[Skookie]

Hello brave CBT-I warriors,
I am just beginning. I’ve been a particular sleeper my whole adult life (needing conditions to be right – my partner use to call it my “bedtime routine”). I was infected with the Lyme bacteria 18 years ago which led to CFS that I haven’t recovered from. Sleep deteriorated very rapidly with the onset of the infection and I’ve been using sleeping pills and all sorts of “band-aids” ever since but not getting good rest!

Sleep issues are very common with both Lyme infection and CFS including both insomnia and unrefreshing sleep. So my doubting mind wonders if CBT-I can be successful if I still have the underlying illness. Just airing that doubt so it doesn’t work away in the recesses of my mind. And also curious if anyone is coming into this process with similar circumstances.

Thanks.

[Martin Reed]

That sounds like a reasonable doubt, Skookie!

What I think might matter more is if you feel your current approach isn’t proving to be helpful, whether it might be worth experimenting with a different approach?

My work tends to focus on helping people move away from struggle (since that often makes everything more difficult).

If you feel that you are struggling with sleep, wakefulness, and any difficult thoughts or feelings that might be coming along for the ride, it might be worth adopting an approach that might help you drop that “tug-of-war” rope so you can free up some energy to do more of the stuff that matters!

Without the struggle, conditions for sleep might become a bit better, too 🙂

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