[joe__f]

I often don't sleep much. I roughly follow your 'don't stay in bed for more than 20 minutes if you're not sleeping' rule. My reasoning is something like, 'if you're lying in bed and _trying_ to sleep, it means your body needs something else more than sleep, such as, moving around, sitting up, managing anxiety or other emotions, etc.' Then I come back later when I don't have to try.

How do you think that fits in line with your understanding of the research?

(Also, your $45pm price point is way out of my budget. Maybe if I was managing less well with my own methods I would be desperate enough to spend that much)

[dredev]

This is a great rule to follow, and for precisely the right reasons. Staying in bed trying to force yourself to sleep is generally counterproductive, because (1) over the long-run, that creates a negative association in your mind between your bed and being a place of wakefulness, and (2) trying but failing to fall asleep might make you anxious/stressed about not being able to fall asleep, which could put you into a negative feedback cycle that makes it even harder for fall asleep.

Joe, we do have patient assistance plans available to make our app accessible to everyone. If you email us at [e-mail] and mention that Ed from HN sent you, we'd be more than happy to help.