Quality of sleep? How is yours, usually?

I bought an adjustable base for my mattress. It has something called a sleep tracker that uses sensors on the base to determine time I am asleep, different types of sleep (rem, deep and light), and time I am awake then rates my sleep each morning. Per the tracker my average quality of sleep is typically rated about 90 which is quite good. I have learned that my sleep quality improves if I raise the foot of the bed so my feet are a little higher - don’t know why. I got the adjustable base primarily to raise the head of the bed to help with acid reflux problems and it has worked quite well for that. The base also has a massage feature but the dog almost had a heart attack when I turned it on!
 

J-Kat said:
I bought an adjustable base for my mattress. It has something called a sleep tracker that uses sensors on the base to determine time I am asleep, different types of sleep (rem, deep and light), and time I am awake then rates my sleep each morning. Per the tracker my average quality of sleep is typically rated about 90 which is quite good. I have learned that my sleep quality improves if I raise the foot of the bed so my feet are a little higher - don’t know why. I got the adjustable base primarily to raise the head of the bed to help with acid reflux problems and it has worked quite well for that. The base also has a massage feature but the dog almost had a heart attack when I turned it on!
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Good information!

Thanks!
 
Sawfish said:
Let me ask, in all seriousness and honesty: the concept of eastern meditation, so far as emptying the mind in some fashion, is incomprehensible to me. By this, I mean my head is always ON, has always been, even as a kid. I'm not sure how I would ever shut it down, and in fact if I would be happy if I did.

I mean, I *like* it to run all the time... :)
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@Sawfish, May I answer this in a personal message? All on the forum are not ready to hear this.
 

I fall into a deep sleep soon after I hit the pillow and rarely wake up for at least 6 hours. I do dream alot and they are usually frustrating dreams. It seems I go somewhere with either a family member or someone I know. We get separated and I cannot find my way back to where we were. Even though landmarks are all familiar. Drives me nuts and I often wake up confused.
 
Sawfish said:
Let me ask, in all seriousness and honesty: the concept of eastern meditation, so far as emptying the mind in some fashion, is incomprehensible to me. By this, I mean my head is always ON, has always been, even as a kid. I'm not sure how I would ever shut it down, and in fact if I would be happy if I did.

I mean, I *like* it to run all the time... :)
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Situation-normal, for the vast majority of people. There are all sorts of varieties of meditation, but practice...like for any skill, takes regular repetition. Meditation doesn't need to take a lot of time, my son does 3 minute sessions every morning. Developing meditation practice as a daily habit will reap benefits.
The main ingredients of a meditation practice session are:
Assume a comfortable body position.
Have a time period in mind to devote to your practice.
Bringing your mind into the present-notice the parts of your body, allowing muscles to relax where needed.
Notice your breathing, the sensation of the air filling your lungs, then leaving on exhale.
If your mind wanders(and it will!) feel no emotion about it, just gently bring your attention back to the present.
Let your mind come to thoughts of gratitude, for your family, health, the sounds of nature from outside, or that which is good and enjoyable in your life.
 
I sleep pretty well, on gym days I get up early after just 6 hours or so of sleep, but then make up for it with a nap when I get home. Other days it's 7 to 8 hours.

How often I wake and have to get up in the night depends on how much liquid I drink in the evenings. Some nights not at all, but most nights once or twice. Never have trouble going back to sleep.

I know I dream, but since I remember little of it sure what % of the time. Most dreams are fine, sometimes I have frustration dreams, but not bad.

So maybe an 8 or 9 on a scale of 1 to 10.
 
Nathan said:
Situation-normal, for the vast majority of people. There are all sorts of varieties of meditation, but practice...like for any skill, takes regular repetition. Meditation doesn't need to take a lot of time, my son does 3 minute sessions every morning. Developing meditation practice as a daily habit will reap benefits.
The main ingredients of a meditation practice session are:
Assume a comfortable body position.
Have a time period in mind to devote to your practice.
Bringing your mind into the present-notice the parts of your body, allowing muscles to relax where needed.
Notice your breathing, the sensation of the air filling your lungs, then leaving on exhale.
If your mind wanders(and it will!) feel no emotion about it, just gently bring your attention back to the present.
Let your mind come to thoughts of gratitude, for your family, health, the sounds of nature from outside, or that which is good and enjoyable in your life.
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I can see what you are saying (maybe) and I've thought about it before.

The core problem is that my head, god bless it, is a lot like an Irish Setter running free on the beach. It is all over the place until it finds something that engages it, and that engagement for the most part is a natural association--not really under my control. In short, to a large degree I've been unable to train it to desired associations, but instead have grown to trust its instincts, which seem to be increasingly positive over time.

For example, for a very long time my mind would be easily distracted by the fairer sex. Time has reduced this gradually, and my head replaced this fixation with ideas on how to get things done, things that have impressed my non-Setter mind as desirable.

Yes, so it's weird, for sure.
 
Sawfish said:
I can see what you are saying (maybe) and I've thought about it before.

The core problem is that my head, god bless it, is a lot like an Irish Setter running free on the beach. It is all over the place until it finds something that engages it, and that engagement for the most part is a natural association--not really under my control. In short, to a large degree I've been unable to train it to desired associations, but instead have grown to trust its instincts, which seem to be increasingly positive over time.

For example, for a very long time my mind would be easily distracted by the fairer sex. Time has reduced this gradually, and my head replaced this fixation with ideas on how to get things done, things that have impressed my non-Setter mind as desirable.

Yes, so it's weird, for sure.
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Sounds a lot like me. ;)
All my life I was the "fixer", the problem solver. To me, being OCD wasn't a disorder, it was an asset. :unsure:

My mind is still a work-in-progress, I'm trying to convince it(myself) that not all problems have to be solved at 3am.
 
Nathan said:
Sounds a lot like me. ;)
All my life I was the "fixer", the problem solver. To me, being OCD wasn't a disorder, it was an asset. :unsure:

My mind is still a work-in-progress, I'm trying to convince it(myself) that not all problems have to be solved at 3am.
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Hah, hah! Solved at 3 AM!!!

Know this well!!!

Trouble is, it has actually worked...and surprisingly often.
 
I guess mine would be an 8 as I get about 6 1/2 - 7 hours of sleep a night. I only wake up about once a night for the bathroom. I can't imagine a sleep without dreams - good and bad - although most of mine are good.
 
I'm up and down several times nightly but always wide awake for a bit around 2pm
then try to doze back off to sleep~

Quality of sleep is fairly ok, but not good, been this way for years, with my health
ailment.
 
2 or 3. Usually I can get to sleep, just can’t stay asleep. I start by listening to a dull podcast or soothing music or sounds like rainfall, etc. I’m consistent with the time I go to bed and set the alarm for 8:20. It’s the 3 to 4 hours of being awake in the night that burns me out. It’s even worse on the nights when I can’t get to sleep. I dream but never remember what it’s about.
 
My sleep varies. I have several meds to take for it. So, I've started just taking one med at a time and increasing it a little and then changing the med nightly. It seems to work better than taking all at once!
 

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