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I was thinking of having a definite cut off time for sleep each night like 10 or 11. I need a better sleep pattern generally for my own well being and because I have early starts and some very long days in university. There have been times when my sleep habits have become something that has no business being called a pattern. I'm just wondering what has helped other people and what their experiences are. I've quite a good timetable for uni but I need to address sleep particularly with stressful times and exams coming up.

Good luck. I've tried this again and again. I can't sleep
when I don't want to.

If you don't suffer from insomnia, setting a sleep time should work. Best of luck!

A routine is good, doing exactly the same stuff every night signals the body.

I used to put myself to bed just like Mom did. It worked. I had my bath, got in my jammies, watched one more half-hour of tv, then got into bed with one light on and any books I want. I can read all night if I want, and I never have to turn the light off - just like when I was a kid. And after a while, the same thing started to kick in - I fell asleep within a half-hour.

Another thing I tried once, just to overcome the night owl thing, was forcing myself to watch Star Trek on Sunday at 10am. Then I'd be up for the day.

I haven't had a regular slepe pattern since I finished school in 2001 and it works out fine for me. I do different work times every day but I never have to be out of bed before 9 (most times I don't work until the afternoon/evening) so I just tend to go to bed whenever I'm tired. Which more times than not is far later than I should do. I can't remember the last time I went to bed before 1am and it's very rare for me to be asleep before 3. I know I should have a regular sleep pattern but whenever I try I'll just stare at the ceiling until the early hours anyway. Seeing as that period seems to be when I'm most productive (look, I'm posting on an internet forum!), I just go with it now.

I've noticed that if I'm not asleep by 2:30-3, I have a very difficult time falling asleep, or even motivating to get into bed.

Now that you mention it, I seem to get sleepy at 3am and 3pm. Circadian rhythms, maybe.

The worst times are when I'm unstructured and have nothing to do so I can end up staying up until 4 or 5am, that happened around Christmas time. I might set a reminder on my phone and if I'm on MSN I'll just have to make my excuses and go.

I'd love to get myself on a proper sleep time table. I've had Insomnia off and on, since I was diagnosed with Depression, nine years ago.

I´ve had insomnia for about half years now. In fact, it´s 0:30 in the night here but I can´t sleep no matter what. I´ve tried setting a routine, but I always break it .

My clock has 24 hours, my day 26 or 7, I sleep a regular 8. I have no real problem with it, but does anyone know what planet I am from?