[Pixorb40]

Hello. I had insomnia about a year ago, I was sleeping like a baby up until about a month ago. Now it’s back. It makes me so depressed to know this is happening again. I am just reaching out to see what people have done to stop insomnia for good. I need help. I’ve tried several prescribed, natural, and everything in between remedies. Is there something that really, truly works?

[Deb]

Hi Pixor. We’ve all been there and insomnia is horrible. It’s caused by anxiety, so pills and remedies will not help you. You become conditioned to associate going to bed with anxiety. So you need therapy specifically for insomnia that will break the conditioning. There are two types of therapy. One is called cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) and Martin Reed, the founder of this website explains it here. Another is based on a therapy called ACT and was developed by Dr. Guy Meadows. You can find information about this on his website, The Sleep School. Also, he has a book, The Sleep Book, that explains it very well. Many of us on the ACT for Insomnia thread read the book and are having good results. Some people get faster results with CBT-I though.

Please get help for this. Many times it does not go away on its own and can even get worse. I had it for 10 months but now have recovered. I was miserable and very low, so I was very relieved to find therapy that worked.

[leysentom1]

Hi Pixor,

very recogniseable !

It tends to come back when something is a bit off.

I know the feeling, it sucks!

Would like to have a chat, and share some experiences on the topic.

Tom

[Martin Reed]

Welcome to the forum, Pixor.

It’s our response to the initial sleep disruption that usually dictates how long it will take for our sleep to recover.

If you avoid the temptation to compensate for temporary sleep disruption by doing things like spending more time in bed, modifying your day, and trying all different kinds of sleep remedies, your sleep will almost certainly recover quite quickly all by itself.

How are you getting since you posted?

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