[Vcbrooklyn]

Hi all,
It’s been months since I’ve been able to truly fall asleep on my own. Many nights I don’t get to sleep at all. Of course I now have so much anxiety over whether I’ll sleep at night.
I’ve tried natural and medicated sleep supplements but would like a long term solution. What has worked for you?
Thank you in advance.

[burn]

Vcbrooklyn,

Primary insomnia is psychological condition and needs psychological intervention. There are two approaches that are effective, CBTI and ACT.

This forum is part of the website of sleep coach Martin Reed. Martin practices cognitive and behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI) and helped many people to restore normal sleep. Go the main page of the website, learn about CBTI, look Martin’s videos on youtube, listen/read to Martin podcasts available on this site. They may be able to explain you your insomnia.

Another effective approach is acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for insomnia. You can learn about it from Guy Meadows book (How to sleep well every night). The method is discussed on this forum in the thread ‘ACT for insomnia’. Read people’s posts there to better understand nuances of the method.

For now just remember, that you did not loose your ability to sleep. It is only your worries about sleep, desire to fall asleep (that your brain perceives as mental work and gets activated) that keep you awake. When you re-learn how to be more relaxed in bed (with either CBTI or ACT) you will sleep normally again. Everything will be alright in the long term.

[Martin Reed]

Welcome to the forum. There is no magic pill when it comes to sleep — no supplement or pill is a long-term solution for chronic insomnia. The best treatment for chronic insomnia is cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I). Is this something you’ve looked into, or tried?

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