[Natcarp47]

When I am struggling with anxiety I struggle to sleep. I have had a number of sleepless nights which have resulted in my admission to a mental health hospital. I have now developed a fear of not sleeping. Prescription medications are helpful but leave me feeling spaced out the following day. How can I overcome my new phobia?

[Martin Reed]

If you have been admitted to a mental health hospital, I would encourage you to seek an answer to your question from the doctors there.

Quite often, ongoing struggle comes from trying to control what our own experience tells us cannot be directly or permanently controlled. So, the more we try to fight or avoid anxiety or the more we try to make sleep happen, for example, the more we can struggle — and that’s when we can so easily end up getting stuck.

I hope there’s something useful here and I wish you all the best.

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