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Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho
Just curious,
What kind of sleep/awake hours do you try or need to keep ?
Do you consider yourself a night owl ? Are you most productive late ?
How long does it take you to fall asleep once you are in bed ?
When do you used the blue light ?
We had a TBI sleep specialist address our TBI support group last month. She was saying how TBI adds many challenges to the common concepts of sleep.
Just wondering where you fit in with what she told us.
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Hi,
Thanks for your response.
I try to get to bed around 11 p.m. to midnight. Often it takes me 1-2 hours to fall asleep... However, I have had issues falling asleep my entire life. So my sleep issues precede my brain injury.
It's fare to say that I am usually more productive at night.
I bought the blue light about a week ago. I use it in the morning for 20 minutes to 30 minutes. So far I notice an improvement!!!
Today I had an important meeting and needed to get up at earlier and I got up on my own before 8 a.m. !!!
I work part-time and historically leave the house around 10 a.m. ... I'd love to go earlier, but usually I feel off in the morning.
Generally I am really tired and unwell in the morning. On some rare occasions I can leap out of bed.
Even during my university prior to the brain injury days I had trouble falling asleep at night...