[Ahumph]

I am a 28 year old Mum of 3 (2,5 and 10) and work a full time job as a partnership manager. My insomnia began 8 months ago shortly having the mirena coil fitted. Within a week of this I was suffering night sweats to the point of sleeping with a fan on and my windows open with snow outside (my poor husband had to sleep in full clothing), my anxiety was almost constant (I have never suffered with this before), I was anxious about sleep but also other things such as taking my kids to school or speaking to someone on the phone, my heart would be racing constantly and I felt totally out of control with my emotions – I never cry, but I was a blubbering mess 24/7. I literally had zero sleep, tossing and turning, heart racing, frustrated and annoyed with myself. I would be generous if I said I got an hour of sleep per night, my tank was so empty and I felt so guilty for my children and husband. I have only recently read forums surrounding the link between insomnia and the mirena coil, along with depression and anxiety, and it only clicked about a month ago that the coil could be what has been causing all of these changes. I had the coil removed 3 weeks ago and my anxiety has reduced significantly and the depressive thoughts have gone. My night sweats are no where near as bad, but I am still not sleeping. I do not get angry and frustrated anymore, I try to be calm and have a ‘I don’t care if I sleep’ attitude, but I am still not falling into a deep sleep. All I can describe my sleep is as light rest. I am conscious the whole night of everything around me, I am calm, but I am just not getting that needed deep sleep. I go to bed around 11 and my children are usually up at 6am. I feel tired all the time and i still experience bouts of anxiety before bed and sometimes during the day. My boss has told me how tired I look (and this is via Teams – so it must be bad), and I am now very conscious that people are starting to recognize that there is something wrong. I am so desperate to go back to my old self and feel genuine happiness again, without everything being dampened by sleep. How do we calculate how much sleep we get when I am never fully asleep? I want to try this CBTI as I am at my last resort now, but do not know where to start. Any help is much appreciated!
Thanks for reading.

[Scott]

Hi Ahumph!

Welcome to the forum and sharing your story!

A great place to start is to review the information Martin provides on this site under ‘Resources’. He also has a very informative YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL5LsLUeVA2j_Vsl5625shQ) where he discusses many of the common challenges people face when they experience insomnia and the many benefits of implementing CBT-I. This forum has a wealth of personal experiences and tips from others who have/had insomnia and have used CBT-I as a tool to achieve better sleep. I’m more than happy to assist with strategies or to help answer any questions you may have as you start your CBT-I journey. You’re taking a huge leap forward in restoring your sleep with CBT-I and I think you’ve landed at a solid starting point.

Hope that helps,
Scott J

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