I recently read an article about how this writer always had trouble falling asleep, would wake up frequently during the night, toss and turn a lot, etc. She said it is because her mind is always on, always thinking, and she has a hard time calming herself to get a deep sleep. I feel like I struggle with that too. The always on thinking is not as bad as it was when I was in college and first working, but I do find it takes awhile to fall asleep and I toss and turn quite a bit. I also always seem to wake up around 4:30-5 am, then it seems to take awhile to fall back asleep, and I feel anxiety that I'm not getting enough sleep, and then just as I start to drift off again my alarm goes off at 6:05. And of course then I still feel tired and like I didn't get enough sleep. Not sure how accurate it is, but my Fitbit also tells me that I toss and turn quite a bit and do not get much deep sleep during the night. Lately I just feel exhausted most of the time and also frequent headaches (I think these are allergy/sinus related though I am taking Flonase and Zyrtec).
Anyways, I'm intrigued with the weighted blanket. I do like the weight of blankets on me, even in the summer. I have an extra 10% off coupon for Target currently and they have a few in stock at my store, does anyone have one from there and how is the quality? Which one do you have? Need something machine washable, as my cats love to sleep on my bed by me. Also, if you become used to sleeping with the weighted blanket is it hard to sleep without it if you are away from home? I typically sleep even worse when not at home, so don't want that to get worse!