improve my sleep patterns

I can only sleep in 5 hour intervals. Issue with me going to school and working fulltime.

I always paid a lot of attention in psychology classes during high school and throughout University to sleep patterns and found it really interesting and useful. I’ve found out a few methods that work really well for me – and simple things like avoiding food, caffeine, computer/TV screens(I’m not sure about this as I only read it over the internet but the theory seems to make sense), elevating heart beat from exercise in the hours prior to bed, taking chamomile tea…etc etc

Unfortunately though, the best one was going to bed at the same time every night – and now I have some shifts that finish at 2am and the occasional shift beginning at 7am or even 6am. I guess I am going to have to rely on my alarm more and sometimes go without my 8 hours so I can keep a decent pattern the following nights.

This is almost complete, but I won’t close it yet until I know it’s become a true habit.

I feel much better with improved sleep patterns. Getting up is effortless now my body clock is more sorted.

I am seeing more day light which obviously lifts the spirits (i.e. no more S.A.D.).

I highly recommend sorting out sleep patterns to all those nocturnal or random sleepers out there!

I was reading a comment by someone else on here that mentioned the phrase “sleep hygiene”. I need to google that and check it out.

I really want to fix my sleep patterns.

I am always trying to reset my bodyclock, but it always ends up returning to being nocturnal.

I am going to add 2 new goals relating to this one to see how it goes:

1) Get up by 8am whatever happens (even if I went to bed at 7am).
2) Stop doing anything stimulating, e.g. using computer, watching TV, eating etc by 11pm