[Jake240904]

Hi Manfred,
Just to echo what Martin said, I found acceptance really opened up a lot of doors for me. I stopped questioning my anxious thoughts and just accepted they were there. I don’t know what you like doing at night but I like to listen to music, so before hand I would analyse all of my thoughts before I’d allow myself to get on with my evening. This led to more anxiety when I thought I’ve just realised all my sleep related worries are irrational so why am I still anxious. That’s why I just accepted them, by admitting defeat. I stopped believing I could beat them or block them out, I learned to live with them. Yes I still go to bed with some anxiety. I happen to be a little anxious as I’m writing this, but that’s just life. You CAN still have a good nights sleep despite your anxiety.

[Chee2308]

Hello Jake
Thanks for sharing that insight! I had a similar discovery too, that people can still sleep despite being anxious. If everyone probed further, they would find that fear of not sleeping well has no rational basis at all. It would like having a fear of not eating well but then finding yourself feasting when the hunger drive becomes too strong to ignore. Eating and sleeping are regulated by your own body, it decides when and how much, so worrying is not only unnecessary but also unwarranted. If you didn’t sleep or eat well on one occasion, no reason to fret on it as there will be plenty of opportunities later on to catch up.

[Elle]

how did you recover so fast? that’s GREAT!!! Please share your success. I am struggling for months knowing all the tools well, and my only thing is that I can not sit up till 1am doing mindless tasks….if I did fall asleep early and sleep 5-6 hrs which I would love, heck, I’d get up at 4 am no worries…and then learn to adjust my bedtime at that point. I hate meds and I am so happy you are off them. Blessings to you.

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