Always admired people who can sleep whenever they want. I lost several interviews and life important events because I have no control over my sleep and every 2-3 days I lose my sleep till 5-6 am and wake up next day like zombie. I tried many existing suggestions including reducing my ambitions and anxiety triggering events by trying less stressful jobs, following digital well being, keep myself busy, meditation and having a routine but that didn't work as well. One doctor said it is not anxiety it is hyperactivity. Has anybody faced similar problems? How did you overcome it?
Thanks for your precious time reading the post.
However I eventually got through it and my suggestion below is what ended up working for me.
For a fortnight, do the following:
- Go to bed at 10pm, no music, no movies, etc. Get up at 6am without exception, even if super tired.
- Moderate exercise at 630am for 1 hour. Ride to work, do some weights, go for a run. Whatever works for you.
- No caffeine after midday. I've got friends that can have it at 8pm, and still sleep at 10pm. I cannot if I have it at 1pm
- Alcohol free. It disrupts your sleep and makes you eat more junk food.
- More vegetables. Because I don't know how to cook, I just went with steamed veges with a different sauce (bbq, sriracha, butter, etc)
Regarding hyperactivity, the best thing you could do is setup a TODO board (e.g. Trello, whiteboard with sticky notes) to visualize everything going on in your life.
Taxes to do, bills to pay, emails to reply to, people to see, presents to buy, tutorials to watch, books you are reading. Everything.
When I did this, I had a terrible amount of work in progress that I just couldn't keep up with and my mind was constantly on.
See what you can do to reduce this. Take a day off work for taxes, admit you won't read that book, unsubscribe from emails, say no to social obligations if you're feeling overwhelmed, etc.
Hope this helps.