{"id":26741,"date":"2010-12-18T21:22:46","date_gmt":"2010-12-19T05:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=26741"},"modified":"2010-12-19T12:02:51","modified_gmt":"2010-12-19T20:02:51","slug":"ive-got-to-make-some-fundamental-changes-with-the-way-i-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=26741","title":{"rendered":"I’ve Got To Make Some Fundamental Changes With The Ways I Try To Sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just read The Harvard Medical School’s Guide to a Good Night Sleep<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When I came down with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in in February, 1988, I had to spend about 18 hours a day in bed (until the end of 1993).<\/p>\n

This began my insomnia. Bed stopped primarily representing a place where I sleep. It began to be a place where I toss and turn, the site of a battle between myself and sleep.<\/p>\n

So this new books recommends using a bed only for sleep and for sex.<\/p>\n

I spend a lot of time during the day napping or just listening to books on CD or to Dennis Prager’s radio show. I’ve got to stop that so bed becomes a place of sleep for me. If I can’t fall asleep after 20 minutes, the book recommends getting up and watching TV or reading a book or writing a diary. <\/p>\n

I’ll let you know how it works out. I’ve become caught in this vicious cycle of not falling asleep until after 3 a.m. (the way it has been for me for about six months), awaking around 7 a.m. and then lying down much of the afternoon because I am so exhausted from not sleeping.<\/p>\n

P.S. I am sure my mild to moderate sleep apnea does not help. To combat this, I am losing weight. I’ve made some fundamental changes to my diet and I am down about six pounds in a month.<\/p>\n

P.P.S. I have an appointment with a sleep doctor Dec. 28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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