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I’ve just decided to join this forum in the desperate hope I may find something which helps me. I am currently suffering with one of my insomnia episodes. These happen more often now – possibly menopause related? I’ve had 4 nights of no sleep at all and I’m absolutely shattered. When people ask me what I’m worried about I say nothing, except not sleeping. I feel so lucky that I have a nice life, no serious issues other than the normal day to day stuff but since I was 24 (I’m now 50) I’ve experienced these episodes of insomnia which usually last 3 days. I’ve now had it for almost 1 week and managed just 1 night of sleep. My problem is I just can’t go to sleep and when that happens it means I don’t sleep all night. I’ve tried lots of things, I’ve been on sleeping tablets for years and years. I haven’t tried CBT though – can anybody tell me of they have tried that please?? Thank youThe onset of menopause absolutely can (and does!) have a negative effect on sleep. However, once the body adjusts to this change, sleep is able to recover all by itself.
Unfortunately, what can happen is that when sleep disruption happens (regardless of the initial trigger), we start to think about sleep (and worry about sleep) more than we did before. We can engage in sleep-related research and spend time worrying about sleep. We can also implement behaviors in a bid to improve our sleep that actually make it harder for our sleep to get back on track. These behaviors include things like experimenting with pills and supplements, spending more time in bed, modifying our days, etc.
All these thoughts and behaviors (which are completely understandable!) unfortunately perpetuate the problem. Since cognitive and behavioral techniques help address these thoughts and behaviors, they can help improve sleep regardless of the initial trigger.
You can find many examples of people who have found CBT-I helpful by looking in the insomnia success stories forum, the client case studies page, and the Insomnia Coach Podcast.
I hope this helps!
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