Bit of an old thread but my take on it is if I fall back asleep, I needed the sleep. When I have got enough sleep, then I will not have the "problem" of falling back asleep. Falling back asleep really isn't a "problem" because sleep is important. So I think the place to start for addressing this is to make sure I get enough sleep. Then, when I have enough energy, I will awake from a dream and think through it and get up to write it and then lay back down to sleep again. But if I still haven't slept enough, I will accept that I needed more sleep. Usually I wake up something like 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, etc (if I sleep longer) hours after I initially go to sleep. The first two times I have to pee the most so that forces me up but I am a bit too groggy to get a full recall. But then after its been 5 or 6 hours since I went to bed, I am awake enough to think through the dream and write it, but still ready to sleep more once I get back to bed.
Another aspect of this is addressing exertion exhaustion habits during the day. I found that when I meditated more during the day, I wasn't as exhausted throughout the night, meaning I would awaken from dreams with more energy to recall them, still being able to get back to sleep.
The thread was still on the first page so I figured why not add my current thoughts about the subject. I think I have had a tendency to get mad at myself in the past for falling back to sleep, which is why I wanted to write from my new perspective, which is more accepting of my sleep needs during the night. I don't see it as "laziness" to fall back asleep. In fact, I don't believe in the concept of "laziness". What most people call "laziness" is actually mis-naming "exhausted" or "sleep deprived", and in a very shaming and harmful way at that. I think the world would be a better place if when someone showed they were tired, people stopped saying "get off your lazy butt" or "dont be so lazy" and instead said, "hey, it looks like you need some rest. Why don't you go lay down?" The world will still be here when you wake up, but you won't be half asleep any more because you will be fully rested.
So the answer to fatigue problems isn't to fight the fatigue by "working harder". That comes from a misunderstanding. Go get some rest, and then there won't be fatigue. There might be some initial grogginess after resting, which could be mistaken that the rest was a bad thing. But actually grogginess is natural and just a transitional phase to having normal energy levels once again.
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