[galina]

My biggest challenge was when I had two months of insomnia. My nights was nightmare. I develop fear of disability of sleep. I tried to explain to myself what exactly is sleep and that confused me even more.
I develop insomnia because of a big stress around my mom. I was focused on her health issues a lot and brought myself to insomnia. My mental health went downfall. I realized that the more I focus on the sleep the worse it gets
The light in the tunnel came when Martin said that everyone need different amount of sleep and instead of focusing on it I have to carry on living my life as use to been. I stopped cancelling my jobs and said to my self that I survived yesterday will survive today and tomorrow. I was going to bed as late and tired when I felt. Kept my self busy till last not thinking about sleeplessness although I found it very difficult.
I think this happens to people who wants thinks done under their control and people who wants to know how things happens the process of happening.
One night I typed cognitive insomnia therapy in you tube. There was many videos and none of it grabbed me they all talked things that I tried and didn’t help me. Than I saw Martin’s video and it started to make sence everything that he said. Than I emailed you and step by step the tips that he was giving me worked.
I think that if you accept that you won’t sleep for long and this not going to kill you and carry on your life and see that actually life happens anyway that calms you down.

[Chee2308]

Hello Galina!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. You finally see the light in this! That saying rings as true for sleep as
for eating which is “sleep to live, not live to sleep”.

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