Why you feel so sleepy before the sleep window begins, but feel wide awake as it gets closer.
An appropriate sleep schedule involves allotting a similar amount of time for sleep as you typically spend asleep. This can lead to a sleep window that begins much later than you have normally been going to bed — and this is intentional, since it builds sleep drive.
If you are following a new sleep window and find you really struggle to stay awake, but as the sleep window approaches you begin to feel awake and alert, you aren’t alone! This is a symptom of conditioned arousal. Consistent implementation of sleep restriction and stimulus control will help address this issue and improve your sleep over the long-term.
Sleep restriction and stimulus control are core components of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) — the best long-term treatment for chronic insomnia.
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