[nightski]

I'm not an expert and you should probably listen to the other comments but for me it turned out to be stress. I have been using a Garmin tracker extensively and when I go on a longer vacation and stop thinking about work my stress drops tremendously and correspondingly my deep sleep goes up. The Garmin is not super accurate, but I find it does a good job pointing out trends. Something to consider and it's a lot harder fix than just reducing caffeine consumption or stopping alcohol consumption.

[mattgreenrocks]

I'm convinced that stress is the #1 killer of deep sleep.

Everyone: "you should be less stressed for better health"

Also everyone: "you should work more and take on more responsibilities at work"

At 41, all I want to do is take care of myself and my family well. Everything else in my life can fight over the remaining bits of time.

[gopher2000]

> Also everyone: "you should work more and take on more responsibilities at work"

Eh this doesn't sound like something everyone says.

[Duhck]

Stress is hard measure so I don't have a way to say I am more or less stressed than normal.

As another poster asked -- I have had tons of trauma but also put work in to overcome it. I have a great, healthy life.

I always work hard to quiet my mind but sometimes its hard to. I am an entrepreneur but rarely find myself ruminating late at night about it (these days). When I am stressed I find it harder to fall asleep for sure, but that isn't as often as it was when I was younger