Insomnia in recovery

Life in Recovery
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I am only a few days sober but was wondering (for people who have had longer abstinence) how long it took to get back to a regular sleeping pattern?

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insomnia is often an issue in early sobriety. tons of information and shares on the topic here on TS. You can use the search function above to look up keywords. have a good read around :sunflower:

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For me it was about a week or so but i know alot of people struggle with it, i started purposefully going to bed when my daughter did at 8pm as part of my recovery/self care and i still do lol xx

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Thanks for the info!

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I’m only 29 days in. But I’ve found my sleep has been impacted by sobriety. Not really in a bad way. I’ve been getting better sleep, so I’ve found I need less sleep. So I think some early insomnia, may not be true “insomnia.” Not sure what time you go to bed, or how much sleep you need. But I was able to figure that out pretty quickly. 7 hours of sleep is my sweet spot. I go to bed around 9, try to make it to 10. So I’ve been waking at 4-5 am. This morning it was 3:30. But that’s because I did a bunch of yard work yesterday and crashed at 8-8:30. Before, if I was wide awake at 3:30, I would have called that insomnia. When really it’s just I’ve gotten the sleep I need. Now, if I don’t want to be up this early, I have to do an adjustment to my sleep schedule. But I’m happy with 4-5am, so I won’t adjust. (Could do without 3:30 lol) shit, I wake up now when I used to be going to bed after a night of drinking. I’ve never been a night owl unless I’m drinking. Don’t enjoy staying up late, but I love my quiet mornings with coffee before the rest of my house is chaos. So I think really look at you sleep patterns, schedule, and needs. Adjust if needed. Hope you get some rest. The first couple weeks are a trip, so just try to hang on for the ride and you’ll start finding your footing! Congrats on 3 days!!! :muscle:t3: and welcome to the TS fam!! :heart:

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I struggle with sleep also some nights I only get a couple hours of sleep others are a whole night I’ve got 34 days sober today and I’ve been struggling since I got clean this time

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I’ve always had insomnia. I’ve always been a night owl. Since getting sober just 5 days ago it’s so much worse. I am not sure if I’ll ever have a “normal” sleep schedule unfortunately but I’ll settle for my old insomnia :joy:

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Congratulations both of you for your sober time :blush: yeah I think I’ll need to set up a consistent sleeping schedule and with a bit more sober time it will get better. I generally go to bed early and rise early. I enjoy my morning coffee and little morning routine. I am getting back to my sobriety lifestyle (I was sober for 5 years before my father’s passing 2 years ago) and as we all know, sobriety is so much better than being a slave to substances! Have a great day :sunny::sunglasses:

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