The point about not worrying about how much sleep you are (or aren't!) getting is really great. I have stopped stressing out about it so much and am sleeping...slightly better. Stress and PD are not the best friends.
I have a new mattress turning up in the next week. I am aware that with my weight and my terrible, lumpy bed that it has made my problems worse. I need to eliminate that first, partly because of pressure comfort, but also because of temperature at night - my mattress gets hot even if the rest of me is cold. Some external influences I can't remove, but I am trying to solve or reduce some.
One thought crossed my mind. I was born and brought up in Suburban London. And at one point (20+ years ago), I lived in Gt Titchfield St and then in Marylebone. My flat on Wimpole St had huge windows and they weren't double glazed, and yet the traffic didn't worry me. The constant breathing dragon growl that is London was the backdrop to my life both day and night, even out in the suburbs.
I now live in a rural setting more than a mile from the main road. At night, the growl of traffic pretty much vanishes. I can't imagine moving back into noisy London now. Yet, my insomnia has worsened in the last ten years. So perhaps in London the fact that the rumble is ALWAYS there, day and night, strikes a kind of equilibrium.
I think this is an indication of how complex this issue is, and I get a sense why the Prof is perhaps dismissive of sleep apps.
Maybe I should dig through my old SFX for a skyline loop and play it day and night! Hmm, maybe not.
The point about not worrying about how much sleep you are (or aren't!) getting is really great. I have stopped stressing out about it so much and am sleeping...slightly better. Stress and PD are not the best friends.
I am watching this closely.
I have a new mattress turning up in the next week. I am aware that with my weight and my terrible, lumpy bed that it has made my problems worse. I need to eliminate that first, partly because of pressure comfort, but also because of temperature at night - my mattress gets hot even if the rest of me is cold. Some external influences I can't remove, but I am trying to solve or reduce some.
One thought crossed my mind. I was born and brought up in Suburban London. And at one point (20+ years ago), I lived in Gt Titchfield St and then in Marylebone. My flat on Wimpole St had huge windows and they weren't double glazed, and yet the traffic didn't worry me. The constant breathing dragon growl that is London was the backdrop to my life both day and night, even out in the suburbs.
I now live in a rural setting more than a mile from the main road. At night, the growl of traffic pretty much vanishes. I can't imagine moving back into noisy London now. Yet, my insomnia has worsened in the last ten years. So perhaps in London the fact that the rumble is ALWAYS there, day and night, strikes a kind of equilibrium.
I think this is an indication of how complex this issue is, and I get a sense why the Prof is perhaps dismissive of sleep apps.
Maybe I should dig through my old SFX for a skyline loop and play it day and night! Hmm, maybe not.