[AstaHugo]

Insomnia arrived in my life a few weeks back and I am scared
I live In Thailand – little support – girlfriend can’t speak much English – my Insomnia prompted by fear of surgery and phobic about health matters – injections, blood pressure, hospitals, dentists
Have looked at guided meditation and breathing deeply but panic when i don’t get to sleep within a hour
Totally unrealistic I know but need idea

[Scott]

Hi @AstaHugo, welcome to the forum!

Our nature is to try to control and fix what doesn’t feel right in our life, but we can’t control sleep and our efforts to try to fix it usually perpetuates the issue. What is it about wakefulness that generates anxiousness? Rather than trying to force sleep and struggling with your anxious thoughts about it, do you think their could be more enjoyable activities to engage in while you’re awake? If you can, remember when you slept great – you didn’t exude much effort into getting a good night’s sleep, you simply let it happen! Any activities directed to fix your sleep could result in heightening the awareness of the issue and cause increased arousal about it.

Hope that helps,
Scott J

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