[Diddy]

I have dealt with insomnia mostly by sleeping pills. There are several causes for the insomnia and they are very personal. I have resolved a lot of issues in my life except that last one– long term insomnia. I would really like to heal it, I saw your name and watched several videos on utube. My concerns? I am tired every day, have to change plans and do not quite function in a “normal way”

[Martin Reed]

Welcome to the forum, Diddy! It sounds as though you are living with the same chronic insomnia as everyone else — there was a trigger for your sleep disruption (or perhaps many triggers) but the sleep disruption has stuck around even when the trigger(s) is no longer present or relevant.

The insomnia sticks around usually because of the changes we make in response to the sleep disruption — the new habits we adopt (for example, changing plans based on how we sleep, spending more time in bed, etc) and the new relationship we might start to have with the thoughts and feelings that are associated with insomnia (for example, we might start trying to fight or avoid certain thoughts and feelings — all of which are out of our control).

So, ultimately, we put insomnia behind us by exploring how helpful and how workable these new behaviors are proving to be — and if they don’t seem to be helping, we might practice a new approach.

I hope there’s something useful here.

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