Thanks for your response, Goose. At times like this, it’s important to identify (and tackle, if possible) the cause of your sleep issues rather than becoming worried or concerned that your insomnia has returned.
It’s completely normal for sleep to be disrupted by stress — so starting to think about returning to work is likely to be the cause of your current sleep issues. As long as you don’t go back to compensatory behaviors such as spending too much time in bed, your sleep should recover naturally. I suspect that you will notice your stress will naturally fall after you take that lunch with a former boss.
Think of times you’ve worried about something in the past but after the event took place, it wasn’t nearly as bad as you thought it was going to be. Use this as a reminder that our worries aren’t always a reflection of reality — and that our thoughts aren’t always accurate.
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