[izabelaD]

It’s been 3 years of on and off insomnia. I go through weeks of doing well and then weeks of struggling. My issue is falling asleep. It can sometimes take me from 10:30-11 pm until 3 am to fall asleep because I’m so anxious. Then I fall asleep for 2.5-3 hours and am up for the day. I’m starting to lose my mind.

[Martin Reed]

That sounds difficult, @izabelaD. I am yet to meet anyone who struggles with insomnia who doesn’t identify the presence of anxiety as something that is making things more difficult.

The thing about anxiety is, all human beings experience it. It’s a natural and normal human feeling — and it keeps us safe and it keeps us alive. And, we can still sleep even in the presence of anxiety.

What can make sleep more difficult and make anxiety even more difficult to experience is trying to fight or avoid it. When we (understandably!) take that approach, we can get tangled up in an exhausting — and endless — battle.

What do you do at the moment when you are awake and sleep doesn’t seem to be happening and how do you respond to anxiety when it shows up? How are those approaches and responses working for you?

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