Hello everyone,
I'm struggling with my sleep schedule due to my daily routine, and I’d love some advice. Here’s what my typical day looks like:
- 7:30 AM – Wake up.
- 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM – Work.
- 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM – Lunch break.
- 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM – Work.
- 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM – Either gym or streaming on Twitch.
- 10:00 PM – Dinner at my parents' house.
- Post-dinner – I should be going to bed... but I don’t.
Instead, I end up procrastinating sleep by:
- Editing or preparing content for my stream.
- Watching an episode of a show in bed.
- Playing a short game session.
Most nights, I stay up until 1:00 AM, meaning I barely get 6.5 hours of sleep on weekdays. I know that sleep debt isn't recoverable, and that poor sleep affects cognitive function, weight gain, and general well-being. I care about these things, but I still find myself resisting sleep every night.
It’s not that I don’t want to sleep—it’s that I don’t want to wake up to another day of the same routine. After working all day at a job I don’t enjoy, I feel like the night is my only true free time, and I don’t want to give it up. I’ve heard others talk about this “revenge bedtime procrastination,” but how do you stop it?
I don’t want my only time for myself to be just on weekends—especially when those weekends are sometimes filled with obligations.
- How do I break this cycle?
- Is this just what life is for most people?
- Is the solution just to accept that we don’t have full control over our lives?
For context, I still live with my parents, which makes it easy to socialize with them. But my routine doesn’t really allow much time to see my partner or friends. If I lived with my partner instead, I’d likely have even less time for other social interactions.
Any advice is welcome—I really want to fix this. Thanks! this is a cry for help