If your woken up..........

[sandrajo]

Can you easily go back to sleep? I can't I toss and turn for ages then usually give it up as a bad job.

[laurence2]

Getting to sleep would be a good thing for me, let alone getting back to sleep, but i do find it difficult to get back to sleep once awoken, i clock watch ie 5 hours left 4hrs 45 mins left

[whiffey]

Sandra you are not alone in this. I wake up regularly at 4-5 am.

On the positive side, it is a time of peace, no engines revving, just a time to be quiet with yourself.

[electricblue]

If i wake up in the night,i always feel hungry so end up nipping downstairs to raid the cupboard,,hate waking in the night!!

[whiffey]

Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night and wondered oh why have I woken up it must be because I am ill, therefore you start to feel ill ?

The cure is a large Jack Daniels.

[electricblue]

Yep whiffey,i have,i've laid there waiting to see if i feel ill??

[sandrajo]

It's usually when I have things on my mind, then you lie there and think or worry about it for hours, but I think I'll get a bottle of JD in for next time, thanx whiffey

[Lily_b]

If I wake up on my own in the middle of the night, I am awake enough to read until I feel sleepy again.

If something wakes me up (loud noise, phone ringing, kids calling out etc), I wake up enough to deal with whatever it is whilst still feeling a bit dozy, fall asleep again almost immediately after, then wake up fully about 5 mins later to not be able to get to sleep easily. I presume it is adrenaline for the first bit, not sure what it is for the second part. It's all a bit perculiar (sp).