[Brad]

Hello! 5 month sufferer here. Looking for ways/support to kick sleep anxiety. In a cycle where I get little/no sleep one night and then 6-8 hrs the next. When I struggle, I find that the later it gets, the more anxious I become.

[Scott]

Hey Brad!

Welcome to the forum! When you begin to have anxious thoughts towards your sleep, what’s going through your mind? Have you thought about managing your negative thoughts differently? Instead of becoming anxious or frustrated when the thought of sleep arrives, what if you changed that relationship by responding with, “so what” – “So what if I can’t fall asleep right now, I will eventually”? Since we can’t determine when thoughts arrive or the context of the thought, do you think changing our response to them might be beneficial for you?

Scott J

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[Brad]

Thank you for your feedback, Scott! I do need to work on the “so what” mentality. I begin having some anxiety toward sleep in the evening, basically just wondering if I will sleep well in the coming night. If I don’t sleep well and can’t fall asleep, my anxiety increases as each hour goes by – mainly because I know I won’t feel 100% the next day, my schedule may not sync up with my family’s schedule, etc. So yes, the “so what” response needs to be a priority for me. Hopefully, I can normalize my schedule in the coming weeks/months. Thanks, again, Scott!

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