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When I started the course I was at my wit’s end. I had tried everything: sessions with a clinical psychologist, CBTi , rigidly followed sleep hygiene rules and took prescribed sleeping pills. Despite all this I still felt that insomnia was dominating and ruining my life and that I was a failure because I couldn’t control it! Six months after finishing the course my life is happier more joyful and I no longer struggle with sleep or lack of it!
Martin’s approach helped me to see that all the effort I was making to avoid insomnia and control sleep was resulting in my brain perceiving night time wakefulness as a threat and was activating the fight/flight response which prevented sleep from happening. I learned ways to accept and respond to difficult thoughts and emotions [NOW technique] and as a result my anxiety lessened. Martin’s advice to not cancel/change plans after a sleepless night also helped my brain to realise I could still function and enjoy life even with a few hours sleep.
Continuing to practice the techniques means that I now sleep well most nights [6/7 hours] and I no longer panic on the odd night when I might sleep less well. Thank you again Martin. I no longer try to control sleep and can’t believe how much my life has changed .Hello
Thanks for your post and you’ve inspired me to finally to join up. I’ve been thinking about it since I did the two week free email course. Hope I get the same results as you have.. but I’m feeling confident it will. How long did it take before you saw real changes to your sleep. My biggest issue is I constantly think about sleep.. it’s become an obsession but the more I say stop thinking about sleep it’s there stronger than ever
It’s like nothing else is going on in my life except my sleep .. so frustratingHi Buddy 370
I can identify with what you’re saying about thinking about sleep all the time… It’s horrible isn’t it? The course really helped me with this by providing techniques which taught me how to respond to those type of thoughts in a more helpful way. I think my attitude towards sleep started to change quite quickly once I started the 6 week programme. It was a gradual process for me and will probably be different for everyone. I can thoroughly recommend the course and wish you all the very best.Hi Helen
Thanks so much for your reply
I’ve signed up and looking forward to the course.. looking forward to putting insomnia back in its place .. it’s just controlling my life too much at the moment .. you realise how powerful your brain is but I think I’m on the right path.. watch this space xHi @buddy370
Welcome to the club! If you would allow me to share my input, I would say recovery is really only a matter of perspective. Once you stop defining what is “good” or “bad” sleep based on whatever definitions you have come to set yourself, that sleep is just sleep, there’s just no good or bad, then technically you have recovered literally overnight.
Unfortunately, it is not that straightforward for many people. There will be emotional hurdles and setbacks. Your conditioned mind will keep plaguing you with all kinds of things. You will need to learn how respond to them, to make light of them, reframing unhelpful and unhealthy thoughts, and eventually totally ignore them altogether, which require a bit of time. Good luck.
Thank you so much .. I really needed to hear that today as I’ve had a couple of rough days. I will put your advice into action .. already feeling better😀. It’s a process I know to make those changes and requires perseverance and time
Well Buddy@370 how are you doing as of today?
I just started 4 weeks ago and I ‘truly believe ‘ that this is going to work, but it sure can be tough!! Today I am dragging for sure , I haven’t yet had what I’d call a good night .. for fours weeks it’s been 2-4 (four was great but only one night )
I was SO hoping to be one of those people , that connected the dots early on and didn’t think about sleep at all. I am doing my best to practice , focus on my actions what I can control and keep
Pushing forward
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