interrupted sleep

[sallycroc]

For the past week I have been waking up at half past 3 in the morning - then it takes me about an hour to go back to sleep.

Why do I keep doing this?

I go to bed at ten pm and try to wake up at 7am.

Do you think I should go to bed later?

I don't have any real stresses, my room does back onto to a main road.

I don't drink much alcohol and I don't smoke or take drugs.

Has anyone ever experienced this?

Thanks,

Claire.

[nic2006]

Although you may not feel stressed you could very well be! usually the reason for interuppted sleep

[PinkFizz]

Why do you go to bed so early?? Maybe your body doesn't need as much sleep as you think.x

[LazyGun]

Claire, there was a recent thread on here about sleeping patterns that you may find useful;
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Body-and-Soul/Q uestion338125.html

There is also a school of thought which would suggest that we are naturally adapted to punctuated sleep, and is perhaps more common than people realise.
http://circadiana.blogspot.com/2006/03/what-is -natural-sleep-pattern.html
Since the changes are recent, it may just be the effect of the run up and duration of the holiday period.

Personally, I think you may indeed benefit from putting back falling asleep from 10 pm to 11pm as an example, at least to see if that does benefit you at all.

Many things will affect our sleep, from age (tendency to require less sleep as we get older), life and physiological changes (pregnancy, newborns, emotional states) etc.

[RATTER15]

Could it be that a sudden noise is waking you up at 3.30 that although it wakes you, you are not hearing it. It was happening to me, a door closing next door, by the time I was awake their was no noise to hear, if you see what I mean!