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Hi Lemon! The words “will recover” still suggests an element of elusiveness. It infers there is much to do, it suggests something to achieve. To recover, you must think not of “will” but actually you are already there, you have actually already “recovered” because there never was a problem to fix in the first place! You just think that there is. If you can forget you have a problem, your insomnia will disappear. If you can forget about it, it’s no longer there. That’s the weirdest thing about insomnia.
Actually, your body doesn’t need to fix its sleep. It’s already always there. It’s you who need to fix your thoughts about it. Mindset is key. And effortless is the strategy. Best wishes zzz..
Hi Chee2308, you’re absolutely right. A good mindset is so key but so hard to carry out consistently in the long stretches of the day when lack of sleep ever hovers. Thank you for your reminder!
A clear mind is everyone’s common origin. When we were young, we never thought about sleep. It just happened and we never worried about it. Unfortunately, where we’ve stumbled is because we are constantly bombarded by all that noise telling us what to do and what to expect and we constantly aspire to reach those expectations. In sleep, doing less is more. Doing nothing is the best.
Go back to basics. Go back to being the child you once were. Because ignorance is truly bliss. There’s no problem if you never thought there was one.
I completely agree with Chee2308
It is not a need to recover but a need to let go and do nothing!
Just stop! Stop attending to sleep, stop planning for sleep, stop dreading, fearing, manipulating for sleep. It’s natural, it’s out of your control. It’s like trying to manipulate breathing and changing when it happens.
It brings such freedom to let go, because you can’t do anything about it. It’s like crossing it off your list of things you need to sort out in your head.
It’s not even something you have to try hard to do! It’s doing nothing! Relax and just let go of that worry. When the thoughts about sleep creep in just say to your brain ‘thanks for that thought, it’s ok I’ve got this now’. Good luck to all.
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