soft music and relaxation. Not a lot of stress in my life -well, not until recently, that I've started planning my next trip but no biggie-. I am concerned as I am not resting well, and I am not fully productive at work due to this problem.

[Belgian Pie]

Take a night shift job ...

[Rockefeller]

I used to be a night owl too. Actually, can't remember a time when my biological clock doesn't give up till the sun comes up. Then I got tired of the judging and the just endless freaking nagging and purposefully turned it around to shut someone up and make a point.
Now I sleep at around 6 to 7pm-ish and wake at 4 to 5am-ish.

But honestly that just means I'm reverting back and living to the Pacific Time Zone before I moved to Taipei, where I sleep at 4am and wake at 2pm, west coast time. Bottom line: I can't fit in with the regular folks, wherever I am. It's a subconscious thing I guess. Suspect my brain doesn't want to feel like a sheep, or zombie.

Either way I'm sure there's a perfectly logical medical explanation for all this, such as having something to do with the circadian rhythm:



Frankly people, unless you have a strict 9-5 job or something in that line, there is NOTHING wrong with choosing your own bedtime according to what your body is most comfortable with, as long as you end up getting enough rest for your brain to unwind.

[headhonchoII]

I read some fascinating articles about people's sleep patterns hundreds of years ago. It seems that the idea that you would sleep the whole way through the night is a modern invention.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16964783

I have problems, not so much with going to sleep, but with waking up early.