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Gosh I wish I could sleep like I used to when I was a teenager. I constantly wake up throughout the night. Can't sleep in if I wanted to. Probably get 6 hours of sleep a night if you subtract wakeful interruptions.

Not sure why. I'm not overweight at all, 10% body fat. Exercise every day for at least half an hour, usually more, running, weightlifting, sports. Work isn't stressful. I don't get it.

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Small noises will wake me up instantly, I have to have a fan or white noise filling the room to sleep soundly. Also if you haven't already try to make your room pitch black, tape any leds on electronics and get blackout curtains.

Hmm, I wonder if small noises is it. The upstairs neighbors had a kid a few years back. He's loud. During the day, though. I don't often find myself waking up to the kid's noise -- I just find myself waking up. Maybe I'm waking up to the kid and just don't realize it. Hmm.

Same expereience when you sleep in a different location (like a hotel)? I assume you are not sleeping in the same location as you did when you were a teenager.

do you consume a lot of caffeine?

One or two cups of coffee a day before lunch. I've tried quitting caffeine. No effect. Could try again, that experiment was many years ago.

Anecdote from my experience; having a cup of decaf tea with a spoonful of unfiltered honey leads to some of my most restful nights of sleep. My tea of choice is chamomile. My other, debatably healthy crutch is a fan which manages a cool temp while providing a constant noise.

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