[Jichem]

For the past 4 months I have had insomnia and have found it difficult to fall and stay asleep it started as a bout of anxiety and a panic attack at night , I can’t seem to settle down before I get into bed anymore and as bed time approaches I start to worry which prevents me from falling asleep I’ve been down the supplement and sleep hygiene path with some or little success, I have come here so I can cure my Insomnia and get my sleep in order, I have started cbt-i techniques after finding out about martin’s posts on YouTube about a week ago and first couple of days were great and I really felt like it’s working but the past 2 nights have been a real struggle and have not got much solid sleep, the biggest concern I have is how it affects my day the following day. For those who have successfully beaten insomnia Can I get a rough idea on roughly how long it takes to really break through all these anxieties and get good sleep after implementing CBT-i techniques.

[Chee2308]

Greetings!
Insomnia really has two components to it: the first is the actual sleeplessness and the second is the psychological part, which is a set of learnt, unhealthy and obsessive thoughts/behaviors about sleep.

Cbti would usually resolve the sleeplessness part within a few weeks. For the psychological part, it has no deadline because it is self-perpetuating and can go on indefinitely. To get over that, you have to be extremely patient, and fully accepting of poor sleep until you just become desensitized by it naturally. People either continue to struggle for a long time because they are still afraid or they learnt to trust their own bodies completely and ultimately stop caring which leads to a place of peace. Good luck!

[Angeli]

Hi Jichem!

For me, what worked was harassing CBTi, ACT and Dr Claire Weekes’ precious guidance in her book. “Hope and Help For Your Nerves” (there are some videos on you tube, including the chapters in the book). Whenever I feel more agitated and anxious, I just grab my book or listen to it on you tube. It brings me back to reality and turns my mind off. And most important of all this was abandoning the crutches I used to try to sleep. Such as Supplements, medicines, Apps, teas, relaxing baths, sleep hygiene, in short, all this madness that was managing my suffering life as an insomniac. Always reminding me that everything I do to try to sleep will turn against me. CBTi, it’s a very quick process, what took me was getting up the courage to dismantle my entire wrong belief system about sleep. (forgiveness for english)

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