[delv-x]

Yes for sure. The more you struggle, the harder sleep becomes.

Unfortunately I’ve been hitting a string of bad nights. When your body is tense and can’t drop off for hours on end, it becomes frustrating. Also, it creates catastrophe “how will I get through the day”.

But when I get satisfactory sleep, I don’t complain. Just really wish I can get back to that point soon where I go to bed, if I wake up to use the bathroom, I can dose off in a reasonable time. When you are in a rut, it does make things more difficult.

I sometimes read for tips and tricks but in the end, when things are going well, there are no tips or tricks, just lay down and sleep comes naturally. Stress, worry and anxiety really does a number though..

[delv-x]

Hello all,

Just bumping this thread and seeing how everyone has been doing?

[gsdmom]

Hello, deli-x

I’ve recently been doing much better! Hope others are too.

Changes I’ve made – bought a sofa sleeper and moved out of the bedroom where my spouse sleeps. He’s been very toxic, and also has a lot of health issues that would wake me. So even if we got along well, would still need to change rooms. Tried to avoid things that give me inflammation, like gluten, beans, sugar. The inflammation keeps me awake and also triggers neck pain that causes headache which keeps me awake. I also had Covid which messed up my sleep. For a few days I was so tired I slept 10 hours, but afterwards, it was difficult to sleep for about 6 weeks testing negative. Changed jobs 3 weeks ago for better hours, 9-5 no weekends! Prior to that I moved up to manager level at a major department store in our area. The hours were crazy, would have 2-3 different shifts per week plus seldom had 2 days off in a row and usually overtime. I was always pushing myself, I got in really good shape to do it, however my body could never adjust to the different shifts. As soon as I quit, all I wanted to do was sleep. Which for me now is 7-8 hours, but lots of just relaxing in bed time. Oh yeah, and no Ambien. My doctor refuses to prescribe it.

[Hbhigg]

Hi Delv-x
My sleep is still up and down but I no longer stress over it. I don’t find I am overly tired and can get out and about ok.
Have a minor health problem that disturbs my sleep so all in all I feel I’m doing well. I think the ACT philosophy of acceptance has been a great help to me.
Hope everyone else is doing well.

[Chen Liang]

For anyone still suffering. I recommend you all to not fight it. Fighting it will increase adrenaline and tension in yourself. By letting it be you will slowly let your nerve system to be more relaxed in time. This definitely need courage to do to accept any outcome it will bring either good or bad. In psychology it is called neurosis. Neurosis is always good it is a way of your psyche to heal itself. If you fight neurosis it is like fighting the immune system your soul have created. So i recommend learn to be mindfull with every thought and emotion that appear like fear and hug the cactus instead of fighting the cactus that currently hurting you. In time these cactus will develop your character and you will be more resilient as Carl Jung said. Insomnia is not a bad thing it is just your subconcious self is asking to be noticed so it is calling you to be awake. It is painful i know i was suffering for 5 years but actually it wont take long to heal if only i understand insomnia is not a bad thing(what i said might trigger some of you in panic) but it is the truth. Stop fighting it and let it be see it feel it hug it and it will slowly let you go in time and suddenly you will be changed into a different person.

[Chen Liang]

Maybe some still dont get it. I will give an example. If you have too much sugar in your body then your body will produce insulin to balance it out. Our soul have this immune system to balance things out. In my own case i am quite inteligent guy and my inteligent was too one sided i always project things to the future and thinking about what will happen next and plan things out too much by i mean much is just too much. I literally never live in the moment i always live in the ideal world of my mind. So my soul/alter ego try to force balance this by creating insomnia so i can notice what is currently happening and be awake of what is happening inside my self and stop looking in the future and live in the now. The more i try to figure things out because i keep looking into the future on how my life will be worst if i dont manage my insomnia the worst it gets and start imbue my insomnia with panic attack so i can feel the sensation and live in the now. So what i find out is when i start learning active mindfulnes and live in the now and not the future and allow panic and insomnia to happen without thinking about what will happen next or tommorow the better i am and slowly everything came back to normal. Allow your insomnia allow you panic attack hug it in the now and feel the fear not double the fear with more fear but come with love in the present. I hope this help.

[Hbhigg]

Hi Chen
I totally agree with you, acceptance is everything along with the realisation that lack of sleep doesn’t stop you living your life how you want.

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