[Nikita]

I’m finding insomnia so confusing I am so positive I don’t let it interfere with my life or days I can go days and days without no sleep no naps then when I finally crash I will sleep maybe 2 hours
I’ve now started getting a belly ache (anxiety) even at the thought of bed
Ps my bloods are all fine

[Martin Reed]

Hello Nikita! Have you tried implementing any of the CBT-I techniques that are discussed on this site?

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[Nikita]

Yes every single tip I follow and I read a lot of anxiety books
My main struggle is this sleep window if I stay on the sofa as long as possible i end up falling asleep on the sofa around 10pm wake up at 11pm then stay awake until very early hours or I stay awake downstairs for as long as possible until I’m sleepy go straight up to bed but when I go up I lay there till 5am ish
I get up when I can’t sleep go back downstairs read a book till sleepy then try again but nothing
Then the alarm goes off for work and I’ve had an hours sleep if that
I get up the same time every day which is 7.45am
What could I do different

[Martin Reed]

When you tried the sleep window, what time did it start and what time did it end? How long (and how consistently) did you implement it for, before deciding it wasn’t helpful?

In terms of getting out of bed at night, I don’t think there’s any need to get out of bed just because we are awake. What can be useful is allowing wakefulness to exist for as long as it chooses to do so and for as long is it feels comfortable.

If wakefulness feels unpleasant, it might be helpful to do something more pleasant instead — and that more pleasant activity might be done in bed or out of bed, until conditions feel better for sleep to happen.

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