[odeball27]

I wanna find help, it has been a month since I experience my 1st anxiety attack and what it attacks is my sleep cycle. A month ago I’m the best sleeper in the world and now I’m shaking whenever I’m in bed.

[Chee2308]

Hello!
Even the worst anxiety attack can’t damage your sleep. That system is built-in and remains with you for life.

Sleep works like this: the longer you go without it, the more likely you are to sleep, not less. Just like hunger. It also likes regularity, meaning if you go to bed and get up at regular times, you are more likely to get sleepy by a certain time in the evening. Normal human beings get sleepy after accumulating enough hours of wakefulness which is usually about 16-18 hours to generate 6-8 hours of sleep. That’s why cbt-i uses this to help you sleep better, by getting you to set a regular time for bed, builds up your sleep drive by limiting time in bed and getting out if you can’t sleep because sleep ultimately can’t be forced. It aids you to feel okay about wakefulness and not stress too much over it, so sleepiness returns and you can go to bed again. Sleep is always generated and regulated by your own body, therefore cbt-i is never a sleep generator and neither are sleeping pills either. The only thing you need to do is just stick to regular bedtime hours and let your body do the rest! Best wishes.

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