HELP I can never sleep on Sunday nights

[Reel9]

This is quite similar to the hating Sunday’s be thread.

I have a real problem which stops me from getting any sleep on Sunday nights. I toss and turn all night, and get panicky about not being able to sleep, making it even worse.

Sometimes I’m up all night and have to work the next day, which is awful. It’s sunday again and I’m genuinely worried about having a night with no sleep.

I’ve tried having a bath, having a long walk during the day and getting up early on Sunday mornings. IT doesn’t work.

Does anyone else have this problem, or have any tips to get to sleep?

The way I deal with this is by waking up at my normal time on Saturday and Sunday, making sure I get plenty of fresh air, no phone/ipad on Sunday evening, all the usual things that you've already tried!

No advice but just to say I am exactly the same so you're not alone. Can never sleep properly on a Sunday night. Used to be worse and I'd be awake all night - it has gotten better, I try to watch TV until I'm really tired, limit caffeine and phone time. I feel for you cos it sucks.

Sometimes I get like this and it is horrible.
This sometimes works: don't think about trying to go to sleep, or what time it is. Think about relaxing each muscle, working your way round your body, not forgetting your face & jaw, and think about how you are giving your body a rest at least. If you can stop the tossing and turning, you will at least be less physically tired in the morning.

Hot milk x

No advice OP, just sympathy. I’ve been back at work for 2 months now after maternity leave and even throughout that I still couldn’t get to sleep on a Sunday!

Yes i’m exactly the same, some nights I would finally get to sleep at 430 and my alarm goes off at 5. I’ve now resorted to sleeping tablets, tried a few to find one that works. Not ideal but it’s only 1 night a week.

I’m a teacher and this is a common thing that we all talk about in the staff room on a Monday, it sounds like it happens to lots of people on here too! I often hardly sleep on Sundays.

No advice I’m afraid but I suffer from bouts of insomnia sporadically where I literally get no sleep, or maybe an hour or two, for days and days on end and I’ve always survived and functioned at work; so take heart, nothing bad will happen from one bad night a week!

Honestly, the more you fight it and try to sleep the worse it is. If I can't sleep I just accept that I'm going to have a shit day the next day but then it will soon be over. Then sometimes I get some sleep!

My advice in order of priority is:

Get a new less stressful job

Guided meditation / hypnosis

Write down everything that's on your mind and keep pen and paper by your bed too do it at night if need be

I have this problem too and it's definitely work related. I tend to read on my phone until my eyes are closing of their own accord, which works unless I suddenly remember something I'll need to deal with in the morning and then I'm wide awake again. I suspect the answer is to get a job that doesn't do this but I'm walking proof that that's easier said than done. Sorry.

My DH and I both have this problem too. We both enjoy our jobs and don't tend to sleep in much more than an hour over our weekday get up time so no idea why it happens.

Don’t know if this is really awful but I have a sherry or two days when I have a stressful work thing the next day. Not enough to be drunk at all but it just sends me off.

Definitely try meditating. I used to have this same problem and it really worked for me. I had an app which did guided meditation. I actually did it every morning but used the techniques for nighttime.
Also just try to relax and not stress about not sleeping. What's the worst that can happen? You don't sleep and will be a bit tired the next day - but you will get through it as you have before.

Forgot to add, it has helped me in the past to use guided sleep meditation which I found on YouTube, so maybe you could give that a try?