[Sleepymom82]

I am on day 7 of the two week free program. I am weaning off melatonin and CBD. Currently down to 1/4 of a pill and on the full 1 mg of CBD. Currently right now my challenge is when I wake up too early not triggoring my arousal system And having my anxiety kick in.

My initial cause was after I had my daughter and then it got kicked up a knotch when I had a medical procedure go wrong and after that I was diagnosed with GAD and was put on meds for a year. Two months ago I weaned o everything and now I am weaning off the “natural” sleep aids.

I was having a lot of issues before with getting sleepy enough to initially fall asleep but after going through this week of not taking any naps no matter how tired I am. I am just beat by the time bedtime arrives. Prior to my bedtime I literally have to get up off the couch if I feel myself dozing before bedtime and that is happening every night. I am now falling asleep at night between 7-15min. Which is a huge improvement for me especially since one of my huge problems before I started the program was falling asleep.

What brought me here was that I was weaning off the melatonin and CBD and felt I have been struggling with sleep for consistently on and off throughout my life but since having a baby and being treated for an anxiety disorder for 2 and a half solid years and I am just so sick and tired of feeling sick and tired! I want to feel refreshed when I wake and not be yawning all day long and fighting sleep all day because of how exhausted I feel. It’s hard enough running after a toddler then add not getting a good nights sleep day in and day out, it’s torture!

My worries are that I won’t be able to conquer this sleep problem. That I will always have this and always suffer. That I will always walk around with no energy, poor memory, a feeling that I could just fall on my face and sleep because I just feel so exhausted all the time. I’m scared I am going to continually keep waking up too early and not be able to fall back asleep again.

[Scott]

Hey @sleepymom82!

Welcome to the forum! It’s refreshing to hear that you’ve began implementing the steps outlined in Martin’s program – AND – you’re making wonderful progress by reducing your depencency on sleeping pills! It’s completely normal to wonder if you’ll always have insomnia, especially when you experiment with a natural approach of regaining your sleep. I, too, had tried everything on the Internet and on store shelves before I signed up for his 14-day program. It can take time for a new sleep window to produce noticeable improvements in your sleep but if you remain consistent and persistent with the tools and techniques, you’ll continue to experience benefits. As you mentioned, stressful life events (new baby, health concerns, etc) can certainly negatively impact our sleep but, as you’ve probably read in his program, continuing to build a strong sleep drive during the day is important for overcoming our anxious thoughts at night. You’re already seeing improvements – believe in yourself and stick with it!

Scott J

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