my baseline’s around 6-7, so my sleep’s already wrecked. when i’m in a flare, pain wakes me up, brain won’t shut off, the whole thing. here’s what i’m stuck on: does fixing my sleep actually help the underlying pain, or am i just managing symptoms while fibro does whatever it wants?
i see all this advice about sleep routines. but if your nervous system is already sensitized, can you actually sleep your way out of that? has anyone actually noticed their pain baseline improve from better sleep?
or is it just a band-aid?