Hello Everyone,
It has been a few weeks since my post and while I don't think I'm 100% there with a solution. I do believe I have improved. I have found that having some sort of consistent evening routine my body can get used to helps.
I try to walk everyday late in the afternoon like 4-5pm and some basic 5 minute stretches before I put myself in bed. Even if I'm not tired I'll try and be in bed by 9-9.30pm just so my body gets used to being there earlier than usual. I believe I think a lot l less with the light on, it's like the dark gives me too much time with my thoughts as I'm trying to sleep so as of now I'm sleeping with a dimmed regular lamp. Now I know screen time is not the best thing before bed, but I found that reading things I find boring or I don't understand helps me get tired. I have books but only a few and I do not find them boring, so those would keep me up. Lastly, I sometimes use earplugs for the dogs in the neighbourhood that will occasionally bark and any other random noises I can hear. I'm a light sleeper so sometimes the smallest sounds can wake me up.
As of now those slight changed have improved my sleep moderately because there are still nights when I find myself up at 2-3am in the morning, just not as much as before.
Have a good day/night everyone.
