[Ines_I]

Hi everyonw!
After long time of having a good relationship with my sleep, suddenly, I came accross articles that expose that sleep problems usually correlate with thalamus damage and some dementias in high %. Sometimes, it can be an initial symptom.

And suddenly, out of the blue, I’m starting to think again that maybe the hours that I’m sleeping do matter… That my sleep onset do matters… That my night awakenings do matter again… I was in peace with all those aspects since I was absolutely convinced that my body would somehow work it out and would put me to sleep at some point or another, and that my body would at least give the bare minimum that he needs to keep going; I was completely sure that no changes in my sleep would mean that something was wrong with my body.

But now, since I know that it can be an initial symptom of so scary diseases, and there’s physical cause behind it… I feel that my peaceful relationship with my sleep has come to an end, and again, I find myself scared and anxious about my sleep patterns (Oh! And scared of SFI and FFI now, when those illness did not trigger me in the past, haha). Because maybe my body is not as capable as I thought it was, maybe he’ll not be able to give the bare minimum sleep as I used to trust because he can’t, and maybe someday, me having trouble sleeping really means something is wrong physically speaking…

Any thoughts on how to improve my relationship with sleep again and on how to deal with those fears? The last thing I want is find myself again trembling in bed because of anxiety, scared of how my sleep will be tonight, and if X or Y sleep pattern could be symptom of Z.

Sorry for the long comment and thanks! Hehe

[Martin Reed]

It sounds as though you read some scary articles and your brain fired up to protect you — and that might have pulled you back into a bit of a struggle.

As you likely know from experience, we can’t control our thoughts — and since some of them can be really difficult to experience and since we recognize that some of them can be unhelpful, we can easily get tangled up in a battle with them, trying to fight or avoid them.

That, in turn, can make everything more difficult!

So, what you might want to explore is acknowledging all the thoughts your brain is generating (and maybe even thanking your brain for looking out for you!) and allowing them to come and go as they choose. Being kind to yourself if they feel difficult. And then continuing to do things that matter to you.

PS: There is no evidence that insomnia causes any health problem; associations, links, and “maybes” are not the same as causation 🙂

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[Ines_I]

Thank you for responding, Martin! Will try to put in practise your advice 😊

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