[jodrumond]

Hi everyone, my name is Jo and my biggest challenge is that when night comes I start to feel nervous and my heart rate rises a lot. I take a lot of time to fall asleep and get really anxious while in bed. I’ve started a CBT-i treatment but would like to know if you had tips to ease into sleep without this kind of anxiousness.

Thank you very much for your help.

[Martin Reed]

Hello Jo! I was just reorganizing the forum and noticed that your post completely slipped through the cracks and didn’t get a response — I do apologize for that.

The symptoms you are describing are quite common among people with insomnia — after repeated unpleasant nighttime experiences, you have learned that going to bed is not a pleasant activity and this kicks in the body’s fight or flight response.

How has your sleep been since you posted? Did you complete that course of CBT-I?

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