Sleep, a strange thing with self-will

iam struggling to sleep since not fapping my mind is overworking iam thinking about things more its hard to explain may be withdrawels or something

 

I noticed that since I had quited PMO I sleep better then whenever. Perheps, you will experience the same effects after 1-2 weeks.

 

I've found that my reluctance to sleep is due to my fear of waking in the middle of the night and accidentally edging. It's happened before and it seems like night time is a really vulnerable time. I usually just wait until I'm really tired, say a prayer before I lie down, and try to stay aware of the long term effects of my actions at night. Hope this helps at all.
Keep it up man, you're doing the right this by quitting.

 

Problems with sleep are most likely to be of habitual problems and of your environment.

First off, you might have changed your sleep ritual by abstaining from PMO ( if you did this regularly before sleep). So you may take some weeks to re-adjust.

Second, this is where you can have the most influence, is sleep rhythm. Try to go to bed at the same time and wake up at the same time. Keep in mind that you need to sleep in blocks of 1,5 hours (average sleep cycle). So either sleep 3 hours, 6 hours, 7,5 hours, 9 hours, you get the idea. Plan your sleep time, for example go to bed everyday at 23:30, wake up at 7:00. Rhythm is key! Your sleep rhythym is more important than the amount of sleep, however I advise to always get at least 6 hours. Try to avoid sleeping too long in the weekend, or staying up too long.

Third, preparation. Stop watching at screens an hour before bedtime. Screens do not allow your body to make melatonin (sleep hormone). So no TV, no PC, no smartphone, nothing. Try to find something else to do. I myself find reading helpful. Also do not try to do work/study right before sleeping.

Last but not least, exercise. Regular exercise makes sleeping at night easier.

I hope these tips can help.

 

After more than 30 days (I stopped counting there) I can say that I sleep better, but in addition to this i seem to need more sleep. I'm really tired in the evening, whereas some weeks ago, I could stay up for a very long time.

And sometimes I need a midday sleep as well. I hope this will get better over time...