[Kostas Tr.]

Hello everyone. This is Kostas. I’m 39 and I live in Athens, Greece. I’m not new to sleeping issues. Once or twice every year I’m having this “episode” of some days with very very bad sleep. I finally manage to sleep and then I say to myself “see? Don’t worry”.

I’m in this phase the last 5 days. One night I slept two hours, the rest about 4 hours. And then… boom. Its 11im the morning now and I haven’t slept a minute. Worst night ever. Heart hasn’t stopped racing. And I’m already panicking for the night coming. All these “what ifs” are breaking me.

Do you have any tips other than the “don’t look at your phone” kind? My deep fear is that I won’t be able to sleep for… days and that I’ll have psychological and physiological issues 🙁 Thank you in advance

[Scott]

Welcome to the forum, Kostas!

The worry you describe during the day is normal since insomnia is considered a “24-hour issue”. Those with chronic insomnia tend to have anxiety about work performance, ability to sleep the next night, attending social events and so on after a restless night. Are you noticing that you experience these sleep disruptions throughout the year when a stressful event in your life occurs?

Sleep responds negatively when we make attempts to improve it but creates additional worry and perpetuates the issue. Cognitive and behavioral therapy for insomnia is a collection of techniques that is used to overcome negative sleep related thoughts and behaviors. For a more detailed look into these evidence-based techniques, please explore this article: https://insomniacoach.com/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-insomnia/

Thanks,
Scott

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