Form: Sleep-Related Behaviours Questionnaire, SRBQ

I spend time considering ways to improve sleep.

I stay in the background in social situations.

I try to stop all thinking when trying to get to sleep.

I do something active close to bed-time to tire myself out.

I miss or cancel appointments (daytime or evening).

During the day, I block thoughts about sleep out of my mind.

I reduce my expectations of what I can achieve.

I figure out how I will catch up my sleep later on.

I work less hard to conserve energy.

I try to keep all disturbing thoughts and images out of my mind while in bed.

I avoid talking about my sleep.

I look at the clock on waking to calculate how many hours of sleep I got.

I plan to get an early night.

I give up trying to work.

I take a sleeping pill or pills.

I catch up on sleep by napping.

I wear earplugs to block out all sounds that might wake me up or prevent me falling asleep.

I worry about the consequences of poor sleep while lying in bed.

I take on fewer social commitments.

I put tasks off until tomorrow.

I avoid difficult conversations with people.

During the day, I conserve energy any way I can.

I avoid sleeping away from home.

I look at the clock to see how long it's taking to get to sleep.

I am less active during the day.

I keep busy to stop thinking about my sleep.

I limit myself to mundane chores or tasks during the day/evening.

I worry about other things (e.g., work) to distract from concerns about sleep.

I take herbal remedies to aid sleep.

While in bed, I try to block out thinking about any problems.

I stick to a routine during the day so that I don't have to think as much.

I give myself lots of time to fall asleep by going to bed early.