[w.thorne]

I suffer from GAD and anxiety keeps me from sleeping. It started with waking up and not being able to go back to sleep but now I have trouble falling asleep too.

[hiker]

Hi w.thorne, I can briefly relate my story about generalized anxiety disorder, and maybe part of it fits into what you are going through.

I got a formal diagnosis of GAD and did psychotherapy for many years. (The trend now is more toward cognitive behavioral therapy, like Martin offers–shorter term, more specific–I had repressed memories and early childhood trauma, so a different path)

My insomnia sometimes was easily connected to present stressful situations, the type anybody goes through now and then, e.g. big job interview tomorrow morning. But mostly it was due to severe depression, a classic reason for early morning awakening. You refer to additionally now having trouble falling asleep. Not sure, but this could be anxiety about whether you will fall asleep, a classic circular mess because nobody can fall asleep when anxious, even if you’re tired.

I hope you will stay with this site and check out Martin’s emails/podcasts, and maybe his course will be right for you as well. There are a lot of us out here who can relate to what you are going through.

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